Everything’s getting big and blousy and gorgeous, and the borders are filling up day by day. In total transparency, our plant knowledge has a few rather gaping holes in it but we are gaining knowledge everyday. It helps that when @carolynferraby pops round I follow her around scribbling down plant names, without a shadow of a doubt spelling them completely wrong, but doing my best. And that’s what we’re here to do at Barewood - just give it our very best shot, and continue to share this magical wonderland with all of you online and in person. If you would like to visit the garden or have an idea, send us a messge. We are open for garden visits, and if you’d like morning tea on the veranda that can be arranged as well 🫖☕️ #nztravel #nzgardens #gardensofnz #newzealandlife #newzealandtourism #newzealandtrip #marlboroughnz #marlboroughgardens #amazinggardens #greenspaces #getoutside #greenfingers #bespoketravel #luxurynztravel #nzhiddengems #newzealandfinds #newzealandvacations

The unfurling of various giant poppies around the garden is such a happy surprise. Every offering a different colour of papery petals, they come and go pretty quickly too. A blip of beauty in an ever changing landscape.

Everyone’s very busy here. The comforting buzz of a bumble. The garden at Barewood is teeming with life from dusk till dawn, the birds, bees and butterflies, further afield we can hear cattle and for a few days we’ll listen closely to the sheep grazing our land to bring the grass down. There’s also the lesser loved fly and possum doing the rounds…but all life is good, and are daily reminders that we are not the only ones here and we all need to co exist somehow. So sometimes, just sometimes, I’ll let the snail eat the cabbage.

Beneath fragrant tendrils, the house is hidden away. Cocooned for the summer by sweet smelling blooms.

Luminous spears of lupins, peppered all over the garden and standing to attention around every corner. Gorgeous after the rain.

Moments of stillness between many moments of joyful garden graft. Barewood is not taking part in @gardenmarlborough this year, but we’re so excited to have the opportunity to visit some other gardens in the area 🌱🌸🌿🌸🍃

Captured here at dusk, you won’t have to look too hard to discover this feathery beauty - Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’ gently woven throughout the garden here at Barewood.

Some gentle shaping along the front border as the garden begins to reveal itself, this garden is a masterpiece unfolding before our eyes. Everyday, a new bloom bursts. The bees are humming with joy.

An extraordinary historic home nestled amongst this whimsical and romantic garden. Built in 1908, Barewood is fringed with a variety of mature trees that create an incredibly effective shelter belt from the winds. Alongside millable pine for stacking the woodshed in winter, you can seek out old English oaks, a variety of gums, pin oaks, willow and poplar. The habitat they nurture for bird life is like nothing we have ever heard before. All gorgeous, full of movement and life.

Well goodness gracious me. Here we be, just under a month of life at Barewood and so much to share. A happy collision of right time, right place and right circumstance has landed us where we are right now, the next custodians of Barewood homestead and garden. We are Rosie and Pete - keen gardeners, landscapers, builders, designers, home makers. We’ve turned our hands to many things over our years thus far, but caring for Barewood may be one of the larger leaps of faith we’ve dabbled with! We are constantly learning the landscape here, watching and documenting, asking questions and furiously googling. We are so lucky to have the support, guidance and wealth of knowledge from @carolynferraby and Joe, always at the end of the (landline!) phone should we need. We’re so grateful to be here, so thank you for following along on this massive adventure, we’re so excited to share this exquisite creation with you, and if you’re in the area, drop us a line - we are open for garden visits and tours! Oh, and that’s Whisky and George, resident lawn rugs at Barewood - thoroughly enjoying their retirement to the beautiful Awatere! #barewoodgarden #gardensofnewzealand