Jane Mahoney founded the Secret Gardens website (secretgardens.co.nz) to create a connected community of gardeners. It's a curated collection of gardens across New Zealand, each with a passionate, knowledgeable gardener who hosts guided visits and workshops in their specialist areas. Jane has been a slightly obsessive gardener for a long time and recently she and her partner have been taming and restoring their one-acre hillside property on Banks Peninsula.Sophie Bannan is Jane's daughter and the other half of Secret Gardens. Sophie is an artist, writer, teacher and a new mum wanting to contribute something productive to the world her daughter will grow up in. Sophie is an allotment holder at Sanctuary Mahi Whenua gardens in Auckland.