Secret Gardens of Aotearoa: Field notes and practical wisdom

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 gardening styles and for their humble, passionate home gardeners. 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.

Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
Imprint: A&U New Zealand
Publication date: 24/10/2023
Illustrator: Mahoney, Jane/ Bannan, Sophie/ Meachen,Josephin