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Story: Horticultural use of native plants

All images and media

From page 1 - History

Stone garden rows

Stone garden rows

Rengarenga

Flax shelter belt

Flax shelter belt

Cabbage tree

Nursery catalogue

Nursery catalogue

From page 2 - The native garden

Muriel Fisher

Kākā beak

Kākā beak (1st of 3)

Chatham Island forget-me-not

Chatham Island forget-me-not (2nd of 3)

Marlborough rock daisy

Marlborough rock daisy (3rd of 3)

Contrasting forms

Contrasting forms

Traffic island planting

Traffic island planting

Native grasses for sale

Native grasses for sale

From page 3 - Breeding native plants

Dwarf cabbage tree

Dwarf cabbage tree

Jack Hobbs

Margaret Jones

Coloured flaxes

Coloured flaxes

Mānuka ‘Red Damask’

Mānuka ‘Red Damask’

From page 4 - Specialist plants

Tree ferns

Tree ferns (1st of 2)

Ponga fence

Ponga fence (2nd of 2)

Tecomanthe speciosa

Tecomanthe speciosa

An alpine garden

An alpine garden

Mt Cook lily

From page 5 - Revegetation and crop plants

Plant nursery, Taupō

Plant nursery, Taupō (1st of 3)

Plant nursery, Tiritiri Matangi, 1988

Plant nursery, Tiritiri Matangi, 1988 (2nd of 3)

Backyard nursery

Backyard nursery (3rd of 3)

River planting, Christchurch

River planting, Christchurch

Retro floral arrangement

Retro floral arrangement

How to cite this page:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/horticultural-use-of-native-plants/media (accessed 7 June 2023)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007