Welcome to Tupare

Experience the beautifully restored garden and Chapman-Taylor home. Sculpted from a hillside overlooking the Waiwhakaiho River, this is THE premier landscaped garden.

Sense the prestige, lifestyle and stories of the property's original developer, the prominent businessman Sir Russell Matthews, and his family ...

Upcoming events

Waitangi Day (Monday 6 February): Guided walk (8am) and Market Day (9am-noon). Meet at the Gatehouse for a walk and talk with Tupare manager Mitch Graham (This event is part of the NPDC Guided Walks programme.) Afterwards, enjoy coffee and brunch at the Market Day incorporating stalls from the Taranaki Farmers Market with local growers and Taranaki craftspeople.

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What the gardeners are up to

• Consistently dead-heading roses to encourage further flowering, and foliar feeding with fish fertiliser to give them strength against black spot.
• Staking and deadheading herbaceous perennials and Salvias.
• Pruning out flowered growth of philidelphus and deutzias, to allow for new growth for next year's flowering.
• As soon as the Renga lillies' flowers start to develop seeds, the flower stalks will be removed so the energy goes into the promotion of healthy foliage rather than seed-set.

Read Mitch's latest column: Mary's garden