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Let's Go Native
From Back Yard to Bush: Landscaping with Native Plants
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Over 80 per cent of New Zealand's indigenous plants are found knowhere else on Earth, offering gardeners a rich palette of textures, colours and forms perfectly suited to local conditions. In Let's Go Native, Guy Hessell draws on years of hands-on experience in New Zealand gardens...
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Celebrate the unique beauty of native plants in any garden - big or small, formal or wild.
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Over 80 per cent of New Zealand's indigenous plants are found knowhere else on Earth, offering gardeners a rich palette of textures, colours and forms perfectly suited to local conditions. In Let's Go Native, Guy Hessell draws on years of hands-on experience in New Zealand gardens to provide practical, inspiring advice for incorporating native plants into gardens of every size and style.
From modern urban courtyards to sprawling lifestyle blocks - and tips on rural riparian planting - this essential guide shows you how to design and plant an attractive, low-maintenance garden that reflects the natural splendour of Aotearoa and works beautifully with your space. Featuring hand-drawn watercolour garden plans, Let's Go Native brings ideas to life and helps you visualise the full potential of your own native haven.
From modern urban courtyards to sprawling lifestyle blocks - and tips on rural riparian planting - this essential guide shows you how to design and plant an attractive, low-maintenance garden that reflects the natural splendour of Aotearoa and works beautifully with your space. Featuring hand-drawn watercolour garden plans, Let's Go Native brings ideas to life and helps you visualise the full potential of your own native haven.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781776891610
Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2026
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: David Bateman Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 190.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Guy Hessell has a degree in Ecology from Massey University and Post Graduate Diploma in conservation-related Science from Massey University. He his work has featured in Kiwi Gardener, NZ Rhododendron and Camellia Society magazine. He has worked as a landscape supervisor in London, and at gardens in New Zealand, such as Summerset Retirement Village in Levin and WhangΔrei Quarry Gardens. Letβs Go Native is his first book.
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