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Kōrero: Horticultural use of native plants

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - History

Stone garden rows

Stone garden rows

Rengarenga

Flax shelter belt

Flax shelter belt

Cabbage tree

Nursery catalogue

Nursery catalogue

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The native garden

Muriel Fisher

Kākā beak

Kākā beak (1 o 3)

Chatham Island forget-me-not

Chatham Island forget-me-not (2 o 3)

Marlborough rock daisy

Marlborough rock daisy (3 o 3)

Contrasting forms

Contrasting forms

Traffic island planting

Traffic island planting

Native grasses for sale

Native grasses for sale

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Breeding native plants

Dwarf cabbage tree

Dwarf cabbage tree

Jack Hobbs

Margaret Jones

Coloured flaxes

Coloured flaxes

Mānuka ‘Red Damask’

Mānuka ‘Red Damask’

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Specialist plants

Tree ferns

Tree ferns (1 o 2)

Ponga fence

Ponga fence (2 o 2)

Tecomanthe speciosa

Tecomanthe speciosa

An alpine garden

An alpine garden

Mt Cook lily

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Revegetation and crop plants

Plant nursery, Taupō

Plant nursery, Taupō (1 o 3)

Plant nursery, Tiritiri Matangi, 1988

Plant nursery, Tiritiri Matangi, 1988 (2 o 3)

Backyard nursery

Backyard nursery (3 o 3)

River planting, Christchurch

River planting, Christchurch

Retro floral arrangement

Retro floral arrangement

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/horticultural-use-of-native-plants/media (accessed 25 June 2019)

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 24 Sep 2007