Gillian Vine

After a tough couple of years, the travel industry is now enjoying sunnier times.

Barbara Gillies’ 100th birthday was celebrated by the Victoria League on Tuesday with an afternoon tea function that attracted league members from as far away as Invercargill.

Dunedin’s 2022-23 cruise season will get under way on October 26 with the arrival of Celebrity Eclipse.

Gillian Vine looks at the line-up of new gardening books.

The latest round of the Dunedin Heritage Fund closes for applications on Sunday.

Gillian Vine looks at an undervalued evergreen shrub.

Three gardeners have decided it’s time to put away their gumboots after a combined 67 years of volunteering for Otago Community Hospice.

Green Island community garden co-ordinator Marion Thomas recalls giving a youngster a pod of fresh peas.

Gillian Vine gets an insight into our national flower.

Gillian Vine makes the case for compost.

Every week, several hundred Dunedin people benefit from a scheme that sells high quality fruit and vegetables at bargain prices.

Gillian Vine finds lots to admire in a small Oamaru garden.

Gillian Vine finds things come in threes.

This sculpted hedge, on the corner of Shetland and Mount Sts, Wakari, has attracted attention for at least 65 years.

Gillian Vine learns a little about creating the perfect bowling green.

Gillian Vine looks at lilies.

Gillian Vine suggests some ways of coping with rising vegetable costs.

Non-skier Gillian Vine finds plenty do in Methven without tackling the Mt Hutt skifield.