Blossom Valley

Welcome to Aston Norwood Gardens - home to Blossom Valley, the annual cherry blossom festival in Wellington.

In 1994, inspired by visits to Japan, owners Mark and Fiona Rammell planted over 350 Sakura Cherry Blossoms and are now seeing their dream burst into life each Spring.

Blossom Valley is an annual spring celebration sure to put the spring in your step as you explore the 14 acres of garden with New Zealand’s highest number and density of mature cherry blossom trees in the one place. For just a short amount of time each year at Aston Norwood Gardens in Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, hundreds of cherry trees come alive creating a canopy of pink blossom.

The event is carefully scheduled around the natural blossoming of the trees, with data from previous years informing the date selection. While the team at Blossom Valley do their best to ensure the ultimate blossom experience the timing of the bloom is up to mother nature.

We also host ‘After Dark’ a light experience in the evenings during, and surrounding blossom valley which is magical even once the blossoms have fallen.

We are excited to see you at Aston Norwood Gardens soon!