Pest-free rural habitat bursts into life in Manawatū
Two-year-old Archie is often found in here, among the produce and flowers. In the front, a pheasant, Bonnie, protects itself from the hot son under the shade of a plant. Ruthie Henchman and fiance James Adamson’s 0.84 hectare section is alive with animals and plant life. Rambling through the orchard requires constant looks to the ground to avoid the hens. At eye level the bright colours of berries and fruits line the branches of trees and vines. Henchman says her garden isn't “conventionally beautiful”, rather “it’s pretty wild”. There are no manicured edges of the type seen ...
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