GARDEN DIARY
500 Apiti Rd, Feilding, is an intriguing garden set on half a hectare. Follow the paths to many different areas. There is a mix of native and exotic plants. Open by appointment, phone 06 328 5805 or email thecobblers@ inspire. net. nz.
open daily from October to March. Half a hectare of landscaped gardens featuring old- fashioned roses, camellias, weeping cherries, perennials and annuals. For more information, or to make a booking, phone Lindsey or Ron 06 324 8060; allambiegardens. co. nz. For items crafted from recycled wood, visit Arty’s Woodcraft, open daily 10am to 2pm.
( formerly Nikau Hill Nursery) has 1.2 hectares of gardens with a collection of perennials and shrubs. Large lake with walkways. Shady picnic areas. Open by appointment. 197 Makirikiri Rd, just off SH1 by Marton. Phone 06 327 5542, Doreen or Derek, email cruzin4448@ gmail. com.
is open again – come out to Pohangina and see colourful new plantings around the pond and beyond. Gorgeous views, unusual plants, and a shop. Open 10am to 4.30pm, Thursday to Sunday. 71 No 1 Line, Pohangina Valley.
meets every second Wednesday in the Community Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson St, Palmerston North, at 7.30pm. Speaker, show table and raffles. Plants and produce for sale. All welcome. Phone Vicki 06 353 6292.
open 7 days, 10am till 4.30pm. Covering nearly a hectare, with 14 themed gardens, including Herbitton, The Wind in the Willows, Japanese Garden and the Living Magic Garden. Self- guided tours any time during business hours; guided tours for groups of 10 or more available by arrangement. Cafe, shop and beauty retreat. Phone 06 326 8633 or visit herbfarm. co. nz.
Take a leisurely stroll around the cottage garden and craft shop, displaying pyrographic art. Easy parking, opposite the school. Phone 06 328 4820 or email mageowoodcraft@ gmail. com.
gardens and nursery. Visit these large, semi- formal gardens surrounding a colonial homestead between Palmerston North and Ashhurst on SH3. Old and Austin roses, diverse perennials and bulbs. Rare and unusual plants for sale. Open all year, Monday to Friday. Weekends by appointment. Buses and groups by arrangement. Phone Lynne 06 357 3878; greenhaugh. co. nz.
between Feilding and Palmerston North, is open by appointment for groups, walks and weddings. Phone Jenny or Alan 06 329 2841.
open daily for visits by arrangement. Extensive plantings of roses, spring bulbs, rhodos, camellias, weeping cherries, magnolias, irises, perennials and annuals. Phone Gordon 021 207 3807.
open daily, morning and afternoon teas by appointment. Just over half a hectare broken into rooms. Phone 06 329 9859, email getwilsons@ clear. net. nz.
meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Feilding Bible Chapel in Warwick St, Feilding, starting at 7.30pm. Speaker, show table, sales table, raffle. All welcome. Phone Mrs J Turnbull 06 329 2923.