Internationally known Hawke's Bay garden paradise Trelinnoe Park remains on the market - even if the campaign has gone into hibernation for the winter.
Te Pohue farmer Bruce Wills, whose parents spent 60 years developing the 13-hectare park with the biggest collection of exotic trees in New Zealand, said there had been some interest since the park was advertised for sale three months ago and the family was looking forward to any inquiries.
It was never expected to be quick, as the family waits for the right buyer to embrace the garden concept developed by John and Fiona Wills, who died less than a month apart late last year.
A State Highway 5 sign advertising the sale of the park, about 6km away on Old Coach Rd, has come down but will go back up in time for a spring marketing campaign, said Mr Wills, who along with the family will retain the 1100ha Trelinnoe Farm, which was also farmed by his parents.
An English-styled garden, visited by hundreds each year, Trelinnoe Park, with a cafe, has been marketed in Britain and has a covenant in place to ensure it remains a "national treasure".
