Tūpare

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Taranaki Regional Council now own and manage the property and it is open for the public to enjoy all day every day.

10/09/2024

Looking beautiful as always! 🌸

05/09/2024

Tūpare Working Bee yesterday... 20 cubic metres of mulch, 14 dedicated gardeners, all uphill, one barrow at a time and all spread by lunch! 💪 No small feat, but the results are stunning! 🌸✨

Let us know what you think!

02/09/2024

The next issue of our newsletter 'In Season' is dropping next week! 💚

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Taranaki Regional Gardens Newsletter

27/08/2024

Can't wait to see you all and show off all the hard work we've been putting in.💚

22/08/2024

Last month, our awesome mates from Hollard Gardens and Pukeiti joined us for cleanup around the garden. Here's what we got up to! 🎬

13/08/2024

Spring is coming early this year! 🌸🌺☀

17/07/2024

Still lots of colour to see at Tūpare and there will be even more shortly as the magnolias are just starting to bloom! 🌸🌺

15/07/2024

Bumped into Dreamy having a stroll around the garden the other day. Dreamy lives nearby and loves hanging out here and welcoming our visitors. Have you met her yet?😺

11/07/2024

This week feels like summer at the garden! ☀️

If you're looking for something fun to do with the kids these school holidays, we've got a variety of activities lined up for you! 🌳👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

- Adventure through the garden on our various loops and trails 🗺️
- Bring your tennis rackets and enjoy a game on our court 🎾
- Head down to the river flat and enjoy the open space 🌿🏞️

19/06/2024

Autumn has called it a wrap – except for our stunning Ginkgo tree! Hello, winter! 🍂❄️

16/06/2024

🌟 Volunteer Week Appreciation 🌟

It's Volunteer Week and we want to say thanks to our incredible team of volunteers. Your dedication, passion, and hard work make our gardens thrive.

We are grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you for your unwavering support and we hope you enjoyed the morning tea. 🌸💚

16/06/2024

We had a blast bird-watching and learning about NZ Garden Bird Survey after the rain cleared this morning. We spotted Piwakawaka, Tui, Grey Warbler, Song Thrush, Blackbird and Kererū. 🕊️🌿

14/06/2024

Join us tomorrow at 10am for a fun-filled morning of bird-watching and learning! 🐦

Discover how to identify native birds like the beautiful Kererū and the importance of the NZ Garden Bird Survey. Help us gather valuable data for conservation efforts. Don't miss out! 📝

14/06/2024

Join us this Sunday at 10am for a morning of fun where we will learn how to identify our native birds like Kererū. 🐦

Discover the importance of the NZ Garden Bird Survey and how to record valuable data. 📋

05/06/2024

All go at Tūpare this morning! Our friends over at Hollard Gardens and Pukeiti came over to give us a helping hand with our autumn clean. 🍂

03/06/2024

What an awesome Arbor Day celebration we had on Sunday! Thank you to everyone who joined us! 🌳

Mark your calendars for our next event on June 16th, where we'll dive into the fascinating world of birds and learn how to identify them. 🐦

Head here for more info 👉 https://bit.ly/Gardenbirdsurvey

29/05/2024

Join us for a delightful High Tea at the Tūpare Homestead this Sunday at 2pm! 🌿☕️

Tickets are available at Frederic’s, 34 Egmont St, New Plymouth. Bookings are essential!

🎟️ $30 per person (cash only)

This event is a special fundraiser for the Mangorei School PTA. Please note, vehicle access is not permitted.

28/05/2024

A special time of year at Tūpare! 🍂🍁

27/05/2024

Come and celebrate Arbor Day at Tūpare this Sunday!

Join us for a morning of fun and interactive learning, where you will discover cool facts about the trees of Tūpare. 🌿

📍 Tūpare
🕙 10am - 12pm
🧒 Suitable for children ages 5-10

22/05/2024

Our Red Maples are stealing the show! 🍁

07/05/2024

This view makes coming to work so easy. 🌞

02/05/2024

Looking for an early Mother's Day gift? Our High Teas are back and the first one is this Sunday! 🌞

Tickets are available from Frederic's - CASH only.

30/04/2024

Autumn has arrived! 🍂

12/04/2024

And so it begins... 🍂

10/04/2024

Couldn't have said it any better Aleisha! What's your favourite thing about Tūpare?

03/04/2024

It's wedding season at Tūpare. 🥰

02/04/2024

Soaking in the greenery before autumn's shades start to take over. 🌿🍃

30/03/2024

Happy Easter! 🐰

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Easter egg hunt yesterday. 🥚

If you have any pictures from the day, we'd love to see them! Share them below! 📸

28/03/2024

Our epic Easter egg hunt is this Saturday! 🥚🐰

Chocolate prizes are up for grabs this year and a chance to win a night's stay at the Piwakawaka family hunt at Pukeiti! 🤩

FYI - If you are unable to make the event please cancel your booking on Eventbrite. We have lots of eager people on the waiting list and would hate for them to miss out.

26/03/2024

The Beautiful Japanese Anemones are on full display at Tūpare this morning. 🌸

Address

487 Mangorei Road
New Plymouth
4312

Website

http://www.tupare.nz/

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Last month, our awesome mates from Hollard Gardens and Pukeiti joined us for cleanup around the garden. Here's what we got up to! 🎬

And so it begins... 🍂

Wonderful footage taken during the week of a thirsty kererū here at Tūpare. 🙌 🎥 Ayla Hutchinson

A magical display of Kererū feasting on our magnolias ✨ 🎥 Ayla Hutchinson #Kererū #magical #whatasight #magnolias #nzbirds #springtime #tuparenz #weekendvibes #Tupareviews #whataview #taranaki_nz #taranakilikenoother #gardensofnz #nzgardensofsignificance #nzgardens

A stunning display of Tūī loving this kōwhai tree here at Tūpare 💛

🌱 Exciting news 🌱 Our Tūpare Plants database is now online! https://tupare.gardenexplorer.org/ 👉Click on the map tab and zoom in on the aerial photo. You’ll see lots of purple dots – these represent the plants. 👉Touch each one to get its name and click on the plus symbol to get photographs and more information. 👉Use the search tab to locate particular plants. We hope you enjoy this new feature on our website, a significant milestone for our team! 👏

Dawn sunlight through the Maple leaves. Such a beautiful day to round off the weeks work in our stunning garden ☀

A snippet of our head gardener Mitch trimming back a Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila). Just like hedges, they look and grow better when trimmed lightly and regularly. Mitch's three top tips for better trimming results: 1. Do not to trim in times of cold wet weather. 2. Cut out any dead or diseased growth. 3. Make sure your tools are nice and sharp.

Monarchs on our Sedum flowers 🦋

Baeckea 'La Petite - a very popular shrub with pollinators when in flower 🐝 #Tupare #bees #floweringshrub #taranakilikenoother #taranaki_nz #taranakigardens #taranaki #nzgardens #seasons #gardenviews #sunnydays

A little time-lapse of our Head Gardener Mitch giving an ornamental crabapple tree, Malus 'Ellerslie', a summer pruning ✂️ Mitch is pruning off the summer water shoots to help the tree retain its canopy shape. On a fine day in winter it will have another pruning to maintain its health and further enhance its beautiful form 🌳

10 years of volunteering at Tūpare

It's National Volunteer Week! We caught up with Ruth, who is celebrating 10 years of volunteering at Tūpare next month! WOW For Ruth, Tūpare has always held fond memories of visiting as a child, when Sir Russell Matthews would have open days for the community. So after moving back to Taranaki in 2011, she attended a guided walk of the gardens and on discovering they were always on the hunt for volunteers, she decided to put her hand up. 10 years later, and with many friends met along the way, Ruth says this is her happy place and she feels totally privilleged to be a part of making Tūpare such a special place for visitors to enjoy. Ruth volunteers one day per week, helping Mitch and the team out with many gardening tasks that help to keep the gardens looking spectacular. Watch Ruth's story here. A big big thank you to Ruth and to all of the other volunteers who help to keep Tūpare looking beautiful!