TIMARU
Aigantighe Sculpture Garden
The Aigantighe and surrounds are so beautiful, especially on a foggy day like today. Have you ever noticed the two huge lime trees (Tila)?
They were planted in the early 1900s and are protected by the Timaru District Council.
The Aigantighe which is Scottish for "At Home" was given to the citizens of Timaru by J. W. Grant (1879- 1969) in 1955 to be kept as a garden, a place of peace and rest, and the house to be used as an art gallery. The grounds, about two acres, are maintained as a park, with beautiful oaks, limes, a magnolia tree and there was a flowering cherry tree at the gateway.
The Aigantighe is our home for art in South Canterbury