THE BUSMAN’S GUIDE TO: Whanganui

Paloma Gardens

11 POHUTUKAWA LANE, FORDELL

rive east for 20 minutes from downtown Whanganui and you can pull up at these privately owned gardens that are open to the public. Owners Nicki and Clive Higgie have spent many years cultivating what has been deemed a Garden of National Significance by the New Zealand Gardens Trust. Stroll through the towering bamboo forest, wander across the immaculate grass of the Wedding Lawn, marvel at the Jardin Exotique’s myriad