Natured Living Garden Projects

 Please check out the folders below to see the range of projects I am involved in. 

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Natured Living @ Number 4

Along with my husband, we are regenerating an acre of subdivided farmland into an edible and wild garden space that provides food, habitat, creativity and connection. We love growing plants that provide us with food and ‘medicine’,  as well as habitat and beauty.

It is a work in progress and can be affectionately called a “gardener’s garden”. With many plants grown from seeds or cuttings, gifted or rescued.  We enjoy up-cycling materials where possible and tweaking areas as we go. ‘The Wanaka Veggie Growers group’ and other interested gardeners visit from time to time to share the love.

Enjoy some images of our garden we have been creating since 2017.

I enjoy the process of getting to know how I can best help you create an interesting and practical plan to further develop your garden. Many established gardens have good structure but are tired and need a makeover. I like observing what has worked and what hasn’t. Sometimes some plants just haven’t thrived, haven’t had the care to grow in the right way or the design no longer works with how people want to live.

I have been fortunate to support people with re-designing or ‘tweaking’ different aspects of their gardens. We work together to discuss tastes, preferences and how they like to live in and with their garden.  Every garden offers a unique opportunity to create something special and personal.

Tastes change over time and so do people’s energies and interests. It can be a simple job of adding compost and mulch, removing trees or creating new spaces to enjoy.

I am passionate about finding ways to surround ourselves with plants that we can eat and plants that are able to support life for other animals. Growing a diverse range of plants and caring for our soil strengthens the resilience of any garden and adds complexity and beauty.

It can be fun to observe the interactions between the soil, plants, weather, birds, lizards and other insects. We have so much to learn from taking notice of the successes and failures in our garden. What better way to be rewarded than to eat fresh, organic, nutrient dense food while listening to birds singing and feasting on food such as Coprosma berries or Harakeke nectar or finding shelter in a Kowhai or Olearia.

I have made a ‘Special gardens’  tab for some of the amazing gardens that I have either visited (and even supported in caring for). 

I love visiting gardens of all types and have a particular affinity with gardens that incorporate a holistic approach in techniques for supporting the soil health as well as aesthetics. Its a balance! Being a gardener is a constant learning process and connecting with other knowledgeable gardeners is important to share our observations and ideas.

There’s so many ways to express yourself and your love of nature in your garden. As long as it works for you and gives you pleasure.. then what more could you ask for?

I’d like to think that we are all on the same page when it comes to caring for our ea