Green totara and Corokia Frosted Chocolate provide contrasting hedge colours. PHOTOS: GILLIAN VINE : A distinctly New Zealand gem

Broadfield Garden owner David Hobbs on a seat carved from a seven-tonne block of Oamaru stone. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

Past the Oak Lawn’s dramatic sculpture, the New Zealand border beckons. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

A totara tower adds height in the New Zealand border. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

Clematis Sweet Hart climbs a bed frame. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

Miro hedges frame a lawn. The hot pink flowering cherry is New Zealand-raised Prunus campanulata Felix Jury. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

A buzzy bee in the New Zealand border. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

Black Tulip is a New Zealand-bred magnolia. David Hobbs has selected New Zealand hybrids of introduced trees wherever possible. : A distinctly New Zealand gem

This shapely rhododendron is a cross between early-flowering red Cornubia and creamy Rhododendron grande. : A distinctly New Zealand gem