Empowering beginner gardeners
How did you first get into gardening?
Lily White: I was part of the Girls & Boys Agricultural Club and grew tomatoes in my dad’s glasshouse. I often stayed with my aunty who grew herbs and was a great cook.
At my first flat in Nelson I started growing herbs. In Auckland I planted out a clay bank with wee snippets from plants gathered on my daily walks.
The Auckland Herb Society (AHS) had a good source of unusual herbs on the trading table. I was inspired by Dee Pignéguy who taught us about the history of herbalists who were persecuted for three centuries.
