From a hidden suburban food forest to a flower farm to an organic vegetable patch to a large station garden, each is described in detail, along with their owners' challenges and delights.

The gardens have been selected for their diversity in style and for the humble, passionate home gardeners who planted them. These growers have developed a wealth of knowledge over their lifetimes and have generously contributed their practical advice and wisdom.


Though each garden is so different, they all embody the values of sustainable gardening practices, of tuning in and learning through observation, of kaitiaki and of knowledge sharing.
Gardens includes:
Ngā Kaupeka,  Forrest Hill, Auckland
Crosshill Garden, Lake Hawea, Central Otago
Hakea, Raglan
Violet's Garden, Dunedin
Wellington Garden, Stokes Valley
Birch Hill Flower Farm, North Canterbury
Cornwall Pocket Farm, Auckland
Texture Garden, Taradale, Napier
Greenhills Paradise, Coromandel
Bush Retreat, Wellington
The Little Insect Farm, Taranaki
Fantail and Flax, Bay of Plenty
 
 
Hardcover.