Czech Republic gardener Jiri Papousek’s garden is a bit different though, featuring rock gardens, miniature crevices, and a mountain-like style right in his backyard.
Mr Papousek was in town last Thursday speaking to the Gore Garden Club about his own particular type of gardening.
He is known to trek up mountains to find special seeds, travelling the world for new plants, and cultivation of plants well outside of their normal habitations.
Mr Papoušek said he started gardening in his 20s, although not initially in a way that was adventurous or peculiar as his current style.
‘‘I inherited this interest from my mother when I was 25.
‘‘It was bonsais, alpines, I started with easier gardening,’’ he said.
From there, Mr Papousek discovered rockery gardening, travelling the world to collect and create his collection back in his home country.
He has visited Iran and Turkey on expeditions to try find new plant life, growing on cliff faces or on acidic rocks.
Mr Papousek said although he had not discovered any new species, he had found hybrids of existing plants, but still held on to his dream.
‘‘Finding a new species, it’s a dream for any gardener,’’ he said.
President of the Gore Garden Club Peter Kemp hosted Mr Papousek and his wife for their stint in Gore as they travel the country.
Mr Kemp said Mr Papousek’s talk was meticulous and filled with knowledge, and the club responded well.
‘‘It went very well indeed.
‘‘Jiri is a very detailed type of person, I think there will be a number of people in the group taking something away.’’
Mr Kemp said the dedication Mr Papousek showed to his garden was impressive.
‘‘He is obviously a very detail-orientated person in his garden.
‘‘He’s not interested in large areas of nothing.
‘‘In the middle of the night, he’ll have a dream of something in his garden and he’ll get on and do it,’’ he said.
Mr Kemp took him around the different gardens of Gore, and said Mr Papousek was impressed by what he saw.
