Take a walk through these beautiful Heritage Gardens of National Significance.
Magnolia / Southern magnolia / Magnolia Grandiflora. This striking evergreen with large dark green leaves and giant white flowers situated on our grounds, is native to the south-eastern United States.
Pear Tree / Williams' Bon Chretien / Pyrus communis. Seen here in full bloom, this tree was planted in the 1830's and is the second oldest pear tree in the country (the oldest is across the road at the Plough and Feather Restaurant; planted in 1819).
Wisteria in bloom at Kemp House.
246 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri, New Zealand.
Enjoy the beautiful surrounds featuring an array of heritage roses, a riverbank orchard, and English ‘cottage garden’ flowerbeds that encircle New Zealand’s oldest buildings, Kemp House and the Stone Store.
Enjoy the beautiful surrounds featuring an array of heritage roses, a riverbank orchard, and English ‘cottage garden’ flowerbeds that encircle New Zealand’s oldest buildings, Kemp House and the Stone Store.
Take a walk through these beautiful Heritage Gardens of National Significance.
Magnolia / Southern magnolia / Magnolia Grandiflora. This striking evergreen with large dark green leaves and giant white flowers situated on our grounds, is native to the south-eastern United States.
Pear Tree / Williams' Bon Chretien / Pyrus communis. Seen here in full bloom, this tree was planted in the 1830's and is the second oldest pear tree in the country (the oldest is across the road at the Plough and Feather Restaurant; planted in 1819).
Wisteria in bloom at Kemp House.
Garden Tour: Self-guided tour includes beautifully illustrated Kerikeri Mission Station Garden Tour Booklet - $10.00 per booklet. (Available from the Stone Store Retail Shop).
Cultivated for over 200 years, layers of history are revealed as you explore New Zealand’s oldest European gardens. Māori gardens were lying fallow when missionaries arrived in 1819 to form a new mission settlement at Kerikeri. Overseen by Ngapuhi chief Hongi Hika, from his Pa Kororipo, the fledgling settlement came to rely heavily on the gardens as a vital source of food when the missionaries refused to trade in guns with Hongi. Using seed and rootstock brought with them from England, the missionaries created gardens that represented their beliefs, heritage and connection with the land.
246 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri, New Zealand.
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