Our New Zealand Garden

Why not plant things that you can eat.......

A great theory that I have been living by for a while, it not only looks good but has the added bonus of being edible!!

I pitched my thoughts to my Dad a few years ago and he loved idea and got on board at our house in Taylor's Mistake, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Each time I come home, I love wandering around the garden seeing how things are growing and eating my way around the garden, depending on the time of year I am home.

Here are some photos of our garden at Taylor's Mistake this trip home.....

Pepino - only planted about a month ago and growing well 

 As Taylor's is only a bach therefore not in use full time i have got dad in the habit of planting lettuces in pots, this way the family always has fresh lettuce to eat when they are here, these lettuces were planted about a month ago and  if you just pick of the outside leaves they will last around 3 months before they go to seed.
As you can see they grow really well in small pots and are a great thing to plant for those with little space for a garden!!! THERE IS NOTHING LIKE FRESHLY PICKED LETTUCE!!!

Lettuce growing in pots

Lavender bushes
(ok, i know u can't eat this but it smells good  and looks nice and the Lavender flowers have many uses!)

Black berry bush in flower and fruiting

Close up of Blackberries fruiting and in flower....so pretty!!!

Raspberry bush and small feijoa tree in flower

Close up of Raspberries fruiting

Gooseberries ripening

Gooseberry bush going crazy!

Third year Blueberry bushes fruiting well again this year

Third year Blueberry Plant, different variety to the above  plant

Olive tree in flower

Parsley in flower

Fig tree getting lost amongst the grasses

Mint growing wild

Feijoa flower

Chilean Guava in flower

Beans climbing up tamarillo trunk

Tamarillo tree nestled amongst the rocks

Rosemary and climbing beans providing some cover for the outdoor shower

Tomato - growing well only planted about a month  ago, ready for summer
(grows well in a pot too for those of you with little space)

Curry plant makes a good ground cover and smells awesome  too!

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN PLANT IN THE GARDEN THAT ARE NOT ONLY PRETTY BUT EDIBLE TOO, SO GET PLANTING!!

The View of Taylor's Mistake Bay from the top garden, my favourite spot to sit and eat breakfast!

Native trees are also prevalent in our Taylor's Mistake garden
Here is a Native Pohutukawa tree about to flower
The Pohutukawa is also known as the New Zealand Christmas tree

Pohutukawa flower

Happy Gardening!!!!!