2009 New Zealand garden festivals
January 2009
Sculpture on the Gulf - Waiheke Island, Auckland
23 January - 15 February 2009
The biennial Sculpture on the Gulf is an outdoor sculpture exhibition that combines scenery with visionary sculpture. Works by leading New Zealand artists are sited on a 2km long coastal walkway overlooking Matiatia Harbour.
Sculpture on the Gulf
February 2009
Hamilton Gardens Festival 2009 - Hamilton
20 February - 01 March 2009
Hamilton Gardens covers an area of 58 hectares and is the most popular visitor attraction in the region with about 600,000 visitors each year. The Hamilton Gardens Festival celebrates music, arts and gardening with events including visual arts, comedy, dance, theatre, film, opera and classical concerts set in a garden background.
Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival
Festival of Flowers 2009 20th Anniversary - Christchurch
20 February - 16 March 2009
Internationally renowned as the 'Garden City', Christchurch celebrates its floral surroundings with the Festival of Flowers. The festival features more than 30 events in venues around the city, a 20m floral carpet runway in Christchurch Cathedral with nearly 10,000 fresh flowers, and floral carpets on the Avon River banks.
Festival of Flowers
March 2009
Heroic Gardens Festival - Auckland
7 - 8 March 2009
More than 20 stylish private inner-city gardens - from contemporary courtyards to chic entertaining spaces - are open to the public as part of the annual Hero Gay and Lesbian festival. Many gardens have featured in magazines and on television, and most of the garden owners will be present to talk about their gardens.
Heroic Gardens Festival
Ellerslie International Flower Show - Christchurch
11- 15 March 2009
Now in its 13th year, the Ellerslie International Flower Show is New Zealand's largest gardening event, attracting more than 70,000 visitors. Previously held in Auckland, this event showcasing modern New Zealand landscape design and horticulture is now based at Hagley Park, in Christchurch.
Ellerslie International Flower Show
September
2009
Spring Festival
- Wellington
Date: 19 September - 4 October, 2009
The annual Spring Festival - the opportunity to experience Wellington's Botanic Garden and Otari-Wilton's Bush at their most vibrant - includes more than 40 events and activities. The festival starts in a blaze of colour with Tulip Sunday and features workshops, concerts, guided walks, demonstrations, amazing floral displays, entertainment and more.
Wellington Botanic Garden Events
October
2009
Dunedin Rhododendron Festival
- Dunedin
Date: 18 - 26 October, 2009
The week-long Dunedin Rhododendron Festival offers more than 50 events, including wine and food tastings in the Larnach Castle gardens, art in Glenfalloch gardens, garden tours and demonstrations. Dunedin has an ideal climate for rhododendrons and azaleas which thrive in private gardens, as well as three gardens of 'national significance' - Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Larnach Castle, and Glenfalloch Woodland gardens.
Dunedin Rhododendron Festival
Taranaki Rhododendron and Garden Festival
- New Plymouth
30 October - 8 November 2009
One of New Zealand's longest-running garden festivals, the Taranaki Rhododendron and Garden Festival will celebrate 22 years in 2009 with guided walks, celebrity speakers, workshops and 50 open gardens, including 16 gardens of 'regional' and 'national significance'. Located throughout the Taranaki region, festival gardens have been assessed by the New Zealand Gardens Trust for design, plants and planting, maintenance, construction and overall impression.
Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival
November
2009
Hunter's Garden Marlborough
- Blenheim
4 - 9 November 2009
The South Island's premier gardening event, Hunter’s Garden Marlborough is set in a region renowned internationally for its sauvignon blanc wines. This six-day festival features a range of garden tours from the plains to the secluded inlets of the Marlborough Sounds. The festival includes an annual art auction, workshops and a garden fete in Blenheim.
Hunter's Garden Marlborough
Pohutukawa Festival
- Coromandel Peninsula
20 November - 6 December 2009
The Pohutukawa Festival is a celebration of New Zealand's native Christmas tree, with art exhibitions, open gardens, concerts and a café crawl through this picturesque coastal region.
Pohutukawa Festival
Timaru Festival of Roses - Timaru
21 - 29 November 2009
Timaru's 8th annual Festival of the Roses will be a feast of colour, entertainment, inspiration and celebration of one of nature's most celebrated beautiful blooms.
Timaru Festival of Roses
Great Barrier Island Garden Tour - Great Barrier Island
28 November 2009
The Great Barrier Island Garden Tour is a unique opportunity to visit rural residential gardens on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. The guided tour takes in charming cottage gardens, spectacular coastal panoramas, native flora and birdlife.
Great Barrier Island Garden Tour
Bayley's Garden & Artfest - Bay of Plenty
TBA: November 2010
More than 80 Bay of Plenty gardens are open for the week-long Bayley's Garden & Artfest. The gardens provide a unique backdrop for a huge display of local artists in venues from small urban courtyards to rambling country estates. The festival also features a two-day village fair.
Bayley's Garden & Artfest
Auckland Flower Show
- Auckland
TBA: November 2010
The Auckland Flower Show is an annual flower and garden show held in Auckland in November. The first show was held in 1994 and was modeled on the famous Chelsea Flower Show in England.
Auckland Flower Show
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