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Guided Arboretums Visit, Saturday 16th October, 2-5pm

Join a small group of passionate tree lovers, learn, admire, immerse yourself as we visit three outstanding properties in Wanaka. Meet local dendrologist Carolyn and hear tree stories and knowledge, a flow of inspiration! Call Florence 02102792481 or visit beautifulgardenswanaka.com Will run for 2 to 7 participants. Saturday weather looks OK. We’ll go ahead anyway.Continue reading “Guided Arboretums Visit, Saturday 16th October, 2-5pm”

Garden Tour & Bee experience

Once a month as part of our Grand Garden Tour, we will visit 3 outstanding gardens AND participate in a one-hour exciting and enriching BEE activity with Tiaki Bees. Dates: 23 February 2022 23 March 2022 20 April 2022 more later… Tour include: transport a guided narrative of three gardens morning tea and muffin inContinue reading “Garden Tour & Bee experience”

Will you add a tree with your booking?

Te Kakano is a community-based nursery that grows and plants native trees to add to the biodiversity and beauty of our community and to offset carbon emissions. Te Kakano volunteers have planted 38,000 trees since 2011! It costs $10 per tree: Most trees need to stay at the nursery for 2-3 years before planted –>Continue reading “Will you add a tree with your booking?”

Guided garden tour gift vouchers

Beautiful Gardens of Wānaka runs guided garden tours: 2 tours every day, from 1st October 2021 to 30th April 2022 1 to 4 outstanding and diverse gardens in each tour, $59 – $135 pp. each tour include transport, informative narrative and refreshments. Gift vouchers are available to purchase now and treat your loved ones withContinue reading “Guided garden tour gift vouchers”

Suebri Gardens & Art

Suebri gardens in Wanaka are peppered with interesting artworks done by Brian with simple everyday things. We have the pleasure and honour to visit Suebri gardens as part of our garden tours. The cottage gallery presents a range of paintings of landscapes and rural New Zealand.  Contact Brian on 03 443 7089 for viewing and sales.

Wānaka Seed Library @ Wānaka Library

Did you know Wānaka Library holds a local Seeds Library? The Seed Library is open to all so come on in and browse our collection of herb, flower and vegetable seeds during regular library hours. Borrow what you need, grow, collect seeds and then return seeds for others to borrow and to help keep theContinue reading “Wānaka Seed Library @ Wānaka Library”

Regenerative Tourism Offering

As part of our post-covid recovery, more than 30 persons from the tourism industry in Upper Clutha, including several Lake Wānaka Tourism staff, participated in the Back to Life programme. This means many key players now have a deep understanding of and a bright desire to create a regenerative tourism activity in our region. “BackContinue reading “Regenerative Tourism Offering”

Invitation to gardeners

Do you have an OUTSTANDING GARDEN?  Any size, small or large, rambling, quirky or botanical… Here is your opportunity to share the love and beauty you have created with Beautiful Gardens of Wanaka, who are offering small groups of visitors and locals informative guided tours throughout the growing seasons.  Now preparing our second year ofContinue reading “Invitation to gardeners”