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The Gisborne Photo News

 

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EASTWOODHILL ARBORETUM

Situated approximately 302 km from Gisborne on the Ngatapa Road, Eastwoodhill Arboretum is described in the Festival Programme as "possibly the largest collection of northern hemishere trees in the southern hemisphere: azaleas, rhododendrons, large formal garden." To the visitor it is the constantly changing, beautiful world of mother nature.

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Visitors walking through the formal gardens amid a maze of nature's colours, listening to the birds which abound at Eastwoodhill. The creative vision of William Douglas Cook continues to amaze.

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Curator Gary Clapperton (sunglasses centre) guided & informed visitors through the magnificent arboretum just 6kms past Ngatapa.

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Chief cook of a BBQ organised by the Friends of Eastwoodhill was Ross Barclay (left) with Peter Tierney & Margaret Barclay.

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A sprinkler system was installed to alleviate the problems of keeping the gardens blooming through the heat of summer. J S Allans supplied & installed a James Hardie Irrigation System to the specifications of landscape / irrigation services designer Rod Gordon.