Timara Lodge's beautiful gardens are well renowned with garden enthusiasts throughout New Zealand and are meticulously maintained by a team of experienced and knowledgeable gardeners. Amidst the 25 acres of magnificent gardens is a five-acre lake and an extensive and immaculately kept English-style garden featuring sweeping fully mature lawns - some more than a century old, native and exotic trees, a historic arboretum, perfume garden, daffodil lawn, woodland walk, and a new rose garden featuring more than 350 roses.

Recalling the charm of days gone by, the elegant landscaped gardens are abundant with native bird life. When you stay at Timara Lodge, you can wake each morning to the sweet sound of bird song: the inquisitive peep of fantails, the distinctive chime of bellbirds, the chatter of tuis and silver eyes. Native wood pigeons swoop from branch to branch, their wings ponderously beating the air, and the placid lake attracts waterfowl of all kinds, including black swans, teal, geese and ducks.

Taking a walk through the garden is a beautiful and energising way to start your day at Timara Lodge.