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GOLDEN YEARS The North Canterbury News, April 18, 2024 15 Council reserve named after its transformer By SHELLEY TOPP AKaiapoi gardener, who transformed a barren reserve next to her home into an awardwinning garden, will have the public space named after her. The cottage garden transformation has taken Jane Hughes seven years. Earlier this year her work was publicly recognised when the garden won the Premier Garden Award in the All Together Kaiapoi Garden Competition. The garden also won the View From The Street section of the competition. Jane says she is extremely proud of what she has achieved in the garden — doing all the work herself. Attending the garden awards with family members and friends was agreat honour, she says. Afterwards they all went back to Jane’s place and celebrated her achievement with aglass of wine. ‘‘They were all so excited, and they all enjoy the garden as well. It really capped off what was already alovely night,’’ Jane says. Although Jane pays for most of the plants in the garden herself, she also gets plants from her brother Thomas,akeen gardener, who also lives in Kaiapoi, and one of her three daughters,Hilary, who is aflorist. Jane loves alstroemerias and Hilary has helped her source some rare and unusual ones from the North Island for the garden. She also loves lilies, and enjoys giving her neighbours Christmas lilies from the garden when they are in bloom. The Beachgrove reserve has become a popular place in the community with two seats for people to stop and enjoy the space. When Jane is working in the garden people passing by often tell her she has alovely garden. Waimakariri District Council greenspace manager Grant MacLeod has also praised Jane for the garden she has created. ‘‘It has been fabulous to see the care and attention that Jane has paid to the reserve. ‘‘She has certainly brought avibrancy to not only the reserve, but also the local community. ‘‘She put in all the hard work at the beginning and that has continued in her tireless maintenance of the garden. ‘‘It is very evident that she has alot of pride in her garden and her community.’’ Waimakariri District councillor, and former All Together Kaiapoi member, Brent Cairns says Jane is an inspiration to those around her. ‘‘Whenever you call in to see Jane you will more often than not find her in the garden, trimming edges or weeding,’’ he says. ‘‘We are so fortunate to have someone like her who cares about thequality of our reserves. ‘‘It was apleasure to be able to acknowledge all the hard work she has done, and award her the supreme award in the Kaiapoi Garden Competition.’’ Jane says the garden is her ‘‘pride and joy’’. It was inspired by her community pride and love of gardening. ‘‘You plant aplant and see it flower, it gives you great pleasure,’’ she says. But it is also pleasing for her to see that her garden is now giving so many others pleasure too. Specialplace ... Jane Hughes in the award winning Kaiapoi garden she created for the community in aWaimakariri District Council reserve which is to be named Jane’s Garden Reserve, in honour of the work she has done transforming the area from abarren space to aspectacular cottage garden. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP PAINTERS RegTradesman • Interior, exterior. North Canterbury Painters specialising in decorating for over 65. Discounts for Seniors Free quotes. Covering NorthCanty,Oxford, Kaiapoi, Rangiora,Amberley. Ph Rob 03327 7899 or 027 432 3520 2423683 Enjoy living again and become part ofour family Ph +643314 9250 www.amberleyresthome.co.nz
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