Gillian Vine

Gillian Vine hopped across the Ditch to see the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.

There have been calls to ban silver birches but they may not be as bad as some other trees, reports  Gillian Vine.

Start them young is the motto of a Dunedin gardener. Gillian Vine reports.

Cool and green are the keynotes in one of New Plymouth’s most elegant gardens. Gillian Vine reports.

A suburban garden has been given a lift by a budget-conscious Dunedin couple. Gillian Vine reports.

Nurseries have changed over the years, as Gillian Vine learns from a man who spent more than half a century in the industry.

This looks like an advanced case of blossom end rot, caused not by disease but a calcium deficiency in the soil.

Wobbles and weevils catch the attention of Gillian Vine.

A Victorian favourite, dusty millers are still popular, says Gillian Vine.

A garden of small treasures delights Gillian Vine.

A supermarket promotion gets the thumbs-up from Gillian Vine.

Small is beautiful in a South Otago garden. Gillian Vine reports.

There are weeds that have well-behaved relatives. Gillian Vine looks at alstroemerias.

Take a different angle on flower meanings, suggests Gillian Vine.