Path through Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum is an

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

in New Zealand. Situated in a disused quarry near the small village of Tauwhare in the Waikato region, the project to rehabilitate the site was initiated in 1991 by the owners, John and Dorothy Wakeling. They have passed the park over to a charitable trust. The park is now run by the Art-in-Nature Arboretum Trust. The 17.5 ha area contains more than 25,000 trees and shrubs and also houses an outdoor sculpture park, of more than 100 sculptures and installations. The area closer to the quarry cliffs and the enclosed lake has also been used as a site for musical performances.

Geography

The sculpture park and arboretum is set into a hillside that was once used as a quarry. In parts, the lack of a good topsoil layer made the rehabilitation difficult."Rehabilitation Q&A"
/ref> The sculpture park overlooks the gentle rolling pasture land east of Hamilton. The

Waitakaruru Stream The Waitakaruru Stream is a major tributary of the Piako River, within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It should not be confused with the similarly named Waitakaruru River, which is also in the Waikato Region. The Waitakarur ...

runs through the lower part of the arboretum, and several ponds and a small lake are also part of the grounds.

Footnotes

External links

Official website of Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park
Arboreta in New Zealand Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in New Zealand {{Waikato-geo-stub