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      The Great Greenhithe Garden Tour 2013
Fundraiser for Greenhithe Kindergarten

Sunday 17th November 2013 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Ticket Price: $15 pre-sales or $25 on the day

Greenhithe Kindergarten   

10 Isobel Rd,   
Greenhithe,   
Auckland.   
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GARDENS - A description of the gardens featuring in 2013.

Garden 1
Designed with family living and entertainment in mind, this two-year-old garden features native and subtropical plants. Before, and after, photos are on display so you can see how two diggers and a designer turned a blank canvas into a place of enjoyment for the family.

Garden 2
An acre garden of contrasts and rooms, this florist owner’s paradise combines roses, cottage, subtropical, orchard, bromeliad, palm and succulent plantings, to create a tranquil private escape from the busy world.
Plants for sale in this garden.
Darryl Heape ponga pots and ferns for sale in this garden.
Decorative tiles by Miro Clayworks for sale in this garden.

Garden 3
This tropical paradise, with its Malaysian and Balinese inspired plantings and artefacts, is a garden where you can escape real life. A mixture of palms, ferns, orchids and water features create a touch of the tropics in Greenhithe.
Sudanese Degung music will filter through the garden to enhance your tropical experience.

Garden 4
This is a mature garden that we have been cultivating for 18 years. There is always change as we replace old plants or get new ideas that aim towards a lush garden filled with plants that we enjoy. The garden has several main areas and garden rooms, with pockets of special interest that provide year-round enjoyment.

Garden 5
Greenhithe Kindergarten
Sit down, relax with a Devonshire tea or coffee and cake in the lovely garden created with, and for, the children.
Café, plants, raffles for sale. Toilets available

Garden 6
This Italian-style masonry home with private courtyards, features lush greenery, buxus hedging, a potager garden and sweeping raised lawns leading to a pizza oven entertaining area.
FEATURE homewares sold in this garden.

Garden 7
This garden has been a work in progress for the last 15 years, as the needs of a growing family have dictated the flow and function of the space. A native and subtropical theme rules, with a splash of annuals for colour and the tropical scent of gardenias perfuming the pool area. The boardwalk provides a platform to view the different rooms throughout the garden, creating an element of surprise. There are plantings, both young and old, but finally the garden is complete. Yeah right!
Pottering About bromeliads and orchids for sale in this garden.

Garden 8
Formed alongside the natural bushline of this harbourside property, this easy-care native garden has matured to create a tranquil environment which supports the owners’ values of ‘keeping the green in Greenhithe’.
Martyn Hodder Sculpture — wood and ponga garden art — for sale in this garden.
Sausage Sizzle to raise funds for Westlake Boys Hockey Tour 2013 (Greenhithe boys) in this garden.

Garden 9
Featured in NZ House and Garden, this constantly evolving, glamorous garden is a mixture of formal layered hedges and new plantings in the herbaceous borders.
English cards and stationery from Phoenix Trading for sale in this garden.

Garden 10
A highlight of previous years, this hidden treasure of perennials, roses, shrubs and trees is a well-established, eclectic, lovingly nurtured garden. Definitely worth a look.
Potted plants, driftwood and pumice hangings by Jill Whitehead for sale in this garden.

Garden 11
Down the driveway on the left, enter the gate to the enchanting walled garden featuring a rose arbour designed for their daughters’ weddings, creating an isle flanked by colourful borders. Exit through the pin oak avenue on the other side of the wall.
Perennials Plus for sale in this garden.

Garden 12
The Iris Society
Come and see some of the beautiful blooms, and find out which of the many different Irises are suitable for your garden, at this show of Irises and related plants. There are Irises suitable for all growing conditions and blooms for every month of the year. Our enthusiastic members will be there to tell you more.
Plants for sale.

Garden 13
An all white garden complementing the ‘White Villa’ greets you from the road, leading to our edible garden around the pool. We make our own ‘black gold’ compost on site to ensure fertility and productivity in the garden. (Composting recipe available.)
Sherwood Pottery for sale in this garden.

Garden 14
An ‘Oak Tree’ with a garden, an eclectic mix of foliage and colour during the seasons, nothing formal, simply a garden to enjoy and where children can play.
Winter: stark and bare stands the ‘Oak Tree’.
Spring: bringing warmth and
new buds
Summer: the ‘Oak Tree’
wonderfully green
Autumn: acorns fall by the score,
the leaves fluttering.
Clevedon County Garden Tools
plants for sale in this garden.
Chain Reaction jewellery for sale in this garden.


GARDEN ETIQUETTE
  • The Kindergarten, 10 Isobel Road, will be your information centre.

  • Please wear your wristband to show at each gate.

  • No dogs allowed.

  • Feel free to visit the gardens in any order.

  • These private gardens have been opened specially for you by the owners.
    Please respect their privacy and do not help yourself to flowers, cuttings or plants.

  • Please follow any instructions of garden owners or attendants.

  • Many gardens have pools or water features.
    Children are most welcome but must be supervised at all times.

  • Toilet facilities are indicated on the map.

  • Devonshire teas are available at the Kindergarten.

  • There will be no postponement date in case of inclement weather.