Saturday, 13th April 2024
As summer gives way to autumn, it’s the ideal time to get stuck into planning and planting for the year ahead.
To mark the season, the Great Gladstone Plant Fair is a new Wairarapa experience set to propel us forward into the growing season.
Visit four diverse gardens in and around Gladstone. Learn from the collective wisdom of the growers and buy rare plant beauties that aren’t found every day.
Explore four different garden styles
Meet the growers
Buy quality, hard-to-find plants
Grown for Wairarapa conditions – sown from seed, and propagated lovingly by The Gardening Collective – a group of growers with knowledge and experience to help you grow.
A ticket gets you entry into four gardens in Gladstone and its surrounds. Three are private gardens, and one is a four star garden of national significance, open to the public.
Self-drive – visit the gardens in any order.
Parkvale Gardens – 349 Moreton Road, Parkvale, Carterton
Specialist perennial grower – naturalistic style plantings
The Summit Lodge – 4 Admiral Road, Gladstone
Natives and mediterranean plantings
Bloomwood – 1393 Te Whiti Road, Gladstone
Cottage garden with a focus on growing flowers for cutting
Longbush Cottage – 1023 Longbush Road, Longbush
A modern cottage garden style
Tickets $35 + booking fees, available from iTicket.
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/apr/great-gladstone-plant-fair