kiwi at the house of a friend in Holland

nice front

Yes, it is. And we found it extraordinary that he could grow so many 'exotic' plants up in the north of the Netherlands, where it is much colder than where we live. He even grew an apricot! Everything in our garden there was about two weeks later than here.

I'm guess it was a sheltered spot from frost maybe

Yes, perhaps...although his house was the last one in a row. The street ended there.