ost of Claire Mahoney’s childhood was spent playing in two very different gardens in the foothills of Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland’s Waitākere ranges, near Te Henga/Bethells Beach. Her mum’s garden was a bit wild and overgrown, in a good way, with fruit trees, herbs, flowers and natives. Next door, her Irish grandmother’s garden was filled with magnolias, roses and borders maintained alongside the gardener who tended it with her. Today, Claire lives in a heritage apartment in the central city. “Sometimes
