The Alternative Garden Tour - A Gardener’s Trail
The Carterton Indoor Community Pool Project Team is hosting the Alternative Garden Tour – A Gardener’s Trail on Saturday 24 October, 2026.
9:00am-4:30pm.
Featuring six extraordinary gardens within the Carterton district, the self-guided tour provides a unique opportunity to take a peek behind the garden gate of ordinary gardeners. Unlike most garden tours, participants can choose to visit one garden or all six and only pay $5 on each garden gate they visit.
The featured gardens include:
#1. 1 The Glade, Carterton 5713
A well-appointed large town garden with interesting features built by the owners late husband.
Mobility accessible.
#2. 9 Wyndham Street, Carterton 5713
A colourful and beautifully tended cottage garden in town.
Mobility accessible.
#3. 51 Chester Park Drive, West Taratahi 5791
A well-designed large country garden with a water feature and rose pergola.
Also:
Craig Thompson Garden Art
Plant Sales
Carterton Central Lions coffee / tea, slices, muffins & home baking $5
Raffle $5 a ticket
Toilets available
Mobility accessible.
#4. 118 Chester Park Drive, West Taratahi 5791
Find the hobbit house hidden along a native walk within a QE2 block. Park at 51 Chester Park Drive.
Mobility inaccessible.
Please park at No. 51 and take the minibus up to No. 118, as the road is tricky.
Thanks to St Mary’s School, Carterton, for lending their bus, which will run on demand.
#5. Hattenburn Gardens. 99 Hinau Gully Road, Carterton 5791
Features not only remarkable sculptures and artworks, but a food forest and a large vegetable garden.
Cream teas available 10:30am-3pm.
Mobility parking and golf cart transport available to tour the garden.
#6. 138 Jervois Road, Dalefield 5791
A large bush garden and home to numerous Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas.
Mobility inaccessible.
#7. Lavender Abbey. 351 Dalefield Road, Dalefield 5791
Lavender Abbey Farm will also be holding a special Gardener’s Trail Talk on growing lavender at 2pm. $10 donation to the Carterton Indoor Community Pool Project. Please register here.
Mobility accessible.
Kids under 12-years-old go free but must be supervised and please no pets.
Please also note: You enter the gardens at your own risk. Carterton Swimming Club, garden owners and organisers accept no responsibility for injury or damage to your property or yourself. Entry is on this basis only.
