"We've been here four and a half years now and all that was here was a paddock with two fruit trees," Kevin said.
"You wouldn't even call it a lawn.
"We got a plan for the garden done for us and then we followed it or didn't follow it as we wanted to, so this is the end result.
"There's a bit of random planting in there. Some people are surprised that the planting wasn't more symmetrical."
The couple potter around in their garden doing a few hours at a time every other day or so.
"The whole lot doesn't have to be done an once," Morag said.
"Because we've got mulch we don't have to be weeding all the time.
"We're happy with it, but it's not finished."
"But it probably won't ever be finished, our hedges are still young and some plants are just hanging on at the moment."
The garden trail, which supports Zeal and the Cancer Society, is from January 26-27, 10am-5pm, for $20 per person, per day available from Gus Evans Nurseries Waikanae, Twiglands Garden World Johnsonville, Harrisons Gardenworld Peka Peka, Palmers Garden Centre Plimmerton, Paraparaumu I-Site and any trail garden or Waikanae Park and Ride Car Park ticket booth on the day.