Her dogwood, Cornus Eddies White Wonder, now in full flower with creamy white bracts, grows along the northeast boundary with the street.
In typical cornus fashion, the flowers-which are actually showy modified leaves, not petals-form on the tips of last summer's shoots before the deciduous tree drops its leaves, then open in spring to contrast against the fresh green foliage.
Cornus Eddies White Wonder is a hybrid of C. florida, from the US state of the same name, and C. nuttallii, native to the Pacific Northwest where it was developed in 1955 by Vancouver nurseryman Henry Eddie.
Like all cornus, Eddies White Wonder prefers a rich, deep, well-drained soil.
It thrives in the Wakatipu winters and benefits from the long, dry autumns which intensify the red and orange colours of the foliage.
Growing to about 4m to 5m, it makes an ideal small urban shade and ornamental tree.
