Ngata
★★★★
Ngata, 20 minutes east of Taihape, up a long winding old oak tree lined avenue…paradise unleashed!
Here, you will chance to find an outstandingly designed Alfred Buxton country garden set within 3 acres, boasting stunning views over the Hiwera Valley and on up to the majestic Ruahine Ranges in the far off distance, to the south.
This garden features massive big old English trees, such as oak, linden, liriodendron, beech, (copper and native), elm, cedar, ash, plane, and a parotia persica, all dating back from 1936.
Two perfectly balanced perennial borders add their charm, with a long cleanlined grass lawn between.
A distinctive grass teardrop driveway encircles the vast front lawn, big enough to have hosted 4 marquee weddings! A hug Robert Peel rhododendron is a feature off to the bottom right of the front lawn. The front of the house, this vast front lawn is simply green, unfussy, restful, simple, as opposed to the back of the house.
A lawn tennis court lies below old brick steps, overlooked by a commanding elm tree, looking across through two adjacent square holly hedges to a perfectly placed, shaped huge copper beech tree. Beyond the copper beech, is the tallest tree in the garden, a cedar, which has been limbed up to allow vistas through to neighbouring farmland and beyond to Aorangi, Pukeokahu, with its distinctive flat top mountain.
Below the cedar, a long line of old rhododendrons prosper.
Many varieties of daffodils flourish in the front paddock on the left, before entering this magical piece of “gods gift”.
Facilities and Amenities
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Morning and afternoon tea available on request
Tour Guide available on request
Larger buses will need to park on the road and can be transported to the property - contact to arrange
Garden plan available
Dogs welcome on a lead
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$20 per person.
Open by appointment in Spring, Summer and Autumn.
Larger buses will need to park on the road and can be transported to the property - contact to arrange.
Tour guide, morning and afternoon tea available on request.
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Ngata
1083 Moawhango Valley Road, TaihapeEmail: amandacollier236@gmail.com
Phone: 063881407 or 0273481455
