The site, sloping down to a meandering stream, evolved into a private and ever-changing garden with the help of Geoffrey Marshall. King ferns and tree ferns with native and tropical plants under some large existing trees create a rich texture…

This much admired garden has featured in many tours, and is memorable for its sophisticated and sensuous response to the elegant 1860’s house it surrounds. It contains the same evocative references to European tradition as the house but…

Upon entering Mercy Hospice’s grounds you gain the sense that you are coming to a very special place and you immediately feel peace and tranquillity.  The surroundings of mature trees and thoughtful plantings create calmness and serenity. A…

Inspired by a pocket of nikau and tree ferns, John and Karen have created a subtropical garden with sculptural bridge beam arches, rocks and Balinese-styled cut stone water feature. This garden favours hot colours, new and different plants,…

This  house was built in the early 50′s – refurbished and re-landscaped about 20 years ago. The garden has various areas but is centered on a  large, natural swimming pool with beaches, rocks and wharves. The planting is…

This large subtropical garden descends to a stream and water-lily ponds and provides access to neighbouring Heroic Garden at No 54. A plantsman’s garden with collections of palms, bamboo, gingers, canna, bromeliads, crinum and other subtropical plants, it…

A mature subtropical garden created with passion and flair over the last 17 years.  Palms underplanted with bromeliads, cordylines, and vireya encompass a pond and waterfall, leading down to the stream where garden art and sculpture are for…

Ten years have transformed a 1940s quarter acre section with a grapefruit tree and clothesline on clay, into a multi-level landscaped garden with mature palms and a rich combination of foliage, structure and colour. The centre-piece is the…

A peaceful relaxing country garden formed around a five-acre lake with abundant waterlilies and exotic waterfowl. It features unusual and ornamental borders around the house, and areas of mixed planting, rock gardens, and a bog garden. An interesting…

Pinelee country garden is surrounded by majestic Pinaster Pines with mature garden plantings reflecting a wide variety of native trees and shrubs from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The garden also features rhododendrons, both temperate and vireya,…