Type: Mixed/Country, Medium Country
Owners: Helen R Love
Address: 114 Brickfield Road, Hokitika Westland, 7882
Phone: 03 755 7844
Contact: 03 755 7844
Description
‘Gardening with Westland Bush’ Terraced hillside garden with pathways leading through native bush to different levels. Stone steps link the levels and rockwalls featured in some parts of the garden. With the 100″ rainfall, rhododendrons and bog plants do well in the sheltered gully and gunneras thrive around the creek and ponds. Magnolias, maples, dogwoods and conifers blend well with the native bush and present colour in autumn. Main flowers are rhododendrons, azaleas, primula, daisies, dahlias, iris and euphorbia and kniphofia.
The garden is eight years old and is in an area which was mined over 100 years ago. The land was then abandoned until 8 years ago so is quite a challenge. All the scraps of bush have been retained to give the garden height.
OTHER INFORMATION
The “gully” part of the garden has a series of ‘test’ holes dug 100 years ago in the search for gold and one large mine shaft a small distance away. Snacks available by arrangement. Some plants available for sale
Open: 1st Oct to 31 March + Easter 10am to 4pm. Other times by appointment only
Admission: Children free
Directions: 3 minutes from the town of Hokitika Turn off Hwy 6, north of the bridge at Hokitika into Hampden Street. Continue into Hau Hau Road, follow road up hill, turn left into Pine Tree Road,, then Brickfield Road and carry on to end of road (5km)
Parking: In front of garage