When considering the history of gardening in this country, most people start with the major wave of European migration and what it has done to our landscape.
The national chrysanthemum show is being held this weekend in Dunedin. Gillian Vine gets a few tips from a father and daughter whose exhibition blooms can be as big as a dinner plate.
Plants from a Mosgiel nursery will supply the "wow" factor at Expo 2010 Shanghai, China, which showcases 200 countries in the biggest world expo. Gillian Vine reports.
A Dunedin gardener tells Gillian Vine that "it's time to say it for fuchsias".
The Dunedin City Council is marking 2010, the United Nations' International Year of Biodiversity, by supporting a series of community events.
Gillian Vine reports from the Ellerslie Flower Show, in Christchurch.
Two New Zealand novelists take the same theme, revenge when a loved one is killed, but their treatment could not be more different.
Christchurch's second Ellerslie International Flower Show promises to be even better than last year's. Gillian Vine reports.
An overgrown Outram section with heaps of rubbish has been transformed into a delightful garden, as Gillian Vine discovers.
This year's Dunedin Ecumenical Festival of Flowers in Praise will be held in St Paul's Cathedral, in Dunedin, from February 13 to 16, the 43rd time the annual event has been staged in the city.
When the Christchurch City Council entered into a joint venture with a restaurateur, it was seen as an exciting way to use the Curator's House, in the grounds of the city's botanic gardens.
A meal in a garden is a lovely way to enjoy summer, as Gillian Vine finds in a Canterbury vineyard.
Dunedin Summer Festival tours of Dunedin's Northern Cemetery will focus on 1000 old roses. Gillian Vine reports.
With Christmas only a fortnight away, there's no time to waste in buying gifts for gardening lovers. Gillian Vine has a dozen suggestions.
Having built a solid reputation for its garden guide, Yates is cashing in on the rise in interest in vegetable growing with its Garden Fresh Cookbook (Collins, $44.99).
The velvety green lawn may have had its day, Gillian Vine says.
A garden at Pounawea, in the Catlins, is the perfect foil for an 1890s cottage. Gillian Vine reports.
A stream that bisects a Dunedin garden has been integrated into the garden plan, as Gillian Vine reports.
The Dunedin Rhododendron Festival opens on Sunday and features a strong line-up of gardens to visit. Gillian Vine previews one of them.
Garden writer and photographer Dennis Greville, of Auckland, is the special guest at this month's Dunedin Rhododendron Festival. Gillian Vine talked to him about his latest book, Colourful Gardens.
