"Calling All Gardeners"

Celebrate all things Botanical at New Zealand’s Premier Gardening Event

5th -10th November, 2008

The competition that Hunter's Garden Marlborough had running during our last event has now been drawn and Congratulations to..

Satisfaction Survey... Debbie Upsall... Anakiwa. Name Tag Returns... Angela Collins... Blenheim.

Thank you to all of you who took the time to return the survey's and the name tags and go into the draw for a chance to win a Weekend Package to this year's event and a Hand crafted tool set generously donated by Campbell's Tools.

The Garden Marlborough committee are in the midst of planning this coming year's array of wonderful events, so please keep an eye open for forthcoming changes.The workshops and tours will all be updated in time, in accordance with the new 2008 programme, but last year's selection will give you a taste of Garden Marlborough.

Hunter’s Garden Marlborough is New Zealand’s premier garden event and is sponsored by Hunter’s Wines Ltd. This five day festival showcases the finest gardens in the district. Guided tours take you through private gardens along waterways that make up the Sounds and through secluded town and country gardens from ridge top to valley.

World renowned and local experts on gardening are invited to speak at seminars on everything form growing your own vegetables to planning your garden.

Socialise at our Garden Party in glorious surroundings and indulge your passion at our annual art auction. Shop till you drop at the Garden Fête and eat at some of our fine cafés and restaurants. Above all come and enjoy the warmth and generosity of the people who live in this glorious corner of the world.

From Our sponsor

Hello again! It seems no time at all since I was putting pen to paper extolling the virtues of speakers and events at last year’s Hunter’s Garden Marlborough and now it is time to review the plans for 2007 Hunter’s Garden Marlborough.

I’m sitting looking out of my office window at a beautiful clear blue sky having just come back from a stroll in the sunshine around the vineyard which looks truly splendid with a canopy of leaves full of autumn colour.

We have had an exceptional vintage. It didn’t look like it early on with cooler than average summer weather but autumn was perfect and we are looking forward to tasting some truly flavoursome wines. Maybe you will get the opportunity to sample some new releases in between attending the events in line for you at this years Hunter’s Garden Marlborough.

We welcome back Sally Tagg who was guest artist at Hunter’s winery a few years ago. Her stunning outdoor artworks were much admired and I look forward to hearing her talk about Garden Photography. Celebrity Chef Jo Seager is always a winner. Her latest recipe book is one of my favourites and I’m sure she will provide us with a fun filled few hours when she presents her latest culinary delights.

Practical gardeners will find it hard to choose from the many tours and speakers covering Urban Fruit Production, Colour in the Garden, the ever popular Stonewalling, Ornamental and Herb Planters as well as Garden Design by Mucking In designer Richard Greenwood.

Local Florist Kimberley Judd will be showing us how to turn flowers into art form, Margaret Barker will be entertaining us with photographs and stories of her travels plus the story of Larnach Castle Garden.

The ever popular garden tours which show the diversity of plantings in Marlborough include the now legendary East Coast Historical House and Garden Tour, the Premier Tour and the Sounds Experience Tour. The Urban Garden Tour, Wairau Grand Tour, Rapaura Tour and Rural Ramblers Tour have some old favourites combined with some new gardens.

The Christmas Tour has been a huge success and is again on the list of evening events. Whatever the weather I’m sure if you intend coming to the 2007 Hunter’s Garden Marlborough you will find much to interest and entertain you. Keep some free time to look at Marlborough’s other attractions and just sit back with a glass of Hunter’s Sauvignon Blanc and relax and enjoy the view.

Ciao!

GOLD SPONSERS proudly supporting Garden Marlborough 2007

Hunter’s Garden Marlborough Committee sincerely thank the vast amount of work done each year by hundreds of volunteers who help make our festival New Zealand’s favourite.
THANK YOU!
For your enthusiasm, generosity, and goodwill.

Jane Stalker, Viv Peters (Vice President), Ann Warnock, Murray deLacey,
Barb Higgins (President), Pam Saunders, Sue Monahan, Robert Hutchinson
(Absent: Nigel Croton, Neville Frew)

Above Photo Courtesy of Marlborough Express

Photography © Jim Tannock