Events
Waikato Bouquet
The NZGT 2012 Conference will be held in Hamilton in April 2012.
Conference details:
Date: Friday 27 – Sunday 29 April
Venue: Novotel Hotel, Hamilton
The Conference opens on Friday 27 April at 8am and concludes on Sunday 29th April at approximately 4pm.
Keynote speaker at the conference dinner will be Barry Ferguson, an accomplished florist who spent more than 30 years in New York, catering with style to the elegant and the famous in the Big Apple. Be entertained and amused with his tales of high life and high jinks.
On Saturday Dr Peter Sergel will speak about the development of the Hamilton Gardens and then lead participants on a tour of the gardens.
Sunday morning Jack Hobbs will speak on good garden plants and his talk will be followed by an open forum which will be your chance to speak on trust matters.
NB: The RNZIH Banks Memorial Lecture, delivered by Dr. Marion MacKay, is being held at 6pm on 27 April Friday. Dr MacKay who recently published a book about the plants at Pukeiti, will speak on that topic.
Accommodation:
Discounted accommodation is available at both Novotel and Ibis hotels – along with limited discount parking, when booking please advise that you are an NZGT Conference delegate.
Otahuna Lodge - Picnic in the Garden
On Sunday, 4 March 2012 Otahuna Lodge will again open its historic gardens to help raise funds for the Cancer Society.
The first-ever summer open day at Otahuna offers visitors a rare chance to enjoy the 30 acres of celebrated grounds classified as a Garden of National Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust. Highlights include the stone-walled organic potager garden and orchard, which is currently producing more than 120 varieties of nuts, fruits and vegetables. Major renovations within the last few years have seen the restoration and rebuilding of two original outbuildings - the Apple Store and Melon Shed - which today grow mushrooms and tropical fruit respectively. Elsewhere, visitors can enjoy the formal, buxus-lined "Dutch" garden, the redeveloped woodlands or the majestic Great Lawn - perfect for a picnic on a summer day.
Admission for Picnic in the Garden is $15 for adults and $5 for children age 5-12 (children under 5 will be admitted free of charge) with tickets sold at the gate for cash only. The price of admission includes: access to the gardens with optional guided tours, musical entertainment, mini-cooking demonstrations by Otahuna Lodge Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre, a children’s treasure hunt and donation to the Cancer Society. Food will be available for purchase from Canterbury’s leading mobile food purveyors. During the last open day at Otahuna Lodge, visitors helped raise $12,000 for the Cancer Society.
For more information, please phone Otahuna Lodge on 03 329 6333, visit us at www.otahuna.co.nz or email us at enquiries@otahuna.co.nz.
Picnic in the Garden: Otahuna Lodge Summer Open Day
Sunday 4 March
11am – 5 pm
There will be no rain date.