Welcome to Lilyfields Hakatere
Ashburton
Lilyfields Hakatere is a boutique family owned business growing and selling lilies, tulips, peonies and spring bulbs.
2025 Bulb Dispatch
Lily bulb harvest is in full swing here at Lilyfields! Our dry bulbs (daffodils and tulips) and most of our peonies are all packed and ready for dispatch. We have started sending out some dry bulb only orders and will continue to do so as time permits between digging, sorting and packing. All other orders will be dispatched early May once harvest is finished. Please be patient, we are a small team working as fast as we can!
Summer Open Days
We love to welcome our customers to our little slice of paradise- Kauawhiawhi Farm. Kauawhiawhi is a Te Reo word meaning to hug, or when used in reference to a place, it means cosy/snug/comfortable. This is our “happy place” which we open to you, our customers, to view our colourful display garden.
220 Boundary Road, Huntingdon, Ashburton
Summer 2026 open day dates for display garden viewing- TBC.
Entry is free. Bulbs are available to order for May delivery.
Please leave your dogs at home.
We are open by appointment only outside of these hours.
Find us at fetes and shows throughout the South Island
Upcoming Fetes and Shows
Fairlie A&P, April 21
Arrowtown Autumn Festival, April 26
Timaru Home & Garden Show, September 26, 27, 28
About Us
Lilyfields Hakatere specialise in growing beautiful lilies. We also sell tulips, peonies and daffodils.
Originally called ‘Dunhampton Lilyfields’, the business was first bought to the Mid-Canterbury area by Stuart and Maidie McIntosh who ran it from their Willowby farm near Ashburton. The Keast family were the next owners, moving Lilyfields to the small village of Mt Somers. The Millichamp family followed with David and Wendy taking over from David’s parents.
After running ‘Mt Somers Lilyfields’ successfully for 27 years, Wendy and David are now (semi) retiring and Lilyfields has returned to the McIntosh family. Stuart and Maidie’s grandson, Wayne, and his wife Tessa, have taken the reins. The name change to ‘Lilyfields Hakatere’ reflects the move to their small farm near Lake Hood and the Hakatere/ Ashburton river just outside Ashburton.
