Best places: Gardens in New Zealand

Landscaped gardens ranging from Tudor-style to Japanese & traditional Maori-influenced versions.

Historic Victorian-style glasshouses with tropical & seasonal flowers, plus a courtyard & pond.

Serene gardens with walking paths amid 6,000+ plant species, as well as a cafe & an aviary.

👍👍 Beautiful house and well kept gardens. So lovely to see people enjoying picnics.

Eclectic house & gardens, also a bed & breakfast, noted for its many whimsical mosaic sculptures.

Opened in 1876, this 34-acre garden features a marble fountain, a playground, an aviary & more.

Contemporary complex with sculpture gardens, art galleries & a vineyard, plus an elegant restaurant.

Rural complex with alpacas, landscaped gardens & a cafe, plus a shop selling honey, oil & soaps.

37-hectare park offering landscaped paths, gardens, play equipment & a seasonal paddling pool.

The 135-hectare arboretum offers many exotic & native trees/shrubs, a visitor center & guided tours.

👍 Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington Visited on 31/1/2019 After exiting from the Wellington Botanic Gardens, we enter the Lady Norwood Rose Garden. This garden won the Garden of Excellence award from the World Federation of Rose Societies in 2015. What a colourful and beautiful display of roses...

👍👍 Ohinetahi sits just 20 minutes over the Port Hills from Christchurch, in the delightful setting of Governor’s Bay. Today, Ohinetahi is as well known for its displays of art, architectural works and sculptures as it is for its magnificent grounds A place of magical beauty with a profound sense of pe...

Recreated village with colonial schools & stores, plus period clothing & artifacts on display.

😠 Paid $13pp for an entry for the tulip festival but only to see tulip in one spot(near the entrance packed with people taking photos). Had the most expensive hot dog ever($9.5) in one of the 2 food stalls inside. Garden itself is not so well maintained, and nothing really reflect the “festival”. Most...

Serene park featuring bush & open grassy space, plus BBQs & a small, seasonal swimming pool.

👍👍 Had a lovely time at the restaurant and gardens in the evening, where I had talked with staff and set up a proposal in the garden area. It was lovely and the staff were very helpful during the event. The live music was beautiful, the fire was warm. The food and dessert was fantastic! Thanks again f...

Classic Chinese garden with features such as a lake & grand archway, plus an audio tour & tea house.

Elaborate garden in the medieval Italian style, with geometric shapes, fountains & statues.

👍 Relaxed decor with inside and outside seating. The staff are both friendly and helpful. The food is great as is the coffee and cakes. The food is cooked with locally grown product and delish. They have their own garden outside the cafe and a store inside for purchases of product and other hand made...

👍👍 We visited Ngatea Water Gardens over the labour weekend, and I must say, it's a hidden gem worth every moment. The garden is impeccably clean and beautifully maintained. The combination of beautiful flowers, greeneries and fantastic water features is a visual delight. You can by a feeding bag for $1...