A novice gardener’s flower growing efforts have bloomed into a home-based business. Words & Images: Vivienne Haldane Who: Jackie Hunter Where: Porangahau, 100km south of Hastings What: Backyard Blooms Web: www.instagram.com/backyardbloomsnz/ www.facebook.com/backyardbloomsnz/ Jackie Hunter wasn’t a gardener when she began growing flowers to fill the vases around her house. She was thrilled to discover she had a knack for it. ‘I went a bit overboard and ended up with so many flowers, I gave them away to friends and family. People loved them.’ She wasn’t a florist either. ‘I began to think I could do this as a small business.
