North Canterbury News: September 23, 2021
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SPRING GARDENING<br />
14 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Enthusiasm for garden festival unwavering<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Galeforcewinds, rain,the odd hailand<br />
snowstorm, along withthe repercussions<br />
of Covid19, have notshaken the<br />
enthusiasm of participantsinthis year’s<br />
HurunuiGarden Festival(HGF).<br />
Preparations arewellunder waywith<br />
lockdown providing for thekeen<br />
gardeners to preen their gardens in<br />
readiness forthe festival whichrunsfrom<br />
Thursday,October28toSunday, October<br />
31.<br />
HGF chair GaryMitchell saysthe four<br />
day festivalisabletooperateatLevel2.<br />
He saysthe gales of recentdays have<br />
leftsome damage in the gardens taking<br />
part, but everyone is in tidy up mode and<br />
it is all systems go.<br />
Atotal of 22 gardens willbeonshowto<br />
admireand inspire, withsomefavourites<br />
returning, andseven new ones joining the<br />
festival.<br />
To aid navigation, thepropertiesare<br />
groupedintosix clusters, eachwith its<br />
own mapshowing how to findthe venues,<br />
along withother useful information, such<br />
as thelocationsofpublic toilets,fuel<br />
stations,wineries, cafes, shopsand other<br />
HurunuiDistrict highlights.<br />
Thisyear for the first time there is an<br />
opportunity to walk inside some of<br />
Hurunui’shistorichomesteads.<br />
Alsoonofferisashowcase of local<br />
artists work, their placeofwork and some<br />
stunningexhibits which are forsale.<br />
Julia AtkinsonDunn, from the home<br />
and gardenwebsite Studiohome.co.nz,<br />
and author of thebeginner’sgardening<br />
book, Petal Power,will speak at three<br />
gardens on different days.<br />
Penny Zino of Flaxmere (near<br />
Hawarden), Doreen DrydenofLoch Leven<br />
(near Rotherham), andRobert Dayof<br />
RibbonwoodCountry House,nearCheviot,<br />
willsharetheir extensiveknowledge<br />
about establishingtheir gardens in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> throughoutthe festival.<br />
The festivalhas grown in popularity<br />
withmany visitors makingitalong<br />
weekend so they can enjoy attractions the<br />
districthas to offer.<br />
Coldstream ... The tranquil waters of afreshwater stream at Vicky<br />
Collett and Andrew Dalzell's property near Culverden. PHOTOS:ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
The HurunuiGarden FestivalInc<br />
(HGF), is unitedinfollowing itsethos of<br />
being ‘‘inspirational and supportive to the<br />
residents of theHurunui’’.<br />
It offers a$2000 scholarship forlocal<br />
studentstostudy horticulture,<br />
agriculture,landscape design,ora<br />
relatedfield,attertiary level.<br />
The scholarship is opentostudents in<br />
their final year of schooling from Year 11<br />
to 13, and whosefamily homeisin the<br />
Hurunui District.<br />
It is being offeredaspartofHGF’s<br />
commitment to invest back to its<br />
The Widest Music Variety<br />
communityifitmakes aprofit from its<br />
annualHurunui GardenFestival.<br />
Thescholarship is aimed at helping the<br />
successful applicantwithfees associated<br />
with theircourse,such as tuitionfees,<br />
text books,and any courserelatedcostsor<br />
livingcosts.<br />
Applications, which mustincludea<br />
briefletter, and tworeferences with<br />
contactdetails,can be emailed to<br />
info@hurunuigardenfestival.com by<br />
October 31. Thecommittee canaward the<br />
scholarship to oneormore students,<br />
meaning thetotalamount of the<br />
See<br />
your<br />
experts<br />
in Rangiora!<br />
Wistful ... Wisteria frames the veranda of Vicky and Peter Black's<br />
home at Kintail, on Karaka Road, Waikari.<br />
scholarship would be split equally<br />
betweenrecipients.<br />
Ticketsare availablefromthe website<br />
—hurunuigardenfestival.com. Admission<br />
is $10 foranadult to visiteachgarden,<br />
payable on theday as theyenterthe<br />
garden. Children18years of age and<br />
under, accompanied by an adult,may<br />
enter forfree.<br />
Please have cash withyou as the<br />
gardens cannot processelectronic<br />
payments.Alternatively you canbuy a10<br />
ticket admission packthroughthe<br />
website.<br />
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