Welcome to Tupare

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

Garden design workshop series: Get involved in a project to redesign part of Elizabeth Garden at Tupare. The next workshop is on Sunday 9 June, 2pm to 4pm.

Make a date for High Tea at Tupare. The first one's on Sunday 2 June.

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What the gardeners are up to


• Autumn has arrived at Tupare and gardeners are regularly raking up the leaves and adding them to the compost - they make sure to add green matter too to maintain the health and balance of the heap.
  
• Potting up the winter annuals for seasonal colour - pansies and violas are good picks for winter shade and temperature.
  
• Autumn is a good time of year for planting and transplanting. This year we are adding some cornus varieties to the garden and moving around some viburnum and cotinus also.