Big aloe finds a new home
What do you do when a child has a growth spurt and their trousers start to look like shorts? You buy a bigger pair.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
My outdoor office
My outdoor office
Marianne Groothuis reflects on a long career at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
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Inside St Clair's most imposing new home
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Inside St Clair's most imposing new home
An eye-catching house by the beach perfectly suits its owners’ lifestyle. Kim Dungey reports.
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
So many colours and fragrances can be found along the Mexican border at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, where each week seems to bring a new scent or a fresh burst of colour.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Giving Hoiho best chance
Giving Hoiho best chance
The yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most distinctive seabirds — and one of our most threatened.
Dahlia renaissance helping grow funds for charities
Dahlia renaissance helping grow funds for charities
Louise Frampton finds a flower variety that was once deemed old-fashioned is now a fundraising success.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m
Ex-Highlander's home sells for $3.75m
Former All Blacks, Crusaders and Highlanders fullback Israel Dagg and his wife Daisy have sold their Canterbury home for $1.21m above its RV.
How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?
How hard do you negotiate when buying a home?
If you're in the market for a new house, you might be wondering what to offer.
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Renovation no, redesign yes
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Renovation no, redesign yes
One thing led to another when a Dunedin couple thought about gaining more living space. Kim Dungey reports.
Pardon the weeds, I’m feeding the bees
Pardon the weeds, I’m feeding the bees
You don’t have to work hard to create the perfect home for invertebrates in your garden, writes Maureen Howard.
'Mini mountain' a challenge
'Mini mountain' a challenge
It's been four years since the Dunedin Botanic Garden developed the “mini mountain” in the upper garden.
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Kinetic and colourful, Dierama stops visitors in their tracks at Dunedin's Botanic Garden.
Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Is it still worth doing up a property to make money?
Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell?
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Monster lily steals the show
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Monster lily steals the show
A self-proclaimed "bit of a gardener" managed to swoop first place in her category, and second overall, in a lily show after growing a massive flower that towered over the competition.
Tips for painting
Tips for painting
Summer’s longer days and warmer weather motivates many of us to think about freshening up the outside of our homes.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
