Most of My Garden Was Free That usually surprises people when I say it. They walk through the garden and assume it must have cost a small fortune. But the truth is that a large number of the plants here began life as cuttings. Gardening used to work that way more often. Someone admired a plant, took a small piece home, and tried their luck. And quite often, it worked. When I walk around the way. Lavender is just as cooperative, as is abelia. If the plant is healthy, there’s a good chance a...

If there’s one plant on this property that’s earned its keep—and then some—it’s the lavender hedge. It was one of the first things we ever planted here, about 12 years ago, when the wind still tried to steal our hats and every plant we put in the ground clung to life like it was on a reality show. Back then it wasn’t just me out there digging holes. My son and my mum were right beside me, planting around 20 or 30 lavender babies—some French, some English, because I’ve never been able to...

Welcome to my flower/garden/floristry world. This will be the ramblings (with a few tips and tricks tossed in along the way) of Jen - The Barefoot Florist NZ. Who started a floristry business after 35 years with Air New Zealand! Hey there, my name is Jen and I life on the Kapiti coast, at the bottom of the world in New Zealand. The video above is from Barefoot in NZ - my YouTube attempt. People seemed to like me arranging flowers and enjoyed watching the process. This is my first blog - so...