Spring in New Zealand is one of the most beautiful times of the gardening year. Crescendos of late winter flowers augment the sparkle and delicate beauty of early spring blossom and flowering bulbs creating magical moments in warm sheltered corners. Every warm, sunny day brings more bright arrivals and botanical surprises as the warming sunshine brings the garden back to life. At some point, most dedicated Gardeners will find a moments’ contemplation when they realize with rich delight that all their effort and hard work has suddenly burst forth in a glorious reward confirming that the well-planned effort and time spent were worth it. This is often when the Gardener comes to appreciate and grow to understand the miraculous and powerful interplay between sincere and well-focused human efforts and the often glorious corresponding response from Nature’s Living Earth Kingdom.