Frensham Gardens

Frensham & Broadfield Gardens Visit

On Day Nine of our trip to visit Gardens and Scenery of New Zealand, we stopped in at two very fine gardens near Christchurch: Frensham Garden and Broadfield Garden.

Ohinetahi House & Garden 28th March 2018

Ohinetahi House and Garden, Governors Bay, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. The photo's were taken 28th March 2018, The garden was first made in 1865 by New Zealand's first botanist TH Potts but went into dis-repair following his death in 1888. Sir Miles Warren and Mr and Mrs Trengrove restored the house and began the present garden in 1977. The garden is a short drive from Christchurch City .

Ohinetahi House & Garden

Ohinetahi House and Garden, Governors Bay, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand. The photo's were taken 28th March 2018, The garden was first made in 1865 by New Zealand's first botanist TH Potts but went into dis-repair following his death in 1888. Sir Miles Warren and Mr and Mrs Trengrove restored the house and began the present garden in 1977. The garden is a short drive from Christchurch City .

Ohinetahi

Ohinetahi
Ōhinetahi,The,Place,of,One,Daughter1,is,a,valley,,historic,homestead,,and,formal,garden,on,Teddington,Road,,Governors,Bay,,Christchurch,,Canterbury,Region,,New,Zealand,Ōhinetahi,valley,is,situated,at,the,head,of,Lyttelton,Harbour,while,the,Port,Hills,rise,above,Ōhinetahi2,While,the,Ōhinetahi,Homestead,is,considered,to,be,a,significant,historic,building,in,the,small,settlement,of,Governors,Bay,3,the,formal,garden,of,Ōhinetahi,is,considered,to,be,one,of,New,Zealands,finest4,Amongst,the,early,owners,of,Ōhinetahi,were,William,Sefton,Moorhouse,,Canterbury,pioneer,,and,Thomas,Potts,,New,Zealands,first,conservationist;,Sir,Miles,Warren,,architect,of,the,Christchurch,Town,Hall,,was,the,last,private,owner,,and,gave,it,to,New,Zealand56
Contents
1,Etymology
2,History
3,Structure
4,Flora
5,Awards
6,References
7,External,links
Etymology
The,place,was,once,a,heavily,fortified,Ngāti,Māmoe,pā,Approximately,300,years,ago,,it,was,overtaken,by,Te,Rakiwhakaputa,of,Ngāi,Tahu,After,the,pās,capture,,Manuhiri,,son,of,Te,Rakiwhakaputa,,resided,here,,fathering,many,sons,and,one,daughtohinetahi,garden,,ohinetahi,Ohinetahi
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