Suggested Itineraries

Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival 2023

One day itineraries

For a full day’s touring (up to an hour at each garden) please pick approx. 6-7 gardens from each itinerary.

Hawera & surrounding countryside

NEW GARDEN, Weekends only

1 Eldridge Estate

2 Little Ardlui

3 Bohemian Embassy

4 Gabot’s Garden

5 Jabulani

6 Camellia Cottage

Eltham - Stratford - Inglewood - Lepperton

7 Hollard Gardens

8 Environmental Products (NZ) Ltd

9 Hilltop Garden

10 The Village Gallery

11 Abstract Signs Garden Art Gallery

NEW GARDEN

12 Jacksons Garden

13 Mosen’s Garden

14 Dondo

15 Windsor View

NEW GARDEN

16 Caversham Gardens

17 Creekside Garden

Waitara to Bell Block

18 Jersey Lane

Open Fri - Sun's Only

19 Olde Thyme

20 Millfield

21 Jims Wayside Acre

22 Waitara Railway Preservation Soc

23 Surrey’s Rock Garden

NEW GARDEN

24 Teardrop Haven

25 Chapman Garden

CLOSED - property sold

26 Taylor-Made Gardens – GARDEN NOW CLOSED – Property Sold

27 Orchard Inn

GARDEN CLOSED

28 Townsend Retreat – GARDEN CLOSED due to unforeseen circumstances

New Plymouth

29 Tupare

30 Woodward Garden

31 Bushview Gardens

32 Seabrook

NEW POI

33 Taranaki Cathedral Church Of St Mary

Open Fri - Sundays only

34 Kowhai

35 Outside Over There

36 Shedou Palms

Rural New Plymouth / Oakura & Coastal along SH45 to Opunake

37 Ringcraft Moana Jewellers

38 Pukeiti

Open Fri - Sun's Only

39 Hurworth Cottage

40 Hikurangi

41 Lakeside Garden

GARDEN CLOSED

42 Manaaki Whenua Gardens – GARDEN CLOSED due to unforeseen circumstances

43 Cliff Top Garden & Loop Trail

Quick tips for your tour or group?

For more information or to help organise your tour, please contact Anne.

Oh wow! Our first time inhaling the fringe this year! Soooo very impressed! Thank you most heartily. Incredibly professional.... every garden wonderful.... and so friendly and helpful. We will be back! But for now, sit back.... feet up ..... congratulate yourselves. ..We are the better gardeners because of your willingness to share.... and oh my there is a deal of work goes into that! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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