Every towering elm, vigorously flowering viburnum and rose-smothered arbour in the Irvines' garden proclaims that their slice of the Waimea Plains sits on impressively fertile real estate. DANIEL ALLEN/NZ GARDENER Donald and May Irvine. DANIEL ALLEN/NZ GARDENER Underplantings include loropetalums, camellias tulips and 'Maggie Mott' violas underneath. DANIEL ALLEN/NZ GARDENER View from the copper beech tree towards the slightly sunken "Lake Irvine" and the claret ash behind it. DANIEL ALLEN/NZ GARDENER Raised beds of edibles and ornamentals, looking over the grapevines to the Richmond Hills.

Source: Stuff December 29, 2019 17:26 UTC