Garden of eden: After thirty-five years away from New Zealand, Bobbie Martin has found her heartland among verdant hills on the outskirts of Nelson

摘要

When Bobbie Martin, born and bred in Matamata, set off abroad on her big OE in 1967, she didn't expect that it would take her thirty-five years to return home. "I'm a slow learner," she jokes. Along the way she acquired an Australian husband, Peter, and a career in interior and garden design including qualifications from London's Inchbald School of Design and the city's renowned Chelsea Physic Garden (featured in NZ House & Garden, Febuary 2007). But, when Bobbie and Peter decided to relocate to NewZealand in 2002, the deal took closer to thirty-five hours than thirty-five years to clinch. They signed up to buy the first property the real estate agent showed them, a nineteen-hectare lifestyle block nestled between Motueka and Upper Moutere on the outskirts of Nelson.