Covid-19 hasn't stopped the Taranaki Garden festival going, or even growing.
The 33rd Taranaki Garden Festival, presented by TAFT, will launch on July 16 this year, as planned.
The festival team are confidently preparing the 2020 festival programme, which will take place from October 30 to November 8 and will offer visitors something extra this year, says festival manager Tetsu Garnett.
As in previous years, the Taranaki Garden Festival will present an inspiring mixture of award-winning gardens, parks, and open spaces from around the region.
The festival brings plenty of visitors to the region, 61 per cent of 2019's festival attendees came from outside of the region. With Taranaki becoming known as the garden capital of New Zealand, Garnett hopes to see more visitors from around country come to enjoy the stunning gardens and fantastic hospitality that Taranaki is renowned for.