Trees
around Highwic are almost as old as the house, including old, once fashionable,
pines under planted with clivias. Norfolk pines dominate the croquet lawn and
front entrance Mature camellias line a pathway down the drive, with ivy and South
African bulbs underneath.
The original Victorian garden is still evident
as the house and grounds remained in the Buckland family until 1978. An old orchard
borders Gillies Ave and Echium pinana stand above the volcanic outcrop forming
the North -West corner of the property. Looking from here, the sight of modern
Newmarket contrasts completely with the uncluttered view to Rangitoto Island that
existed in Alfred Buckland's time.
Most of Highwic is hidden from public
view by mature trees and high hedges. A formal element remains in a hedged , circular
garden with narrow curving pathways. Other, formally edged beds contain old fashioned
perennials and annuals. Native species include ferns, Nikau , cabbage tree and
a large Totara on the edge of the lawn .
A fern house features many further
varieties of indigenous ferns. A rock walkway leads past a bank of Agapanthus,
once a sophisticated rockery, past belladonna lilies to the driveway by the original
stables.
New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga
The
Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga is the leading agency for the protection
of sites and buildings in New Zealand that are of historic and cultural significance
to its peoples.
Puritia
nga taonga tuku iho a nga tupuna hei tiki huia ma nga uri whakatupu a Aotearoa.
Keep the treasures
handed down by the ancestors as an adornment for the descendants yet to be born
in New Zealand.
The
Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga is the leading agency for the protection
of sites and buildings in New Zealand that are of historic and cultural significance
to its peoples.