We are so lucky to be able to enjoy, and welcome guests to some amazing local festivals. We are in the midst of Winter Fest that runs until Sunday… Then comes the Taranaki Garden Festival November 1 – 10th and it’s mate the Fringe Garden Festival And the largest Tattoo Festival in Austrasia – The […]
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Taranaki Weddings – Industry Awards
We are delighted to have been nominated in two categories in the upcoming Taranaki Weddings – Industry Awards. These nominations mean so much to us, because they come directly from brides and grooms who have stayed at the House and given us the huge honor of hosting their wedding in our garden. I get such […]
Magical Moment
We are just finishing a very busy period of events and have a day break before we have guests in for the next 6 weeks straight. One of the best events we’ve ever held here at the House was the recent fundraiser for Gabby’s Starlit HOPE Gabby’s mom Sarah put her heart and soul into […]
Thankful
This weekend the rooms are full, and we will host over 1,000 people at the House for an amazing fundraiser, Deck the Rooms for Taranaki Women’s Refuge where we will have a Christmas Market, followed by over 30 friends and family for a joint American Thanksgiving in the garden. This week has been full of preparation, […]
Taranaki Garden Spectacular – Armstrong Garden
We have 2 garden festivals going on this week – the Powerco Taranaki Garden Spectacular, and the Fringe Festival. Together, there are almost 100 gardens open to the public. It’s a gorgeous time of year, everything is flowering, and the weather is sunny and calm. I visited the first garden of the Festival over the […]
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Garden Spectacular
These are the first roses from the garden this spring. I am so proud of them, as this is the first garden I’ve ever had that has rose bushes. I knew nothing about caring for them, and have slowly learned their cycles. It’s wonderful to see the beautiful product of all of those steps….feeding, spraying, […]
Christmas in August
I am getting excited about a Christmas project & event we are working on in the House. […]
Going to the effort
We often welcome guests who have travelled to be together…this past weekend we hosted a mother and daughter who were joining with extensive family to celebrate a 90th birthday, and a group of women coming together for a ‘girls weekend,’ to connect. It is so sweet to hear of their stories, and the distances they’ve […]
Getting Excited!
The Taranaki International Arts Festival is back this August. This festival runs every two years, and brings amazing talent and vibrancy to New Plymouth. I can’t wait! I have 3 pages of events that I want to go to. The last time the festival was in town, I booked us into so many shows that […]