GROWING CONNECTIONS

A garden is an embodiment of someone’s creativity, says Christchurch gardener Jane Mahoney. “It’s the fruit of physical labour, research, and a vision. It’s like going to someone’s art exhibition.” Some say gardening clears the mind and allows for quiet. Jane experiences the opposite, saying her head often floods with thoughts and plans as she plants and prunes. And that’s precisely when a great idea was born: an online platform to connect like-minded gardeners countrywide. Read about it at thisnzlife.co.nz