Puketarata Garden - Puketarata Garden 14 Ngawhini Road
Puketarata Gardens Hawera South Taranaki Native Excotic Plants - Puketaratagarden.co.nz
Puketarata’s garden planting is a mix of natives, rhododendrons, roses, the usual and unusual garden shrubs and perennials. Hawera, South Taranaki
About Puketarata Garden
Ken and Jennifer Horner, both from South Taranaki, purchased their property (paddocks & remnant bush) in 1978 & created Puketarata Garden around their house which was built in 1983.
They excavated a platform for the house to gain shelter from the southerly winds and planted out the westerly. Developed as a family home, for their three children with a large lawn and tennis court.
While a science teacher at the local Hawera High School for many years, Jennifer had no formal training but has always loved gardening. “It’s in my DNA!” says Jennifer. Her grandparents Griff and Louie Williams were very keen gardeners.
They developed a four acre garden at Ohangai which opened at Labour Weekend in the 1950’s as a fund-raiser for Plunket. Griff was the founding Chairman of Pukeiti.
Jennifer strives to have a strong New Zealand focus to her garden, as she feels it compliments the wider landscape. A focus on greens, texture, bronze and silver provide a restful environment which wraps around.
Much of the garden has been planned to be viewed from within the house. They live in their garden.
All this is made easy with the wonderful friable, free draining, volcanic egmont loam soil, temperate climate and regular rainfall. Take time to explore and enjoy the regenerating bush via a series of paths. In 2014 the 5 acres/1.9 hectares of gully was accepted for a QEII Open space Covenant.
Planting in the gully/bush below started in 1978 and continues today. We have since improved the access, with a series of paths to help protect the area.
Contact Puketarata Garden
| Address : | Puketarata Garden 14 Ngawhini Road, Hāwera 4674, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +788 |
| Postal code : | 4674 |
| Website : | http://www.puketaratagarden.co.nz/ |
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The poppies are simply stunning.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A treasure in the korowai of Taranaki ki te tonga.
This garden unfolds from layer to layer like a treasured feather cloak and has an inimitable presence and presentation reflective of Aotearoa New Zealand with plants and trees and shrubs native and introduced.
A lifetime of aroha and displayed with mannakitanga from kaitiaki Jenny & Ken.
Garden of National Significance status is immediately recognised but progressively endorsed as you stroll the historic Maori marae whenua lovingly respected by these creative people.
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