Plant 'em don't stuff 'em

A DigitalNZ Story by Zina Swanson

Image: Tree-planting instructions

Tree-planting instructions

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Mother and Cactus plant, 1979

Mother and Cactus plant, 1979

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Trowel for cultivating window boxes

Trowel for cultivating window boxes

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Traffic island planting

Traffic island planting

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Annies latest pot plant.

Annies latest pot plant.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Sphagnum harvest

Sphagnum harvest

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Amy Kirk in garden

Amy Kirk in garden

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Thomas Bell's garden, 1892

Thomas Bell's garden, 1892

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Vegetables in the garden

Vegetables in the garden

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Plants in Botany garden

Plants in Botany garden

The University of Auckland Library

Image: Chinese market gardener in South Dunedin

Chinese market gardener in South Dunedin

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: View of `Shigeki Gardens,' Christchurch

View of `Shigeki Gardens,' Christchurch

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Lyttelton Garden Club autumn show

Lyttelton Garden Club autumn show

Christchurch City Libraries