Grape expectations
Grape expectations
Gillian Vine enthuses about grapes.
Gillian Vine
Tool time
Tool time
Gillian Vine looks at the tools that are needed to start gardening.
Versatile and beautiful
Versatile and beautiful
Gillian Vine considers the baddies and some good guys in the willow clan.
Figs do fine with a little TLC
Figs do fine with a little TLC
Gillian Vine puts forward the case for growing figs.
Riding the sleeping dragon
Riding the sleeping dragon
Gillian Vine takes a gentle cruise on the Murray River.
A little bit of China in Sydney
A little bit of China in Sydney
In some ways, Sydney's Chinese Garden of Friendship is like Dunedin's.
Tulip time
Tulip time
Gillian Vine considers tulips to be one of the great delights of a southern spring.
Two special appearances
Two special appearances
Gillian Vine looks at two dramatic flowers that have bloomed in Dunedin this season.
Weedy climbers
Weedy climbers
Finding a new climber has Gillian Vine ready to climb the wall.
Balclutha garden from strength to strength
Balclutha garden from strength to strength
Gillian Vine meets two women behind Balclutha's prizewinning community garden.
White rooms in Karitane
White rooms in Karitane
Gillian Vine visits a semi-formal garden in Karitane.
Happy Valentine, darling
Happy Valentine, darling
Gillian Vine looks at a Valentine’s Day tradition.
Hot, dry summer
Hot, dry summer
Gillian Vine reflects on the hot, dry summer.
The kindest cut of all
The kindest cut of all
Gillian Vine says growing your own plants from cuttings is a budget-conscious way to fill the garden.
DIY gives control but mind the pitfalls
DIY gives control but mind the pitfalls
Gillian Vine looks at the changing world of book publishing.
Bright, unfussy addition
Bright, unfussy addition
Gillian Vine looks at the more desirable members of the montbretia clan.
Dr Foxglove welcome visitor
Dr Foxglove welcome visitor
Gillian Vine puts aside childhood prejudices and considers the merits of foxgloves.
Love of lilacs leading to Russia
Love of lilacs leading to St Petersburg and Moscow
Expertise on her favourite shrub has resulted in an invitation for a Dunedin woman to speak in Russia next year.
On the fringe
On the fringe
Gillian Vine visits a garden where old and new have been cleverly merged.
A garden to match the views
A garden to match the views
An historic Sawyer’s Bay property is one of seven gardens open next weekend. Gillian Vine reports.