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13 Aug 2018

Expert: Kate Hillier of the NZ Flower and Garden Show

From Afternoons, 2:31 pm on 13 August 2018

Kate Hillier comes from  along-line of gardening enthusiasts. Her grandfather started the famed Hilliers Garden Centres in the UK and the green fingers go back even further than that. Kate talks about her lifelong love of gardens and what it takes to organise New Zealand's biggest garden show, the NZ Flower and Garden Show.

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

A display from the NZ Flower and Garden Show 2017

NZ Flower and Garden Show event director Kate Hillier comes from a long line of expert gardeners

Kate Hillier's winning People’s Choice award garden at the Singapore Garden Festival in 2014

Kate Hillier's winning People’s Choice award garden at the Singapore Garden Festival in 2014

Hillier Nurseries Chelsea Flower Show gold winning entry 2018. Although Kate Hillier didn't work on this one, it's in the blood.

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