Experience glorious gardens and events at New Zealand's biggest spring celebration Fri 29 Oct - Sun 7 Nov 2021!
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Nau mai haere mai
At Alert Level 2, the festival can go ahead with the current restrictions.
Welcome to Taranaki for a 10-day celebration of the best we have to offer this spring – gardens, art and events. This booklet is jam-packed with maps, activities, glorious gardens, bountiful backyards and astonishing artists.
TAFT, turning 30 this year, presents the garden festival with heart-felt thanks to our partners, sponsors and supporters. We couldn’t do it without you. Our treasured gardeners are looking forward to the 34th festival just as much as you—our visitors. All around Taranaki Maunga, garden owners enjoy the conversations, the connections and the joy of sharing their lovingly tended properties with you, our welcome guests.
New visitors and long-time festival fans will be wowed by the variety on offer. Country, cottage, sub-tropical, sustainable, vegetable, native, formal… there is something for everyone in the programme.
Make sure that you pre-purchase your garden festival tickets this year, giving our gardeners more time to walk and talk with visitors during the festival. Tickets are available from official ticket outlets online by clicking the Buy Tickets or from the TAFT office.
Nau mai, haere mai, see you in the gardens!
Taranaki Garden Festival Manager Tetsu Garnett
Pre-purchase tickets so that our gardeners are free to walk and talk. Tickets are available from official ticket outlets, online or from the TAFT office.
Each garden has nominated their charge of one, two or three tickets. Tickets are sold in $5 denominations. Free entry for children 12 and under.
Look out for the following symbol in the garden descriptions which highlights the number of tickets needed.
$5 admission 
$10 admission 
$15 admission
An enclosed woodland garden with rooms all unified by box hedging. See original art, a topiary conifer creature, various sculptures, and a unique ivy circle all surrounded by natives and mature trees. Read More >
Set in lush countryside with mountain views, this is a gem of a garden. Boxwood’s charm comes from its many garden rooms and is a haven for plant lovers and garden designers. Read More >
Set in lush countryside with mountain views, this is a gem of a garden. Boxwood’s charm comes from its many garden rooms and is a haven for plant lovers and garden designers. Read More >
Gravetye is a formal garden that celebrates the simplicity of mass green planting. Wander along the perennial border, pass the sunken vegetable garden, the reflection pool, the pleached limes & the laburnum arch, which all radiate from the house. Read More >
Gravetye is a formal garden that celebrates the simplicity of mass green planting. Wander along the perennial border, pass the sunken vegetable garden, the reflection pool, the pleached limes & the laburnum arch, which all radiate from the house. Read More >
A tranquil inner city hideaway orientated to comfortable outdoor living. Read More >
A tranquil inner city hideaway orientated to comfortable outdoor living. Read More >
Purchase a limited edition Bloom T-shirt when you purchase your festival tickets this year and show your festival love when you're out and about in the gardens. Choose from Navy, Indigo, or Coal.
Gather your friends, throw on a frock and glam up your bike. Join us for a fun, relaxed evening of nature, nibbles, wine and music on bicycles. Read More >
Learn all about epiphytic plants, including staghorn ferns, orchids, bromeliads and tillandsias, from Sharolyn at this interactive workshop. Read More >
A behind the scenes tour which features two fabulous private New Plymouth homes and two local food producers. Read More >
Tired of those annual battles with weeds, thrips, aphids or diseases? Or perhaps you are concerned about the amount of chemicals you use in the garden? Do you find yourself repeating the same treatments year after year? Read More >
Hanging baskets are fun and simple to do if you follow a few basic rules. Read More >
For over a decade, Mark and Abbie have been looking at modern trends in perennial gardening. Read More >
Our festival programme and map are designed to help you explore our beautiful gardens, art studios and other regional attractions with ease!
Order your FREE 2021 Garden Festival Programme and Map today so you can plan your itinerary before you arrive!
