Where the garden meets the mountains.
At the foothills of Bhutan, Chengmari stretches across a remarkable landscape of rolling tea gardens, mature trees, forests and river systems.
The Diana and Carron rivers flow around the estate, while seasonal rainfall, fertile soil and carefully managed irrigation support the cultivation of tea across its extensive gardens.
But Chengmari is more than a tea garden. It is a living landscape — shaped by nature, cultivated by generations of experience and increasingly supported by modern approaches to agriculture and energy.
Where the mountains meet the garden.
A distinctive landscape at the edge of the Himalayan foothills.
Chengmari's location at the foothills of Bhutan gives the estate its distinctive sense of place. Beyond the tea gardens, mountain ranges form a dramatic backdrop, while mature trees and surrounding vegetation create a landscape that changes with the seasons.
Two rivers.
One landscape.
The Diana and Carron rivers are part of the natural landscape around Chengmari.
Water has always been part of Chengmari's setting. Alongside seasonal rainfall and managed irrigation, the surrounding river systems contribute to the environment in which the tea gardens are cultivated.
A living tea garden.
Tea grows within a wider landscape of mature trees, vegetation and open garden. The result is an estate where cultivation and the surrounding natural environment exist side by side.
Every season tells a different story.
Dawn brings a unique stillness over the plantation as morning mist gently rolls across the tea bushes under the rising sun.
A landscape shared with wildlife.
Chengmari is part of a much larger natural ecosystem.
The tea gardens sit within a landscape of trees, vegetation and waterways that provides habitat for wildlife. The presence of animals within and around the estate is a reminder that Chengmari is not only a working tea garden, but a living environment.
More than rows of tea.
Paths, mature trees, open gardens and mountain views reveal the scale and character of Chengmari beyond the factory and the finished cup.
The sun that powers the estate.
Modern thinking, rooted in the landscape.
Chengmari's relationship with the land extends beyond cultivation. Its solar installation brings renewable energy into the working landscape, connecting the heritage of tea production with a more energy-conscious future.
The leaf begins here.
Careful cultivation and modern irrigation support the journey that begins among the tea bushes.
Where the leaf becomes tea.
Inside the factory, freshly harvested leaves enter carefully controlled processes that transform them into the teas Chengmari is known for.
From landscape
to leaf to cup.
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