Three weeks until the @stihl Shop Garden Fete, a highlight of Marlborough’s event calendar and one of the largest free community gatherings! The Fete is the perfect way to conclude Garden Marlborough and explore a fantastic array of plants, artisan vendors, and garden product stalls. A fun day out for the whole family, we have entertainment from local artists, and lots of delicious food options on “Eat Street”. We even have a series of kids’ creative workshops this year with @playwildnaturecraft, encouraging kids to get creative with nature. Tickets are available through the Garden Marlborough website. See you on Sunday 10th at Churchill Glade! @stihl_nz Garden Fete | Sunday 10 November | Churchill Glade Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough Marlborough | 7- 10 November

Less than three weeks to go until Garden Marlborough 2024! With spring in full swing, the gardens are bursting with new growth! Flowers are beginning to bloom, and our dedicated garden owners are working hard to make sure everything looks perfect for our guests. We still have a few tickets left. Jump over to our website, gardenmarlborough.co.nz, to secure yours! We look forward to seeing you in November. 🌼 @gardenmarlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7 –10 November 2024 | Ticket available at gardenmarlborough.co.nz 🌼

Sponsor shot out! Garden Marlborough would not be possible without our amazing family of sponsors. This week we are throwing a spotlight on Marlborough Lines, who have sponsored Garden Marlborough since 2015. Marlborough Lines is very proud to support this popular event, which brings considerable benefit to the community. Their sponsorship mission is “Growing Marlborough Together” and through Marlborough Lines partnership with Garden Marlborough, we are literally bringing that vision to life! Thanks for the long-standing support @marlboroughlinesltd! 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

KIDS WORKSHOP: The STIHL Shop Garden Fete is just four weeks away and we are thrilled to announce that Rachel Clare, the talented author of "Play Wild," will be joining us for this year’s festivities! @rachelmclarenz is hosting three nature craft workshops for children at the STIHL Shop Garden Fete on Sunday 10 November. Tickets for each workshop are limited, so don’t miss out—book yours now on the Garden Marlborough website: gardenmarlborough.co.nz! 9.15am – 9.45am Nature wristbands and magic wands Dress to impress by making a cool wristband out of petals and leaves, then construct your own magic wand and get ready to cast some nature spells. 10.10am – 10.40am Pressed flower lanterns Create an enchanting pressed-flower lantern to light up the night. BYO glass jar. 11.10am – 11.40am – Pinch pots Mould a pinch pot out of air-dry clay and decorate it with pressed flowers. Garden Marlborough with Bayleys Marlborough | 7-10 November STIHL Shop Garden Fete | Sunday 7 November

AUNTSFIELD'S 'WILD' GARDEN PARTY - Join us at Marlborough’s best kept secret for a unique garden party experience – the ‘Wild’ Garden Party at Auntsfield Estate on Saturday 9th November. Wander through the vines and wildflowers to the site of the old homestead, where original brick fires will warm you. Enjoy the acclaimed @auntsfieldestate wines, a @mtfyffedistillery gin cocktail, and feast on local food from @karakacatering while being entertained by the rocking @tomknowlesnz and his band. View the historic rammed earth cellar that has been lovingly restored by two generations of the Cowley family. If you haven't secured your ticket yet, act fast—this event is sure to sell out soon! Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November

BOTANICAL BOUNTY Enjoy a full day, catered tour, exploring five stunning gardens in three rural and two urban settings. From grandly scaled landscapes to the intimately proportioned contemporary potager, enjoy sweeping vistas, hidden surprises, and a sense of elegant, sculpted drama. This is an entertaining tour of diverse garden styles to explore. A delicious morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is provided. Photos 1. Westgrove - a mature home garden and vineyard, this property continues to impress all who visit. Timeless changes and additions over the years include stunning cloud pruning and an elegant formal courtyard. 2. Longfied - Italy inspired this grandly formal garden, with its statues and fountains, Corinthian columns reminiscent of Tivoli, and extraordinary stone pieces rescued from Christchurch’s Catholic Basilica. Brick walls and hornbeam hedges create garden rooms, featuring old fashioned roses, citrus, lavender and olives, alongside an English orangery. 3. Woodend Gardens - An arched entranceway frames a pathway lined with blue pots and agapanthus, leading to the ‘Wedding Area’, bordered with liquidambars, camellias, buxus and red roses. Spring sees the garden awash with wisteria, flowering cherries and bulbs, then irises, azaleas, rhododendrons and clematis, followed by summer blooms of roses, hydrangeas and dahlias. 4. Whitney - Building on original plantings developed since 1935, significant mature trees, flowers and birdsong now combine to create a lovely atmosphere in this traditional garden, with vegetables and fruit trees supplying the family. 5. Red Balloon Gardens - This professionally designed urban garden showcases traditional concepts delivered with modern, creative flair. Integral to this entertainer’s dream garden are both highly productive and decorative elements. This fabulous tour runs each day of the festival; Thursday 7th, Friday 8th and Saturday 9th. Tickets available through the Garden Marlborough website; gardenmarlborough.co.nz. Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024

NZ Gardener magazine, the nation’s biggest and best-loved gardening magazine is celebrating an incredible 80 years of publication this year! Join long-standing editor Jo McCarroll for a wildly engaging romp through the magazine’s archives on the opening night of Garden Marlborough. Come and celebrate 80 years of gardening in New Zealand. Tickets are strictly limited, so don’t miss out on this special event. Your ticket price includes a glass of wine, plus you’ll be the first in New Zealand to receive a copy of the stunning new collectible edition of NZ Gardener (RRP $16.20), ahead of its general release. Over the years the stories told, the crops grown, the tips and recipes shared, the letters to the editor published, even the advertisements paint a fascinating picture of how we have lived - and gardened! - for the last eight decades. Be a part of this engaging talk and prepare to be very entertained. Tickets available through the Garden Marlborough website: gardenmarlborough.co.nz Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7 - 10 November 2024

EAST COAST AND BEYOND - our iconic East Coast full day garden tour has been excitingly redesigned this year to include two new gardens. Stretching from the town boundary in the Wither Hills to country gardens with sweeping views on the East Coast, explore an urban Japanese water garden and a sculptured landscape with a distinctively unique form. This tour includes three @new_zealand_gardens_trust 'Gardens of National Significance' and a delicious lunch @thestorekekerengu . Photos 1. Welton House - This extraordinary garden is a plant lover’s paradise, featuring rare beauties and clever use of the more commonplace. 2. Paripuma - With a perfectly framed view stretching across Cloudy Bay, Paripuma is a large native garden based on formal lines with an emphasis on providing a habitat for wildlife. 3. Moritaki - at the foot of the Wither Hills, the garden design, by Japanese landscaper Hiro Yoshida, is based around a substantial and calming water garden using only New Zealand natives. 4. Winterhome - ten acres of formal garden feature stunning views over the Marlborough coastline and Pacific Ocean. There are still limited tickets available each day; Thursday 7th, Friday 8th & Saturday 9th November. 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November | Tickets selling now 🌼

Our keynote presenter, Annie Guilfoyle (@guilfoyleannie), is getting excited for her first trip to New Zealand! She has a fabulous few weeks planned to explore the South Island before arriving in Marlborough for the festival. Annie is visiting some wonderful gardens throughout the South Island, including the stunning @fishermansbay_garden and one of this year’s presenters, @jo.wakelin, at her incredible dry garden in Central Otago. We do love how the gardening community is such a tight network. Annie is presenting three stimulating workshops; what makes a great garden, creating contemporary small gardens, and using concepts in design. For more information on each of these workshops, you can visit our website; www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz. 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

Join @fairfield_construction_nz and passive house advocate and architect Meredith Robinson for an informative workshop and tour of recently built and renovated homes incorporating the core principles of energy efficiency, sustainability, and dedication to comfort and health. A unique opportunity to see how this cutting-edge practice is applied to both new and existing homes and hear from the owners about their experience building or renovating an energy efficient home. "Our previous house needed a lot of heating, and the temperature varied from one side to the other. But now we have a uniform temperature throughout and are just comfortable all the time," say energy-efficient home owners, Simon & Lydia. Learn about the future standard of building first-hand from those designing, building, and living it. To find out more about this educational tour and to book tickets, visit gardenmarlborough.co.nz (link in bio) 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

It's less than eight weeks until we welcome our first guests to Garden Marlborough 2024! A number of our garden tours and workshops have already sold out, and some only have limited tickets left. If you haven't booked yours yet, we recommend booking soon and don't leave until the last minute! Pictured is @wraightswillowsgreen, the beautiful garden of David and Kirsty Wraight. Willow's Green is on our Wandering the Wairua half day tour, scheduled both morning and afternoon Thursday - Saturday of the festival (although two sessions have already sold out!). 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November | Tickets on sale now 🌼

WORKSHOP | We are honoured to have internationally acclaimed Dr Noel Kingsbury (@noelk57) join us this year via a pre-recorded presentation he has prepared exclusively for Garden Marlborough on Planting Wild Style Gardens. Join us for this Sunday morning presentation as Noel discusses a wilder planting style that is rapidly gaining ground amongst gardeners. Noel will share successful examples of ecologically inspired planting and the factors behind their success, then delve into how we need to think about plants differently in making more naturalistic plantings An author, garden designer, horticultural consultant, innovator, teacher and lecturer, British based Noel is best-known for his promotion of what is broadly called an ecological or naturalistic approach to planting design and is a leading horticultural figure of the New Perennial Movement. “I get paroxysms of delight when I come across a clearly designed planting, but which has been allowed to develop to the point where there is no bare soil and where you’ve got this really dense, multi-layered occupation of volume by as many different plant species as possible.” Noel says. He has written an astonishing 25 books on various aspects of plants and gardens over the years, four of them in collaboration with Dutch designer and plantsman Piet Oudolf. Successfully collaborating with Garden Marlborough’s 2024 Keynote Speaker, @guilfoyleannie, Noel and Annie launched Garden Masterclass, a global educational portal, which runs workshops throughout the British Isles and beyond. Tickets available now through the Garden Marlborough website: www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz (link in bio) Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets on sale now .

GARDEN | The truly spectacular @winterhomenz sitting proudly on the East Coast of Marlborough, and part of Garden Marlborough since its inception over 30 years ago. With ten acres of formal garden's featuring stunning views over the Marlborough coastline and Pacific ocean, this really is a garden to be marvelled. Explore world-class garden design that uses strong lines, intersecting axes, and exceptional mass plantings, and is a memorable testament to the vision of its founders. Winterhome is on the East Coast and Beyond tour along with three other fabulous gardens and a lunch at The Store on the coast in Kekerengu. Book your tickets now through the Garden Marlborough website. Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets on sale now

Explore the Pelorus / Te Hoiere Sound in Garden Marlborough style. Jump on board the Mail Boat and discover the scenic waterways and learn about the area’s colourful history and distinctive natural features, and see how and why people choose to live and work in the Sounds today. Wander amongst the native bush with abundant ferns and stony coves to get a sense of the tranquillity of the area. Visit the fabulous Foote family, who have been tending Wilson Bay Farm since 1881. Discover Hopai Farm, this hidden jewel of a garden in the outer Sounds is tucked into the hillside, meandering around old sheep tracks, through regenerating natives and down to the sea. All while learning the rich history of the area from your entertaining guide and spot plentiful wildlife.. they may even join you for some of the ride! Guests can enjoy this tour on Thursday 7th or Saturday, 9th November – there are only a handful of tickets left for both days. Don't hesitate, book yours today. Tickets available through the Garden Marlborough website: gardenmarlborough.co.nz (or link in bio) 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7 - 10 November 2024 🌼

Sponsor shout out! Garden Marlborough would not be possible without our amazing family of sponsors. This week, we are throwing a spotlight on Churchill Hospital, which has been a major sponsor of Garden Marlborough since 2019. Churchill, Marlborough’s private surgical hospital is celebrating its 30th year this year. Churchill Hospital’s world-class facilities attract leading surgeons who consult at the adjacent Specialist Centre with a dedicated team delivering excellent patient care across a growing range of surgical services. Ask your GP if a Churchill specialist is right for you. We would like to thank Churchill Hospital for their long-standing support of Garden Marlborough and for providing excellence in healthcare to Marlburians for the past 30 years! 🌼 @gardenmarlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7 - 10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

Learn how to style a vase like a pro with floral artist Yvette Edward's of @florist.stylist. We are very lucky to have Yvette join us for Garden Marlborough this year to host two floral vase arranging workshops. Under Yvette's guidance, you'll learn how to create a stunning vase arrangement using a selection of seasonal flowers and foliage. Yvette has always been in love with flowers and plants, and as a child spent countless hours in her grandmother’s garden in North Wales, admiring each delicate bloom and being captivated by their natural beauty. After developing her craft in England, Yvette moved to New Zealand and now creates floral works of art and runs workshops from her Tory Street studio in Wellington’s CBD. Bring your favourite vase and take the beautiful floral arrangement you create home with you. Tickets are strictly limited for these workshops, so we advise booking early before they sell out. Workshops are on Friday 8th November and Saturday 9th November. For more information and to book your tickets, visit www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz/workshops/yvette-edwards (link in bio). 🌼 Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

GARDEN | We are thrilled to have Filoli, the beautiful garden of Fiona Patchett, back in Garden Marlborough this year as part of our Wai Huna tour (meaning hidden water). Filoli is a beautiful, rambling garden full of old-fashioned favourites and treasures not often seen, offering a gorgeous, mirrored pond and sheltered garden paths. Set amongst vineyards, this country garden is the culmination of fifty years of planning and planting by Fiona, a well-known Blenheim florist, and her passionate gardening family. For more information on this tour and our other fabulous tours and workshops, or to book tickets, visit our website gardenmarlborough.co.nz (link in bio) 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | New Zealand's premier garden event | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

We are thrilled to have New Zealand’s much-loved celebrity chef, Michael Van de Elzen bringing his energy and expertise to Garden Marlborough this year! With his irresistible grin and passion for cooking healthy and delicious food, Michael is offering two entertaining opportunities for you to garner inspiration and knowledge from this New Zealand icon..... 'Good from Scratch' Cooking Demonstration and Q&A Session on Thursday 7 Nov 6.30pm – 8.30pm Making Sustainable Gardens and Lifestyle Blocks Work for You - Friday 8 Nov 9.00am – 10.30am For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Garden Marlborough website: www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz (or link in bio) 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼 @goodfromscratch @mikevandeelzen

Sponsor shout out! Garden Marlborough would not be possible without our amazing family of sponsors. This week were are throwing a spotlight on Craigs Investment Partners who have been a sponsor of Garden Marlborough since 2019, and a major sponsor since 2020. For more than 40 years Craigs have been helping Kiwis navigate investing. They bring together a global market perspective and local understanding into the heart of communities around New Zealand. You’re in experienced hands, with the backing of their award-winning research specialists. Once they’ve taken the time to listen to your story, they can help create a tailored investment portfolio using the deep expertise of their local team. Get in touch with your local Craigs team today! * Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now *

Gin lovers, this is the one for you! Take your taste buds on a tantalising botanical tour with small-batch artisan gin producer Justine Schroder of @mtfyffedistillery Justine is hosting two workshops, on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November, as part of Garden Marlborough this year. With her chatty and informal approach, Justine will share her personal journey from midwifery to discovering a passion and talent for blending botanicals, culminating in the creation of her award-winning gins that are inspired by the dramatic landscapes of her home in Kaikōura. Experiment with Justine’s gins in this relaxed and engaging workshop. Meet ‘Bruce’ (Justine’s still). Try the gins neat - can you discern the distinct botanics? Trial different mixers. Which works better to influence and enhance the gin? Tonic or soda? Plain or flavoured? Explore a variety of garnishes to elevate your drink to something truly special. And discover an insight into your own personal palate profile. How will you choose to gin? This promises to be an enlightening and gin-tastic afternoon you won’t want to miss! Limited tickets still available - get yours now through the Garden Marlborough website: https://www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz/workshops/mt-fyffee-distillery-gin-workshop. 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

GARDEN | We are delighted to have Whitney, the wonderful garden of Viv and Mark Peters, back in Garden Marlborough this year. This historic garden was originally established in 1935 and is recognised by the @new_zealand_gardens_trust as a 4 Star Garden of Significance. Building on original plantings developed since its inception, significant mature trees, flowers, and birdsong now combine to create a lovely atmosphere in this traditional garden, with vegetables and fruit trees supplying the family. There is even a garden plant stall for craft, jams, chutneys, and Christmas decorations in the cottage. Whitney is part of the Botanical Bounty tour, along with four other stunning gardens. For more information on this tour or to book tickets, visit our website: www.gardenmarlborough.co.nz 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7- 10 November 🌼 📢 Tickets are on sale now

WORKSHOP | Anna Hiatt @hiattandco - Edible and Flower Garden Design Solutions for the Time-Poor Gardener Would you love an edible garden but don't know where to start? Don't have enough time? Limited space? We are excited to have Anna from Hiatt & Co present at Garden Marlborough this year and share her clever solutions for the time poor gardener. Anna will host two workshops on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th November. Gardening can be daunting for many people who have limited time and feel overwhelmed with the bucketload of information available. Where does one start? Anna has devised a range of simple and fun solutions to enable you to maximise your home garden space, creating that bountiful and beautiful place you desire it to be. How can you achieve an attractive looking garden that still provides produce year-round? What pollinator flowers should you plant that aren’t hard to maintain but also make a fantastic arrangement on the kitchen table? 📢 Get your tickets now through the Garden Marlborough website (link in bio). 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024 | Tickets on sale now 🌼

NEW GARDEN | We are delighted to have the garden of Robyn Gifford and Rod McLeod join Garden Marlborough this year. Originally laid out in 1924 with extensive vegetable gardens, a small home orchard and native plantings, this garden was wildly overgrown when Robyn and Rod - brand new to gardening - took on its restoration in 2022. While respecting the original setting, this work-in-progress garden is evolving to include extended native plantings and whimsical, cottage style naturalistic beds, creating a sanctuary for them to enjoy. You can follow Robyn and Rob's journey @blackwood_bespoke Robyn and Rod's garden is part of our Layered Landscapes Tour. To find out more about Layered Landscapes and our other wonderful tours, visit our website; gardenmarlborough.co.nz Tickets on sale now. @gardenmarlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024

Wow! What a great launch for Garden Marlborough 2024. Our first week of ticket sales didn't disappoint, with a few of our smaller workshops sold out already, and a few others getting close! We are delighted by all the wonderful feedback we have received about our 2024 programme. A lot of thought and hard work goes into pulling it together, so it's always a bit suspenseful when tickets go on sale. Don't forget we have our first event this Wednesday, with the screening of @Biggestlittlefarm at Event Cinemas Blenheim. It's not too late to get tickets. You can book tickets through our website (link in bio), call the office on 0800 627 527 or if you're local, pop in and see us at Garden Marlborough HQ, 92 High Street, Blenheim (entrance off Henry Street) - we'd love to see you! Office hours are 9am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday. Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough - 7-10 November 2024

WORKSHOP | Jo Wakelin - Summer-Dry Landscaping We are so excited to have Central Otago dry-gardening expert @jo.wakelin join us for this years event. Jo is a horticulturist, plantswoman and designer whose awe-inspiring dry-garden has featured in several books including Wild – The Naturalistic Garden, The Garden – Elements and Styles and the new book Visionary – Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future. Her garden was also featured on the cover of the March 2024 issue of UK’s @gardens_illustrated magazine, one of a few New Zealand gardens to appear in this publication. Jo believes it is time to rethink our use of water in landscaping and is passionate about low-impact, environmentally conscious landscape design. Don’t miss out on this fascinating talk with Jo as she explains the practical techniques she has learned through trial and error for a successful summer-dry garden, and how embracing the dry conditions can inspire a positive change in use of water in landscapes and gardens. 📢 Tickets are on sale now on our website 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough | 7-10 November 2024

Join us for this special screening of @thebiggestlittlefarm at Event Cinemas Blenheim. Beautifully filmed and heart-warmingly told, The Biggest Little Farm is a cinematic journey that will entertain everyone, gardeners, and non-gardeners alike. The film follows John and Molly Chester through their successes and failures as they work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles. Over the years, the desolate they purchase begins to thrive, and its transformed, but not without its challenges. Tickets are $35 and include a glass of Rapaura Springs wine. Tickets are available now through our website, link in bio. 🌼 @gardenmarlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough 🌼 7-10 Novemenber 🌼 📢 TICKETS ON SALE NOW

NEW GARDEN | We are excited to have Red Balloon Gardens join Garden Marlborough this year. This professionally designed urban garden showcases traditional concepts delivered with modern, creative flair. Integral to this entertainer’s dream garden are both highly productive and decorative elements. Whimsical sculpture is interspersed amongst plentiful vegetable gardens, with foraging chooks, walnut, and quince trees. Red Balloon Gardens is one of the five gardens on our full day Botanical Bounty tour. To find out more about Botanical Bounty and our other incredible tours, visit our website gardenmarlborough.co.nz 📢 Tickets are on sale this Monday, 22nd July, at 8.00am 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough – 7-10 November 2024

The countdown is on, and excitement is building! Tickets go on sale this Monday 22nd July at 8.00am. Many of our loyal followers will receive their printed programmes in the mail this week. If you haven't already, peruse the programme (available on our website if you don't have a printed copy), and choose what tours and workshops you would like to attend, so you're all set for Monday morning. Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough - 7-10 November 2024

NEW GARDEN | We are thrilled to have Plum Tree Cottage, the urban sanctuary created by Helen and Tony Smale feature in Garden Marlborough for the first time this year. Honouring three remaining hundred-year-old plum trees from an early Springlands’ orchard, the garden has been reimagined, redesigned, and rebuilt in the past seven years. Providing a terraced haven of calming green foliage and bordered by a tranquil spring fed creek, this urban garden reveals itself gently as an escape from the busy world. Plum Tree Cottage is part of the Wai huna tour, meaning hidden water. To find out more about Wai huna and our other incredible tours, visit our website gardenmarlborough.co.nz 📢 Tickets are on sale on 22 July 2024 🌼 Garden Marlborough with principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough - 7-10 November 2024 🌼

Did you know that since 2015, Garden Marlborough has provided an annual scholarship to a student of either Landscape Architecture or Horticulture at Lincoln University? As a not-for-profit registered charity, the scholarship aligns with Garden Marlborough’s vision to promote the pleasures and benefits of gardening. This’s year successful recipient Daniel Watt is currently completing a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. Daniel is incredibly passionate about landscape architecture, and we are delighted to be able to support him in his studies. In addition to this, Garden Marlborough provides financial support for many local initiatives and community projects that enhance the Marlborough environment. Over the years we have assisted with improvements to Te Whanau Grovetown Lagoon, developments at Selmes Garden Trust, established edible gardens and shade trees at local schools, outdoor artwork and sculptures at Wairua Hospital and Pollard Park, as well as aiding the development of the garden at Hospice Marlborough. If you know of a worthwhile local project that aligns with our values; please get in touch. 🌼 @gardenmarlborough with @bayleysmarlborough 🌼 7- 10 November 2024 🌼 Tickets on sale 22 July #gardenmarlborough #gardens #nzgardens

Garden Marlborough and principal sponsor @bayleysmarlborough are thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speaker – UK based, international lecturer and award-winning designer Annie Guilfoyle @guilfoyleannie Annie has a rather impressive resume. She combines running a successful garden design consultancy with lecturing and writing on the subject. She lectures internationally, running annual garden design courses at Chanticleer Garden in Pennsylvania, and Viviao Valfredda in Northern Italy, amongst others. Annie has judged many garden shows, including The Society of Garden Designers annual awards, Copenhagen Garden Show, and is a RHS Judge at The Chelsea Flower Show. She has also been a featured designer on the BBC-TV series Small Town Gardens and The Garden Makers. And as if that wasn’t enough to keep her busy, over 8 years ago, she established @gardenmasterclass with Noel Kingsbury (@noelk57), an educational programme of in-person and online events. "I am honoured to have been invited to be a part of Garden Marlborough. I have heard wonderful things about the event from my friend and previous Garden Marlborough presenter, Fergus Garrett. It will be my first trip to New Zealand, and I cannot wait to see all the wonderful gardens and landscapes during my visit” says Annie. Annie will be hosting three engaging workshops during Garden Marlborough. Keep an eye out for our programme, live on our website from 1 July for more information. 📸 @ephedera 🌼 Tickets on sale 22 July 🌼 @gardenmarlborough with @bayleysmarlborough 🌼 7-10 November 2024 #gardensofnz #gardens #gardenfestival #gardenmarlborough #onlymarlborough

To celebrate National Volunteer week, we’d like to acknowledge all our wonderful volunteers who make Garden Marlborough possible year after year. Garden Marlborough couldn’t happen without our many amazing volunteers who make our event so memorable. The friendly and helpful people who staff our registration, the tour guides and workshop hosts, helpers at the fete, those who make morning teas and lunches, and many, many others. And of course, our incredible Committee, past and present, who dedicate countless hours throughout the year to ensure we continue to deliver New Zealands premier garden event. Behind Garden Marlborough is a whole community of people who come together to ensure we bring you a truly unforgettable experience. Experience it for yourselves. Tickets go on sale 22 July. 🌿Garden Marlborough with @bayleysmarlborough 🪷 7 - 10 November 2024 #thebigshoutout #onlymarlborough #gardenmarlborough

We hope you love our 2024 event design as much as we do! ❤️ @vanillahayes have done a fabulous job! Garden Marlborough 7-10 November 2024. Tickets on sale 22 July.

Garden Marlborough is excited to announce @bayleysmarlborough is our new Principal Sponsor for the 31st Garden Marlborough! As New Zealand’s leading full service real estate company, Bayleys is the perfect partner to help us to maintain our status as New Zealand’s premier garden event, and our vision to be one of the world’s leading garden events. Bayleys Marlborough are fantastic supporters of the Marlborough community. This partnership represents a shared commitment to showcase the Marlborough region, and we look forward to working alongside Glenn and the Bayleys team to elevate the festival to new heights. “Garden Marlborough holds a special place in our hearts as an iconic event in the region's calendar, embodying values that very much resonate with us,” says Bayleys Marlborough Managing Director, Glenn Dick, “We are very committed to celebrating our region and see this event as a great way to engage with the community and showcase Marlborough to the many visitors and locals alike.” Garden Marlborough would like to thank outgoing naming sponsor, Rapaura Springs, and the Neylon and Wiffin families. Their incredible support and enthusiasm for the event for the past six years, has allowed Garden Marlborough to grow to the event it is today.  Rapaura Springs will continue to be the wine supplier for the event, and we are delighted to be able to continue offering their award-winning wines to our visitors.

Garden Marlborough 7-10 November 2024 Tickets on sale 22 July. Sign up to our database to receive our official Event Programme and e-newsletters. Link in bio.

MEET the fabulous team behind the 2024 Garden Marlborough festival. This amazing group volunteer their time throughout the year to ensure an exciting and diverse programme is delivered for the 31st Garden Marlborough festival. We already have some exciting speakers and beautiful gardens locked in, and we can't wait to share the full programme with you in the following months. To receive updates on the event, visit our website (link in bio) and sign up to our e-newsletter. Tickets go on sale 22nd July and the festival is on 7th -10th November.

We were lucky enough to have Polly Markus from @misspollyskitchen join us for the guest chef spot at this years @Rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough. ⁣ Polly entertained us with her stories, while whipping up three delicious dishes; a green quinoa harissa salad, dukkah-baked salmon with a herby salsa and hazelnut chocolate tart. Many left inspired, and have been wowing their family and friends with these delicious and impressive dishes over the last few weeks! A huge thank you to Emily Hope from @hopenutrition who did a fabulous job of hosting the evening. Thank you to @Beko for the kitchen appliances, and demo kitchen. Beko have an amazing range of kitchen appliances, which Polly was lucky enough to use to create these dishes. And a big thank you to @newworld_blenheim who provided the food for the cooking demo, including the most beautiful side of salmon. They have everything you need instore to recreate these dishes! Thank you to @Lynfordsfurniture for the dining table set up - how great did it look! You can check it out in their showroom on Scott Street. Thank you also to @uncle_joes_boutique_nutbiz and Nutt Ranch for providing us the Hazelnuts to make chocolate tart for over 300 people! And @Thymebank for the beautiful herbs to accompany the salmon. And of course our wonderful sponsor @Rapaurasprings, who gave all the guests a glass of their award-winning wine to enjoy with the show.

We have our 2024 dates locked in for the 31st @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough. After an absolutely amazing 30th festival a few weeks ago, we know many of you are eager to come back for more, mark 7-10 November 2024 in the calendar. Tickets go on sale in July 2024 - keep an eye out for updates. ⁣ #gardenmarlborough #nzgardens #marlboroughnz

Beautiful day at the @stihl Shop Garden Fete at Churchill Glade today!! Lots of amazing stalls, yummy food, and great entertainment. Come down and enjoy the sunshine 🌞 The perfect way to conclude our 30th @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough festival!

FERGUS GARRET - For our final workshop of the 30th @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough festival, we are honored to have a special screening from world-renowned plantsman Fergus Garret. Fergus has filmed a video talk exclusively for our 30th festival. Join us tomorrow morning to hear this leading horticultural thinker talk about the latest developments at @greatdixterofficial and the ever-changing world of plants. There are still a few tickets available on our website or Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough event HQ. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough |

The @stihl Shop Garden Fete on Sunday is the perfect way to round off @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, and browse a fabulous collection of plants, artisan vendors and garden products, delicious food and entertainment for the whole family!  The fete is from 9am to 3pm at Churchill Glade next to Pollard Park on Paker Street. The forecast is looking perfect! See you there! 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | 8 - 12 November 2023 | Celebrating 30 years 🌼

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, check out our other posts to see the other pieces. VASU SINGH ‘Iris’ and ‘Tulip’, Two prints to be auctioned separately. Both 280 x 355 mm, framed. Vasu is a local Marlborough artist. She surrounds herself with nature and plants, and botanical art is her passion. Ink drawing is her preferred technique because she feels it bridges the gap between classic and contemporary. Vasu especially loves drawing all the little details that capture the unique personality of each flower. @inkboat_vasu Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

The Pelorus/Te Hoiere Sounds Experience: THREE TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY 9TH NOVEMBER. Due to a last minute cancellation we have three spots available on this sell out tour tomorrow. ⁣ Explore the watery wonders of the Pelorus/Te Hoiere Sounds: a unique opportunity to learn about the area’s colourful history and distinctive natural features, and to see how and why people choose to live and work in the Sounds today. Jump onboard the Pelorus Mail Boat, first stop is the beautiful Jacob’s Bay, for a scenic 45-minute walk through native bush with abundant ferns. From here we will visit the fabulous Foote family, who have been tending Wilson Bay Farm since 1881. Visit the historic woolshed and hear about the joys and challenges of farming in such a remote location. Back on the boat you will enjoy a lovely packed lunch as we venture out through a mussel farm to see how New Zealand greenshell mussels are grown. The final leg sees us arriving at Hopai Farm. Extending over several hectares, this hidden jewel of a garden in the outer Sounds is nestled into the hillside, meandering around old sheep tracks, through regenerating natives and down to the sea.

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, check out our other posts to see the other pieces. JULIANA TROLOVE, ‘Magnolia Light’ 600 x 600mm Framed, Oil on canvas Nelson artist Juliana loves thick oil paint and colour. She paints to give joy to the viewer, evoking fond memories, capturing a moment in time or adding a splash of colour to the wall. Juliana's objective in life is to give others the chance to escape to a destination that is light and fun. @julianatrolove Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, check out our other posts to see the other pieces. JANE MILLTON, 'Sally Holmes’ 585 x 740mm, watercolour Jane Millton lives at Clarence Bridge, on the Kaikoura Coast. Having painted with acrylics, she always seems to return to watercolour. She finds watercolour an unforgiving medium, but she loves the way the water, paint and paper all influence the finished work. Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, check out our other posts to see the other pieces. SUSE TALLEY, ‘Nest’, 550mmW x 150H, made from wood, wool, raffia, hemp cord and emu feathers. Based in Ruby Bay, Susan creates fibre sculpture and object art influenced by nature, primarily from natural materials she’s found. She loves to experiment with colour, texture and form, and to learn new weaving techniques that shape and influence her creative process. @suse_talley Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, so keep an eye out over the next couple of days. TESS COSTIL, ‘Hybrid’, 920 x 920 mm framed Tess’s work brings disparate fragments together from distant sources. These chaotic conceptual collisions reveal that life and people are full of layers and speak to our ability to foster deluded realities as a coping mechanism for our busy lives. Tess has exhibited in a range of locations, including Auckland’s Commercial Bay and Takutai Square. @ar.tess Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

The Bayleys Art Auction is back!⁣ The Bayleys Art Auction returns to this year's Garden Party at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, this Saturday 11 November. We are very excited to have @bayleysmarlborough supporting the auction this year and Glenn Dick as the auctioneer! We will be profiling on here, the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night, so keep an eye out over the next couple of days. First up... Anna Stichbury, 'August Blooms', 100x100cm Anna has been painting and exhibiting for 25 years, exhibiting in many group and solo shows. Her works tend to be bold, usually featuring intense hues. She strives through the use of colour and texture to create rich, vibrant paintings that have an immediate impact for the viewer. @annastichbury Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough Event HQ at The Blenheim Club be on display at Garden Marlborough HQ from Wednesday.

💥 WIN!! 💥 Not long to go until we open the doors for the 30th @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough festival! To celebrate, we are giving away 2x tickets to @thelandgardeners on Friday 10th November and a copy of their beautiful new book Soil to Table. Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld, the sensational duo who make up @thelandgardeners, will share fascinating and entertaining stories about their diverse range of projects. If you don't win, don't worry, this fabulous book will be available for purchase on the night, and you'll even have the chance to get it signed by Bridget and Henrietta! To enter, be following @gardenmarlborough and tag a fellow garden lover who'd love to join you on Friday 10th of November here in Marlborough from 6.30pm - 8.30pm for a night entertainment. * The winner will be drawn on 8am Monday, 6th November, and contacted via DM. The winner must be able to collect tickets and book from Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough HQ between 8-10 November. Otherwise, will be redrawn. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 🌼

THE LAND GARDNERS: REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND SOIL HEALTH WORKSHOP Drawing on regenerative experiences across the world, @thelandgardeners will share innovative agricultural practices including incorporating biological amendments and compost, under-planting with cover crops and more. Hosted by @rapaurasprings viticulturist Matt Fox, Bridget and Henrietta will be joined by the godfather of biodynamics @jamesmillton for an expert panel discussion following their talk. Whether you are a viticulturist, farmer or gardener, these principles will be useful to us all – helping to heal our soils, our health, and our planet. Thursday 9th November | 2pm - 4pm | Tickets still available on our website (link bio) | 🌼 @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 2023 🌼

THE GARDEN PARTY | SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER | Have you got your tickets yet?! The Saturday evening of @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough is always a highlight of the festival programme, and this year, it promises to be extra fabulous as we toast Garden Marlborough turning 30! Returning to the legendary Longfield, with entertainment from the rocking Tom Knowles and his band, this is a night you don't want miss! Don't leave it too late! Book tickets now through our website (link in bio). 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | 8-12 November | Celebrating 30 years 🌼

"Growing flowers from seed can be both daunting and exciting. It's one of my greatest pleasures, and I'm excited to share my knowledge at Garden Marlborough," shares @susieripleygardening_ We are thrilled to be welcoming back seed-raising and dahlia guru Susie Ripley for two workshops at this years @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough: Seed-raising basics for the home gardener and Dahlias - beyond the craze. Limited tickets are still available for both workshops on our website. Link in bio. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | 8-12 November 2023 | Celebrating 30 years 🌼

How delicious does this look?? Join us for @miss_pollys_kitchen cooking demo at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, and not only will you learn how to whip up this mouthwatering tart, you may even get to try some! 😋 Miss Polly's Kitchen - for the love of eating | 6:30pm Thursday 9th November | Tickets available on our website, link in bio.

Spring has well and truly sprung here in Marlborough, and our gardens have come alive again after a restful winter, as we enjoy warmer, longer days. Perfect weather for our busy garden owners as they prepare their gardens for our visitors to marvel at as part of @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough.  We still have a few spaces left on our half day garden tours. All our tours feature a variety of amazing gardens showcasing different pockets of Marlborough.  Tickets available on our website. Link in bio. 📸 Westgrove Garden features on the Wai Tata tour and the Saturday Hills and Plains tour. 🌼 @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8 -12 November 23 🌼

SIX WEEKS TO GO | The countdown is on. This time in six weeks, we will be welcoming our first guests to @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, and we can't wait!⁣ Still thinking about what to book? It's not too late, we still have a few tickets left on our half day garden tours, some of our workshops, The Garden Party, and keynote @thelandgardeners. To celebrate our 30th year, we have jampacked the programme with an exciting line up of workshops and, as always, breath-taking gardens that showcase all pockets of Marlborough. With only six weeks to go, we recommend securing your tickets now! To find out more and book your tickets, visit our website - link in bio. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8 -12 November 2023 🌼

KILBROOK | This eleven-year-old garden was carved out of a large swampland area creating a lake as a focal point with a park-like setting. A large orchard, vegetable plots and floral picking garden all hide behind clipped protective hedging. The garden is a little piece of paradise for its hardworking owners, Shireen and Kevin. ⁣ Kilbrook features on both the Vista Tour and Lakes and Streams Tour. Both are fabulous half day tours showcasing a diverse range of gardens. Have you booked your tickets yet? Link in bio. @Rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8 -12 November 2023 | Tickets on sale now

WORKSHOP | Robert Vennell - The meaning of trees⁣ Join bestselling author, ecologist, and natural science curator Robert Vennell for an information-filled walking tour through local native bush. Robert will talk about the history and uses of New Zealand’s different plant species, explore the science and ecology of our native forest, and how our plants have been used over the centuries for medicine, tools and food. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to view our native bush up close with the expert guidance of one of our foremost natural history communicators. Robert Vennell is the author of bestselling books; The Meaning of Trees – The history and use of New Zealand's native plants, and Secrets of the Sea – The story of New Zealand's native sea creatures. His most recent book, The Forgotten Forest – in search of the lost plants and fungi of Aotearoa, takes the reader on a journey to uncover the hidden and overlooked species of the forest, and to explore our native mushrooms, mosses and moulds. 🌼 @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 2023 | Tickets on sale now 🌼

CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS | Major sponsor of Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough. ⁣ We are thrilled to have the support of Craigs Investment Partners once again for the 2023 Garden Marlborough event. Craigs Investment Partners have been providing investment advice for more than 35 years. You can find the local Marlborough team at their branch on Alfred Street. We really appreciate the continued support - thank you! 🌼 @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough | 8-12 November 23 | Celebrating 30 years | Tickets are on sale now 🌼

Have you been on one of our Garden Tours? ​​​​​​​​​The garden tours are a highlight of the @Rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough programme. We are lucky to have so many incredible gardens to showcase, it often makes it hard to choose a tour. This year, the garden tours have undergone an exciting shakeup with an expanded range of half-day tours available. This gives you the opportunity to see more gardens and have more flexibility with planning your Garden Marlborough itinerary. The full programme of our tours can be found on our website (link in bio). Secure your ticket now. 📸 The breath-taking Longfield Garden (pictured) features on both the Vista and Hills & Plains tours. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years| 8-12 November 23 | Tickets on sale now

We are super excited to have dynamic food talent Polly Markus of @miss_pollys_kitchen join us for this years Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough on Thursday, 9 November.​​​​​​​​​ Polly will host a live cooking demonstration with recipes you can easily replicate, as well as tips and tricks for entertaining at home. Polly's dishes will be matched to award-winning @rapaurasprings wines. This will be a fabulous and entertaining evening you don't want to miss. Polly launched her food-focused Instagram account, @miss_pollys_kitchen, during Auckland’s first lockdown in 2020, quickly attracting a large foodie following of nearly 60,000. Polly’s very successful first cookbook – the best-selling Miss Polly’s Kitchen – was launched in August 2022. 🌼 Tickets are on sale now through the Garden Marlborough website - link in bio. 🌼 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 2023

RAPAURA SPRINGS WINES | Our naming sponsor​​​​​​​​​ Garden Marlborough is lucky to have had the support of the award-winning @Rapaurasprings as our naming sponsor since 2018. We greatly value this longstanding partnership. Our guests will be able to enjoy their hand-crafted and exceptional wines at the 30th Garden Marlborough festival, this November. Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 2023 | Tickets on sale now

NEW GARDEN | We are thrilled to have the stunning garden of Tony & Pip Hawke feature at this years @Rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough. ​​​​​​​​​ A peaceful and tranquil established garden with abundant fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and berry enclosures. The formal plantings create clever spaces for outdoor living areas. This garden is a labour of love and happiness that will leave you feeling inspired. The Hawke's garden features on two of our half day tours: Valley Crossings (8.45am-12.15pm on Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat) Hills & Plains (1.30pm-4.45pm on Thurs, Fri, Sat) Tickets are available through our website, link in bio. 🌸 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough | Celebrating 30 years | 8-12 November 2023 🌸

Love mushrooms? We have the perfect workshop for you. ​​​​​​​​​Adam Kubrock of @mushroomco_nz will be joining us for our 30th Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough to talk all things mushrooms. Adam’s passion for mushrooms started in Italy when he went on a foraging mission in the Majella Mountains of Abruzzo. Since then, Adam has dedicated himself to studying, identifying, farming and foraging the mushrooms of New Zealand. Adam's first workshop, Farming Mushrooms at Home, was so popular, we have added another one: Saturday 11 November, 2pm - 4pm. Get in quick, this one will no doubt sell out too. Adam is also hosting a comprehensive talk; Mushrooms of New Zealand on Friday 10th November 9am - 11am, where he will discuss fungi found in your garden, their medicinal properties, mushrooms you can eat and why we love them so much. Tickets available on our website, link in bio. @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 8-12 November 2023.

The Landmark Tour | Wednesday 8 November ​​​​​​​​​To celebrate 30 years of Garden Marlborough, we have created the ultimate horticultural experience; visit three extraordinary Awatere Valley and coastal gardens - each a NZ Gardens Trust 'Garden of Significance' - personally escorted by the inimitable duo of Bridget Elworthy and Henriette Courtauld of the @thelandgardeners This is a once and a lifetime opportunity to meet and interact with Bridget and Henrietta, in three awe-inspiring garden settings, as they share their knowledge and tips alongside the garden owners. See the stunning native plantings at coastal garden Paripuma, followed by the dramatic Pacific views at hilltop garden @winterhomenz. Enjoy a three-course lunch at the iconic coastal restaurant, @thestorekekerengu concluding the tour with a visit to the incomparable and romantic @barewoodgarden. Numbers are strictly limited, with only a handful of tickets remaining. Visit our website to secure your tickets today. @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 8-12 November 2023

WORKSHOP | Flora from @floragrow.co.nz joins @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough's action-packed programme this year for a fun and creative hands-on workshop making relaxed and whimsical flower arrangements with blooms you can easily grow in your own garden. You’ll learn tips and tricks for selecting, preparing and arranging, as well as insights into growing and caring for your own flowers. Flora is a passionate gardener and flower-lover. Her philosophy is to celebrate the unique beauty of the flowers you have available to you and to break away from traditional floral arrangement rules to make unique, one-of-a-kind displays.  Her first two workshops sold out very quickly, so we have added one more on Saturday, 11 November. This will no doubt sell out, too, so get in quick. 🌸 We have an exciting schedule of workshops to celebrate our 30th year. View the full programme on our website (link in bio). Tickets are on sale now. 🌸 Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough 8-12 November 2023.

MCKENDRY MAZDA | Sponsor We are very lucky to once again have McKendry Mazda as our vehicle sponsor for the @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 2023 event.  Servicing the Marlborough region for over 50 years, McKendrys offers a wide range of superior new, pre-owned, and imported vehicles. Keep an eye out for our slick CX-5 driving around town, thanks to the team at McKendry Mazda, @vanillahayes and @imaginesigns_blenheim  ________________________________ 🌸 Tickets on sale now. 🌸 NZ’s premier garden event runs from 8-12 November 2023.

Garden Marlborough is delighted to host the New Zealand premiere of Wildside, the story of a garden on Wednesday 2nd August at Event Cinemas Blenheim. Wildside tells the story of an extraordinary garden in Devon, England. @wildsidegarden was created by masterful plantsman Keith Wiley and his wife Ros, an accomplished artist. Wildside is one of the most innovative gardens in Britain, a ground-breaking coming together of an artistic vision with an acute understanding of the ecology of garden plants. Enjoy a glass of award-winning @rapaurasprings wine with the film. Tickets available on our website, link in bio.

We're getting excited!! Many of our loyal followers have received their beautiful printed programmes in the post this week, and excitement is building as we countdown to ticket sales opening, this Monday, 24th July. This year's programme is certainly worthy of our 30th year! If you haven't already, peruse the programme (available on our website if you don't have a printed copy) and choose what tours and workshops you would like to attend, so you're all set for Monday morning. @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 8-12 November 2023.

✨️Heeni Hoterene✨️ Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngai Tahu We are privileged to welcome @heenihoterene to Garden Marlborough this year. Heeni will share her knowledge on Maramataka Māori: planning, planting, and living in alignment with the Māori lunar cycle for better outcomes in work and life. Heeni's knowledge pertaining to Maramataka Māori and its practical application in work and life is unrivaled.   To find out more about Heeni's workshop and our other fabulous speakers, visit our website (link in bio). @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 8-12 November. Celebrating 30 years! Tickets on sale 24 July.

@thelandgardeners are back! After a sensational debut at Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough in 2019 we’re thrilled to announce The Land Gardeners, Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld will be joining us for our special 30th celebration of Garden Marlborough. Joining us all the way from England, The Land Gardeners will share their latest ideas on what to grow and how to look after your soils to create beautiful, biodiverse gardens, vineyards, farms and orchards. Tickets on sale 24 July. @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough, 8 – 12 November.

The breathtaking garden of Ian and Viv Bond, Talamhmaith (Gaelic for ‘Good Earth’) is featured in the latest edition of @thisnzlife NZ Life & Leisure out now. This serene garden is part of the Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough garden tours. Keep your eyes out for the exciting, revamped garden tour itinerary released soon. Also, in this edition of NZ Life and Leisure is the chance to win an all inclusive weekend at Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough including flights, accommodation and tickets. @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough – 8-12 November 23. Tickets on 24 July.

2023 EVENT PROGRAMME - Sign up for your free copy, and have it delivered to your door from 14 July! Simply head to our website (link in bio) and sign up to the mailing list - it's that easy. 🪷 Tickets on sale 24 July 🪷 NZ's premier garden event runs from 8 - 12 November 2023.

Love gardens and numbers?! We are looking for a Treasurer to join our enthusiastic Committee It's a volunteer role and the chance to be involved with New Zealand's premier garden event, alongside a passionate and dedicated team. If interested, please email marketing@gardenmarlborough.co.nz to find out more. 📸 Westgrove Garden - Westgrove will be part of our wonderful garden tours at Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough, 8-12 November. Tickets on-sale 24 July.

Tickets on sale 24 July! To receive a copy of the print programme, visit our website and sign up to the Mailing List. Link in bio.

Join us to celebrate our 30th year this year! Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough / 8-12 November.

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Stall holder applications are now open for the @stihl Garden Fete. The fete returns to @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough on Sunday 11th November 2023. Free entry and over 200 stalls to browse, it's a highlight of the festival and one of Marlborough's largest community events. Interested in being a stall holder? Contact us via our website (link in bio) and we will send you an application form. Photo @lisaduncanphotographer

We are hiring! Garden Marlborough Marketing & Event Manager. We are looking for our next Marketing & Event Superstar! Are you; ✔️ Well organised with a high level of attention to detail ✔️A marketing and event professional with experience across a wide range of marketing mediums including print/digital/radio and social media ✔️An excellent communicator who enjoys working in a small team and with a variety of stakeholders including sponsors, stakeholders, ticketholders and media. ✔️Highly motivated and enthusiastic If so, we want to hear from you! For a full job description and to apply head over to Trade Me jobs - https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/jobs/marketing-media-communications/management/listing/4051451899?bof=9Jhtj36j #marlboroughnz #eventmanager #marketing #gardenmarlborough #weloveithere

Celebrating 30 Years in 2023! Join us as Raupaura Springs Garden Marlborough celebrates 30 years as New Zealand's Premier Garden Event. 8-12 November 2023 Tickets on sale 24 July. #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #gardentours #workshops

Throwback to last week’s spectacular transformation of Garden Marlborough’s office entrance into a lush plumage… we absolutely loved it and can’t wait for next year’s creation! 🎥 Sara Neill and Becky Bidwell #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #communityevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Thanks for joining us at @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough last week. It was fantastic to have the event back up and running, and the buzz around the workshops, tours and fête was been absolutely fabulous. Our star presenters and garden owners really pulled this year's experience out of the bag, and we hope you loved being a part of it. Mark 9-12 November 2023 in your calendar, as it'll be a big one - Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough will be celebrating our 30th anniversary, and we'd love to see you back again. We'll be in touch with more details once we've wrapped up all the behind-the-scenes work from this year's event. In the meantime, all the best for a fabulous summer with your friends, family and loved ones. ________________________________ NZ’s premier garden event runs from 9-12 November 2023. 📸 @lisaduncanphotographer #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #communityevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

STIHL SHOP GARDEN FETE | On now The Stihl Shop Garden Fete is on now at the Churchill Glade in Pollard Park and is a perfect way to experience the fabulous collection of plants people, artisan vendors and garden product stalls offering a wide variety of high-quality items for the garden and gardener. Perfect for some early Christmas presents. The fete runs through to 3pm with plenty of stalls, music and a kids’ activity trail – we can’t wait to see you here! ________________________________ NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #stihl #communityevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE EVENT A whole community of people have come together to ensure you have a truly unforgettable experience at this year’s Garden Marlborough. From the many passionate garden owners, volunteers, tour guides and workshop hosts, to our event committee (pictured), we hope you’ve enjoying the event as much as we have this year, and we hope to see you back for our 30th anniversary event in 2023! ________________________________ NZ’s premier garden event celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023 - see you there! #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @hedge.garden.design.nursery • Wisteria at Winterhome 💜💚💜 📷 @winterhomenz

Repost from @weltonhousegarden • Decked out for today’s action @gardenmarlborough It’s a stunner too. * * * * #gardenmarlborough #cymbydiumlowianum #cymbidium #dustinpalmer #nzgardenstrust #privategardenstovisit #privategardenstovisitnz #weltonhousegarden #weltonhouse #welton #dotpalmer

STIHL SHOP GARDEN FETE | Tomorrow The Stihl Shop Garden Fete tomorrow is a highlight in @marlborough.nz’s event calendar, and one of our largest free community happenings. A day at the fete in Churchill Glade is a perfect way to round off Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough, and to experience the fabulous collection of plants people, artisan vendors and garden product stalls offering a wide variety of high-quality items for the garden and gardener. The fete opens at 9am and runs through to 3pm with plenty of stalls, music and a kids’ activity trail. The forecast is looking fantastic and we can’t wait to see you there! ________________________________ NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #stihl #communityevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

BOUTIQUE COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS | Tomorrow afternoon Learn how to make extraordinary cocktails, about the fascinating history of tequila, and how @kiwispiritdistillery set about making their own local version, alongside delicious gins, vodkas and fruit liqueurs, at their Garden Marlborough cocktail masterclass tomorrow afternoon. Kiwi Spirit is NZ’s only grower of blue agave, Agave tequilana Weber, the unique plant originating in Mexico and the main ingredient needed to make tequila. Grab your friends and be inspired by Kiwi Spirit’s story and cocktail insights, ready to impress when you next entertain. Limited tickets are available, so book fast. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #kiwispirit #cocktail #masterclass #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @barewoodgarden • Little piece of history at Barewood, 140 year old Cobb cottage now converted into lovely little gift shop. Once upon a time a family of eight lived in its two little rooms

NODE – Tips and tricks for propagating house plants | Saturday Many people begin their foray into collecting and growing indoor plants by trading and swapping cuttings of plants. Nothing is more beautiful than nurturing a tiny cutting, watching it grow roots and developing into an established plant. At @node.nz's workshop tomorrow afternoon, you’ll learn a number of the classic propagation methods, so you can turn your own indoor garden into a lush jungle. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @barewoodgarden • Day three of Garden Marlborough . The garden waiting for the first visitors of the day !

Repost from @lyndahallinan • Ever get the feeling the universe is telling you something… and that something is “plant more Mexican orange blossom (Choisya ternata)”. It’s such a stunning feature in the long views at @winterhomenz. Tough and hardy and gorgeous in full bloom (but stinky ha). It’s versatile because you can clip it hard and it regenerates, or you can encourage a looser look. As well as the classic lessons in grand proportions and formal elegance, I love Winterhome’s inspired border combo of giant teucrium balls with deep blue sibirica irises, native Libertia grandiflora and Silver Spear astelias with dainty granny’s bonnets at their feet. An icon of @gardenmarlborough

OVER THE PLAINS TOUR | Saturday Limited tickets are still available for tomorrow’s Over the Plains Tour. This full-day tour in @marlborough.nz, with a new combination of beautiful and distinctive gardens – including a @new_zealand_gardens_trust ‘Garden of National Significance’ – winds around the Wairau plain, showcasing a variety of garden themes. Several gardens are bordered by vineyards producing renowned Marlborough wines, and each demonstrates a clever response to its unique challenges of climate, topography and soil type. Lunch is included. These gardens are looking spectacular, so book now to see them at their very best. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @deannarobinson_ • Girls weekend in Marlborough 🖤 visiting gardens of course 🤣

RAPAURA SPRINGS BAR | Today & Tomorrow Following on from its success in 2020, this year the @rapaurasprings pop-up bar has returned to Garden Marlborough. Just down the hall from our office at the Blenheim Club, the bar is the perfect way to wind down as you enjoy a glass of delicious Rapaura Springs wine and great local food. This is an opportunity to meet the extended Rapaura Springs team, and to learn more about their wines and their people as you sit down and take it easy. You’ll likely bump into workshop presenters, garden owners and other members of the wider Garden Marlborough family, and it’s a great chance to meet fellow visitors. You can also view the stunning pieces of art, to be auctioned at Saturday night’s garden party. The Rapaura Springs bar is open from 4-7.30pm today and tomorrow. Do drop by after your workshop or tour, we look forward to seeing you there! ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @lyndahallinan • Of all the country gardens I’ve visited, the one that first stole my heart was @barewoodgarden in Marlborough. It’s just the perfect blend of leafy tranquility and frothy femininity (wisteria on the porch, clematis arbours over gates, woodland charm, a potager, blossom walks… it’s all so romantic). I’d live here in a heartbeat. (And yes, I know I should be at home finishing my new garden but nothing refills my cup quite like garden festival season and @gardenmarlborough has turned on a magic day after a wild night of weather.) Ps. The wee pink clematis is ‘Marjorie’ (just like my mum!) and the white one is ‘Jenny’.

A RARE GUIDED TOUR OF WAIRAU LAGOONS | Tomorrow and Saturday The earliest Polynesian voyagers to Aotearoa chose the Wairau lagoons and surrounding area as their place to settle, and some have never left. Over 800 years local Māori have shaped the landscape here, and developed a unique cultural identity. Come and learn about one of the most notable but least appreciated heritage sites in New Zealand through the eyes of a descendant of one of the area’s original inhabitants. There are many examples throughout the lagoons of activity that indicates a long occupation. Evidence of several substantial villages and encampments can be seen, as well as a network of ditches and canals, 40km long and dug by hand over several hundred years, which linked an intricate series of ponds and fish traps to produce an endless supply of food. Limited tickets are still available – booking link in bio. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

Repost from @14thlane.nz • May the weather gods look kindly down on Marlborough this week, as we welcome all the Garden Marlborough participants to town. We have no doubt NZ's Premier garden event will definitely 'unearth the magic of Marlborough'. Welcome everyone😎 #gardenmarlborough #marlboroughmagic #premiergardenevent #14thlanehotel #qualmarknz #makeitmarlborough #travelnz #staywithus #littlehotel #boutiquehotel #14thlaneurbanhotel #5starhotel #brillianteveryday #14thlane #marlboroughnz #lovemarlborough

WIN TICKETS | Josh Emett, Thursday 3 November ** Win one of two double passes to @joshemett's superb workshop tomorrow evening, Thursday 3 November, with @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough! Simply comment on this post, tagging two friends, by 10am Thursday 3 November. Winners will be contacted directly. Don’t want to miss Josh's live cooking demonstration tomorrow? Tickets are still available for his workshop, where he'll be preparing some of his favourite recipes using local ingredients and sharing plenty of tips along the way. Grab your friends and book now for an entertaining night with Josh. Booking link is in our bio. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #joshemett #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

@rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough 2022 is underway! After the challenges of the past two years we’re delighted to be back up and running today, with our first tour of East Coast and Awatere Valley gardens, and a special screening of the film Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens, both underway today. The event kicks into full swing tomorrow, with tours and workshops galore. Limited tickets are still available for some tours and workshops. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now - link in bio. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener

The @rapaurasprings Garden Marlborough Art Auction is back! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Art Auction returns to this year’s Garden Party next Saturday (5 November), and over the coming days we will be profiling the six artists whose fabulous work will be up for auction on the night. @georginahobyscutt began painting in 2016, after studying print design in London and five years in Barcelona spent working as a freelance textile designer. This was a pivotal time in terms of developing a sense of her own artistic direction and style, leading Georgina to develop distinctive colour palettes and to paint with broad expressive brushstrokes. She considers herself primarily a Colourist. Her work is loosely figurative, lightly abstracted and inevitably veiled in emotion, memory and suggestion. She is influenced by abstract expressionism (William DeKooning, Franz Kline), gesturalism and the Fauves (Matisse, Cezanne, Gaugin), Mid-Century British art (Ivon Hitchens, Mary Fedden), as well as by fashion and interiors. For Georgina, the creative process is intuitive, exploratory, challenging and hugely joyful. Visit Rapaura Springs Garden Marlborough HQ at The Blenheim Club from Wednesday 2 Nov to view all the artwork. ________________________________ 🌼 Tickets on sale now. NZ’s premier garden event runs from 3-6 November 2022. #gardenmarlborough2022 #gardenmarlborough #rapaurasprings #gardenart #nzart #nzartists #georginahobyscutt #nzspremiergardenevent #marlboroughevent #marlborough #marlboroughnz #onlymarlborough #brillianteveryday #newzealand #gardenevent #gardening #nzgardening #gardeningnz #nzgarden #gardener