Friday Flowers - Wairarapa Garden to Visit

Lavender Magic is a Lavender and Cut Flower Farm at Mt Holdsworth, between Carterton and Masterton. Situated in the hills it has an amazing backdrop of the Tararua Ranges.

Wairarapa's largest and longest-running commercial lavender farm is different to other lavender farms, Lavender Magic specialises in English Lavender, has about 5000 lavender plants and grows a range of cut flowers. In season you will find pockets roses, lilies, sunflowers, zinnias and over 600 dahlias.

Join us on a Friday afternoon as we prepare bouquets for the Wairarapa Farmers' Market. The Water Mill Bakery is also on Blakes Road and open for Friday night pizzas from 5pm until 8pm. You may eat your pizza in our flower garden. Enjoy this time of the evening when nature gives us her beautiful natural light to work with - great for photographers! An opportunity to capture the perfect image that could be enlarged as a centrepiece in your home. Lavender Magic has a wide range of backdrops for the perfect picture, it's up to your imagination to capture it.

Visit the Lavender Magic shop for our hand-crafted lavender products. Since 2007 Lavender Magic has won many awards for the quality of their lavender oil, which can be purchased on site along with other favorite balms, creams, soaps and sprays, usually sold at the Wairarapa Farmers' Market each Saturday. Cut flower bouquets can be ordered in advance. A limited number of PYO lavender and pick you own cut flowers may be available, but this will depend on the numbers visiting and the growing season.

Plan your visit: Lavender Magic is a great place to take time out.
Wear - Good footwear to explore the lavender field and surrounding country gardens.
Wear - Sunglasses and slip, slop, slap on a sunny day as we get full sun.
Bring - A coffee, a treat or a picnic. BYO food is allowed.
Bring - A rug if you want to sit in the lavender, but not on the ground. Some seating may be available on quiet days.
Bring - A journal or magazine, to ensure you take time out and reflex and relax.
Bring - A friend and whanau to share your experience.
Bring - Your pet, if you are a responsible owner who picks up any mess and does not let it annoy others.
Bring - A camera to capture some of the magic and create memories.
A toilet is on site.

If you want something a little more private, we do hire out our property for photography and special events, contact Pauline on lavendermagic@outlook.com

Other things to do in the Mt Holdsworth area - Pizza at the Water Mill Bakery (Friday Only 5pm-8pm), Paul Melser Pottery (Weekends Only), Jackie Pearson's Fine Art Gallery (Check for details), Rivenrock Mountain Biking Park (Check for details) and DOC walks (24/7) as Holdsworth is the main entrance to the eastern side of the Tararua Forest Park.