Don’t forget safety in the garden
Gillian Vine offers some seasonal safety tips.
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Month’s weather blessing
Month’s weather blessing
The erratic spring weather seems to have suited many plants, writes Gillian Vine.
Rooms with a view
Rooms with a view
Gillian Vine appreciates a garden view through new windows.
Art Deco look a winner
Art Deco look a winner
Gillian Vine visits a prize-winning Dunedin garden.
The gardener's (literal) art
The gardener's (literal) art
Gillian Vine says art can enhance a garden.
Tailored to fit
Tailored to fit
Gillian Vine visits an impressive farm garden near Purakanui.
Up, up and... off to the kitchen
Up, up and... off to the kitchen
Gillian Vine looks for edibles that rise above the crowd.
The picks of the bunch
The picks of the bunch
Gillian Vine chooses some flowers for indoors.
Church for demolition
Church for demolition
South Dunedin's St James Presbyterian Church building is expected to be demolished next month.
Nursery helps fill a niche
Nursery helps fill a niche
Gillian Vine is not surprised to learn that many gardeners want something different.
Around the mulberry bush
Around the mulberry bush
Gillian Vine goes round the Mulberry bush.
Hovering harmfully
Hovering harmfully
Gillian Vine considers ways to beat an insect that damages daffodils.
'Softie' shows promise
'Softie' shows promise
Gillian Vine gets excited about a new berry.
Noses to the ground
Noses to the ground
On a recent visit to Canberra, Gillian Vine noses out truffles.
Time to think tomatoes
Time to think tomatoes
Gillian Vine thinks ahead to summer.
Beastly beauties in our midst
Beastly beauties in our midst
Gillian Vine learns that prickly pear and golden clematis are problem plants in Central Otago.
Final fling
Final fling
The Otago Lily Society's final bulb sale is being held tomorrow. Gillian Vine explains why this is the last such sale.
Constant gardening equipment
Constant gardening equipment
Gillian Vine finds some gardening essentials haven't changed in centuries.
Prickly characters
Prickly characters
Gillian Vine examines a prickly subject.
A mother to nature
A mother to nature
Gillian Vine meets South Australia's "Koala Mum".