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Waiheke delivered!

14 November 2017 by Julie Biuso Leave a Comment

The rain for Friday was forecast to be torrential; not a drop fell. The wind and rain for Saturday was forecast to be gusty and showery; not a leaf rustled in the mildest of breezes in the inner sanctum of the Sacred Blessing Gardens, and not a drop of rain fell. The weather for Sunday was forecast to be overcast, windy and showery; you guessed it, the sun shone!

Thank you weather gods for helping make the Waiheke Garden Festival a success and thank you to the gazillion of volunteers, especially those who helped at the Garden Party on Sunday, ferrying the platters of canapés downstairs and through the milling crowds. Yes, guests stopped and smelled the roses! All was beautiful, pristine and peaceful, with everyone frocked up in their party dresses. Thanks to my assistants Ilaria Biuso and Charlotte Cohen (and Kev!). Awesome event. Waiheke Garden Festival 2017 Garden Party

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The lovely Lynda Hallinan regaling guests with her life anecdotes

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Stringed ensemble with Paul Dibble sculpture

Waiheke delivered

Guests took time to stop and smell the roses

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The bees were busy – a garden party doesn’t stop them doing their work!

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Strawberry hearts

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Nothing wrong with an egg and chive finger sandwich to get things ticking along

*The guests had a great day spent in gorgeous gardens blooming with dahlias, roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, pansies … you name it, and I enjoyed myself thoroughly, too, so much so, that if you are looking for someone to cater a special event on Waiheke (possibly Auckland), give Shared Kitchen a call. Well, send an email, as you do. (Phoning seems so last century!) [email protected] 

*Just a quick thanks to Waiheke suppliers Raw, for top-notch produce, and Gulf Foods for exemplary service which helped make the food easy to put together.

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The team (and sorry we didn’t take more photos of the food, but we got BUSY!).

 

 

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