High country gardener Jan Taylor and the arches formed by hornbeam trained up deer fence posts; the pot is encircled with Hebe pinguifolia. Among Jan Taylor’s favourite garden tools (after the pruning saw) is her four-wheel farm bike, a Can-Am Defender in distinctive pink camouflage livery. “It’s very free-draining, so a lot of dirt has been carted in over the years to form garden beds. Beginning with the garden closest to the house, she has gradually worked outwards, colonising lawn, felling unwanted trees, propagating favourites to beef up the mix, in her 2.2ha take on English country style. But with the garden I have put my stamp on the place, made a statement.”Juliet Nicholas/NZ House & Garden Looking across the top pond down towards the Rangitata River and the Harper Range.
Source: Stuff May 23, 2021 16:52 UTC