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Burnlea
| Address | 44 Burns Lane Kumeu Auckland. Take the North Western motorway and stay on State Highway 16 through to Kumeu. Or, if you are coming from the North Shore take the Upper Harbour Highway or through Albany and the Riverhead – Coatesville Highway. |
| Region | Auckland - West |
| Privately owned or public | Private |
| Email | |
| Phone | (09)4126931 |
| Fax | No |
| Contact Person | Lyndsay & Mary Dowler |
| Website | No |
| Hours | By arrangement only. |
| Garden Size | 2 acres, allow 1-2 hours. |
| Price | $5 per person. |
| Brochure Available? | Yes along with a full map of directions.. |
| Parking | Off street for buses and cars. |
| Toilets | Yes |
| Food Available | No |
| Cafe/Restaurant available? | No |
| Seating | Yes we have out door seating. |
| Picnics | Yes please feel free to bring your own picnic. |
| Wheelchair Access | No |
| Dogs Allowed | No dogs please |
| Children Allowed | Yes but please supervise at all time as we have a ponds. Children love our garden as we have many fun things to make them smile. |
| Accommodation | No. But we are 5 minutes from Willows Reach B&B. |
| Weddings | The garden is great for photos |
| Plant/Other Sales | Yes we have plants that we have potted up from our own collection. |
| Guided Tours | Yes we are happy to show our visitors around the garden. |
| Function center? | No |
| Winery? | No |
| Other Facilities | We are 5 minutes away from Willows Reach Garden and Accommodation, 252 Boord Crescent, Kumeu. Also Cornerlea garden is 10 minutes away in Whenuapai.
There are several wineries in the area. |
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The GardenWe have a large variety of plants in our garden, including bromeliads, palms, and daylilies even a few hostas. The flowering cherries look wonderful in the spring and I planted the rose ‘Alberic Barbier’ in an old plum tree and it looks beautiful in flower and I still get plums.
We also have several water features and one of them has two waterfalls into it and some lovely fish. I have included a few fun things in my garden so be ready to smile. There is also a fairy dell, pixie wall and a witch corner. Children love my garden too. This property will go on the market approximately in March 2011, expressions of interest welcome. |
The GardenerI have always loved flowers and gardens and when we moved to Kumeu I was able to create a large garden. I started with a cottage garden but that required a lot of work and I gradually changed it so it was very low maintenance and colour for most of the year.
By using a lot of mulch I have very few weeds. Most of my plantings were done on an “It was a good idea at the time” basis. Some times it worked and sometimes it didn’t. A few plants got quite dizzy. I have a compulsion to pot up cuttings and seedlings so there are usually quite a few plants for sale.
Lyndsay mows our extensive lawns and it takes a few hours with the ride-on mower but with the headset he listens to the radio to pass the time. Lyndsay also is very good at creating the water features and moving rocks. |
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