Taranaki Garden Festival

Experience glorious gardens and events at New Zealand's biggest spring celebration

Fri 28 Oct - Sun 6 Nov 2022!

Thank you to everyone who visited our gardens and attended our events for the 2021 Taranaki Garden Festival.

6. Lepper Garden

486 Manutahi Rd
Now in its sixth generation, this family homestead and 100-year-old garden is filled with treasures. Large mature English trees and native bush boundaries surround this one-hectare garden. Clivia, hostas, ligularia, roses and rhododendrons are some of the varieties in this rural country garden. There are also spacious lawns, curved beds, garden rooms and a large variety of bright flowers. Off road parking, complimentary tea/coffee.
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Also In the area:

1. Tikorangi, The Jury Garden

When the Jurys re-opened last year, the extensive new summer gardens had their first showing. This year, the new project is the Wild North Garden—a 1.6ha extension that has been 30 years in the making. Read More >

2. Waiongana Gardens

This 4ha garden bound by the Waiongana River has many varied spaces, includes a Sunken Garden, Rose Garden, Redwoods, Native River Walk, log walls and a developing produce area to name but a few. The mostly flat terrain has enabled a large variety of easy walking avenues and vista viewpoints. Read More >

3. Winlea Acre

An immaculate award-winning open-style garden that boasts a huge lawn with plantings on either side. The amazing variety of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, fruits and vegetables, skilfully planted in this garden provide a wonderful example of what can be achieved in short spaces of time with vision and expertise. Read More >