Our story

Our wee farm in the beautiful Wairarapa started as 10 bare acres, without a single tree. In the past eight years, we’ve moved and renovated two homes, an 1890’s kauri cottage from Taranaki, and a 1906 former rectory, complete with turret, from Christchurch (yes, it came via the sea!). We breed Valais Blacknose sheep, have planted hundreds of trees, including over 130 heritage fruit and nut trees.

And we started a dahlia farm (roselilies too, but that’s another story). We also have about 150 roses and other plantings, including a lot of trees! We have security in the form of three small terriers (Nessa, Lulu and Lilibet Dolly Parton aka Wub wub), who ‘help’ on the farm, and there’s also some beautiful chickens. Who mostly do nothing but provide cuteness and the occasional egg :)