The finance deal is 12 months interest free and 12 months holiday repayment (terms and conditions apply).

• For more information check out the Q-Mastercard website.
• To apply click on the link on our homepage.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Marie, our events manager at Fountain Gardens.

Ph 07 548 0554 or 027 555 0769

[email protected]

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We have the wonderful Melanie Wakeman exhibiting with us

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Our niffy new cart

Fountain Gardens has a new member of the team – our trusty electric cart that seats up to four people. We purchased the cart to help guests with mobility difficulties access areas of the garden with ease.

It’s great fun and means those guests with mobility difficulties, and your more mature guests, can be transported around much of the garden and to the main ceremony deck in comfort and style – no matter what the weather.
Last winter we set to work to make it happen in time for the 2013/2014 wedding season. It took a bit of work to create a path wide enough to accommodate the cart. My brother Nick and I formed the new path using a hired dingo and block paving.

We also built a ponga retaining wall along the path. We’ve become quite good at building these. They fit into the rest of the native natural landscape perfectly.
Ponga wall tip: If you decide to build a ponga wall make sure you build it with fresh cut ponga and water daily over the top as well as the base for at least 3 months or more if dry and hot. Once they are established they look after themselves.
The block paving of the main path provides a firm smooth pathway and works well wtih the rare giant bamboo grove that lines the pathway. The banboo grove sends out roots that will break any surface. The block paving enables us to lift the paver/s, cut the root out and set the paver back into position.

The cart was used for every wedding last season to ferry guests about the venue and to give the children fun rides.
Adrianne Conner, Owner of Fountain Gardens

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Fountain Gardens has two main lawn areas, the upper lawn that overlooks the main lake, and the lower lawn that merges more closely with the rest of the garden.

Many guests that come to the venue comment on how lovely the lawns are. Four years ago Fountain Gardens did not have any lawn area. 

The now lower lawn once consisted of a bank of shrubs and three huge gum tree. The gum trees were felled and the area landscaped and flattened. The area was then hydroseeded.

Year one the lawn looked great… then brown patches took over instead of green. This was the start of my education into how to keep your lawn looking good.

Lucky for me I came across a local company, Lawn Fix, who have helped me resolve any problems that arise, and have educated me in how to maintain a healthy lawn.

Lawn maintenance tip:

In the bay of Plenty we get a lot of lawn fungal infections due to the warm damp weather. It is best to water your lawn early mornings instead of evenings where the damp will sit all night long – especially when our night temperatures increase and fungal infections are rampant. I have now learned to recognise the common infections and treat immediately to keep the lawns as lush and green as possible.

Room for all the guests in this photo shoot!

Beautifully manicured lawns – unfortunately it doesn’t happen by magic!

Playing lawn games

Plenty of great photo options

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