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Kōrero: Horticultural use of native plants

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. History

  3. The native garden

  4. Breeding native plants

  5. Specialist plants

  6. Revegetation and crop plants

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - History

Stone garden rows

Stone garden rows

Rengarenga

Rengarenga

Flax shelter belt

Flax shelter belt

Cabbage tree

Cabbage tree

Nursery catalogue

Nursery catalogue

Mai i te whārangi 2 - The native garden

Muriel Fisher

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

Jack Hobbs

Margaret Jones

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

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 23 January 2021)

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007

He kōrero anō mō...

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