Food Forest Gallery

Food forests and edible gardens don't have to be perfect or complicated.

These photos show different parts of my garden, from fruit trees and berries to flowers, herbs and mixed planting.

Small steps add up over time.

The food forest beginning to mature, with fruit trees, flowers and layered planting.
Red clover growing beneath the food forest, helping cover the soil, support pollinators and build fertility naturally.
A peach ripening in the summer sunshine.
An early food forest planting with flowers, vegetables and young fruit trees growing together.
The first blossoms appearing on one of my young fruit trees.
A young koru unfurling in the garden, one of New Zealand's most recognisable native plants.
A yellow admiral butterfly visiting flowers in the garden.
Another view showing how the garden becomes fuller and more productive over time.
Plums beginning to ripen on the tree.
One of Mum's beautiful sunflowers brightening the garden.
A glimpse into a thriving food forest where abundance grows a little more each season.
Nashi pears growing on one of my favourite fruit trees.
A monarch butterfly visiting feverfew flowers in the herb layer.
Black raspberries ripening slowly in the garden.
Sweet homegrown raspberries picked straight from the garden.
Choko vines climbing high and making the most of vertical space.
Bright zinnias bringing colour, bees and butterflies to the garden all summer long.
Walter Gibbons plums — one of my favourite fruit trees.
Great Nana’s dahlias, passed down through the family and flowering where I can see them from the back door.
Walking through the food forest, where trees, flowers and food grow together in layers.