ON THE COVER

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL Blooming brilliant: The inconstant gardener 20 Who saved the kumara? 34 Go with your gut 53 Jackson 5: Generations of Central Otago orchardists 80 From Naples with love 92 Hot young talent: Sister act in the Sounds 106 Ruth Pretty’s spring flavours 116 Parnell 34, Havelock North 92, Spring Creek 20, Torbay 72, Picton 106, Cromwell 102, Stewart Island 140