Rose gardens - New Zealand - Waikato Region

Date: 1977 to 1979

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-q-279

Description: Photographs of family and friends, mostly taken in New Zealand by Rhoda McWhannell. There is one group of scenes relating to Rhoda McWhannell's brother and his family in the Kloof and Drakensberg Mountains areas of South Africa. The New Zealand scenes include friends at Rozel, the home of Rhoda and Frederick McWhannell at Ohaupo; numbers of different varieties of gum trees, which Frederick McWhannell had specialised in; friends' gardens; photographs of flowers including roses, dahlias, eucalypts, water lilies, acacia and irises; and the rose garden and fountain at Te Awamutu Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with purple vinyl cover; 35 x 30 cm

Date: 1932 - 1948

From: Buxton, Trevor Sidney, 1901-1948 :[Landscape design plans for fine gardens in the (mostly lower) North Island; includes two design plans for garden entrances by Trevor's brother, Raymond. ca 1932-1948]

By: Bryant, Daniel Vickery, 1882-1962

Reference: Plans-2012-011-060

Description: Unfinished plan for a residential garden in Hamilton; features largely unidentified, but include large lawned areas and arose garden Inscriptions: Recto - top left - 8 ft = 1 inch Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on dressed linen, 395 x 640 mm Provenance: Donation: Andrew and Peta Buxton, Christchurch, February 2012

Date: 1932 - 1948

From: Buxton, Trevor Sidney, 1901-1948 :[Landscape design plans for fine gardens in the (mostly lower) North Island; includes two design plans for garden entrances by Trevor's brother, Raymond. ca 1932-1948]

By: Williams, H B (Mr), active 1930s-1940s

Reference: Plans-2012-011-010

Description: Garden design plan showing the grounds of a Coromandel home, which includes a tennis court; a courtyard with a covered way leading from the house, and including an end and side elevation of the design; a swimming pool, with a section detail; a circular rose garden, paved terrace and expansive lawn; and a long sweeping driveway lined with trees, leading to the house Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Trevor S Buxton NDHNZ / Landscape Architect [edge of sheet eaten away]; Recto - bottom left - Scale 8 ft = 1 in Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on transparent paper, 550 x 410 mm Provenance: Donation: Andrew and Peta Buxton, Christchurch, February 2012

Date: 1932 - 1948

From: Buxton, Trevor Sidney, 1901-1948 :[Landscape design plans for fine gardens in the (mostly lower) North Island; includes two design plans for garden entrances by Trevor's brother, Raymond. ca 1932-1948]

By: Carter, D J (Mr), active 1930s?

Reference: Plans-2012-011-042

Description: Plan view of the garden design for an Orini, Waikato residence. Includes a sweeping looped driveway, tennis court, rose garden, drying green and fowl house. Features a detailed drawing of the cattlestop at the entrance to the driveway Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Trevor S Buxton / Landscape Architect / Palmerston Nth; Recto - bottom left - 16 ft = 1 inch Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on transparent paper, 580 x 450 mm Provenance: Donation: Andrew and Peta Buxton, Christchurch, February 2012

Date: Between 1963 and 1982

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA12-8854

Description: The first 3 slides show the Rev Claude Hyde's farewell at Christ Church (Ohaupo), including portraits of the Rev Hyde, Les Turnwald and Nell Turnwald. The rest of the slides on this sheet show views in the Te Awamutu Rose Garden and the Hamilton Lake Rose Garden (Rogers Rose Garden) taken in Summer 1982. Quantity: 22 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Dye coupler slides, 35mm

Date: 1985

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-q-280

Description: Photographs of family and friends, taken by Rhoda McWhannell, and some by Keith Orange (the husband of Rhoda McWhannell's niece Sally Pat (nee McCurdie)). A series of scenes show Mavis Commons in her home and garden at Cambridge. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown vinyl cover, with embossed kowhai flowers, entitled `Photographs'; 30.0 x 35.6 cm

Date: 1985 to 1986

From: McWhannell, Rhoda, 1898-1996: Diaries, journals and photographs, particularly relating to forestry, farming and domestic life at Ōhaupō

Reference: PA1-q-281

Description: Photographs of family and friends, chiefly taken by Rhoda McWhannell, many of them taken at her home `Rozel'. Most of the people are not named in this album, but many have been identified from images in earlier albums in the Rhoda McWhannell collection. Scenes include groups of friends, some at the celebration for Rhoda McWhannell's 90th birthday, some in the Rose Garden at Te Awamutu; a group outside Christ Church at Ohaupo on St Luke's Day, 1985 with the Rev. Ken Baigent; gardens; three of a group of school children at Te Awamutu planting a kauri tree with Rhoda McWhannell; two taken in the garden of Hazel Le Rougetel in Hampshire, England; one of Rhoda McWhannell's niece Sally Pat Orange (nee McCurdie) and her son, who live in South Africa, and a scene of poinsettias growing in her garden at Kloof. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with maroon vinyl cover, entitled `Photographs' in gold lettering; 30 x 35 cm