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The Taranaki Garden Trust was formed in 2004 by a small group of gardeners who had over many years opened their gardens annually to visitors of what was then known as the Taranaki Rhododendron Festival. They had enjoyed the experience of sharing their special gardens and wanted to continue and extend this opportunity to like minded Taranaki people. The outcome was a collection of gardens from all corners of Taranaki open to the public called the Fringe Garden Festival, offering a down to earth, “you can do it too” attitude. Many of the gardens were quirky and different, organic gardening was fostered and a snowball effect quickly gathered more keen gardeners every year. Festival dates for this year are Oct 26 to Nov 6 2012.
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