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Josh Jenkins
Larnach Castle Gardens are of international significance and located on the Otago Peninsula.
Many people know of Larnach Castle, the historic (1870s) home atop Otago Peninsula. Many more people are falling for its garden. The Larnach Castle garden has been a labour of love for Margaret Barker, whose family purchased the then-neglected castle and 14 hectare property in 1967. Back then, enveloping second growth came right up to the Castle walls. Clearing and felling opened wonderful vistas, and Margaret’s ‘new’ garden continues to take shape within the original framework of paths, hedges and trees: ‘Within this framework of historic buildings and ancient trees we have created many different gardens. Each is a different celebration: of our native rainforest, the colours of the changing seasons, the story of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, and our place in the South Seas.’
Larnach Castle Garden is another Garden of International Significance.
Dunedin is located on the South East coast of the South Island. It is a city nestled in tree-clad hills at the head of a spectacular harbour.
By Josh Jenkins