Botanic garden to mark 160th birthday
Botanic garden to mark 160th birthday
Like The Evening Star, the Dunedin Botanic Garden — New Zealand’s first — is this year celebrating 160 years since its establishment.
Gillian Vine
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Garden faithfully restored
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Garden faithfully restored
A Gore couple have taken pride in bringing a family garden back to its former glory. Gillian Vine reports.
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Hold the line, caller
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Hold the line, caller
An old directory has Gillian Vine delving into telephone history.
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Arbor Day a growing trend
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Arbor Day a growing trend
Winter is the time to plant trees and Arbor Day has been a focus of the season for more than 130 years. Gillian Vine reports.
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Positive vibes for George St revamp
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Positive vibes for George St revamp
Gillian Vine takes a closer look at George St.
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Plant breeders bowing out
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Plant breeders bowing out
I recall as a youngster reading my brother’s copy of Zane Grey’s classic Riders of the Purple Sage. First published in 1912, it became one of the most successful Westerns ever written.
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Dozen hues from one dahlia
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Dozen hues from one dahlia
It was the bloom that kept on giving, Gillian Vine writes.
REVIEW: Choir rises to the occasion for concert
REVIEW: Choir rises to the occasion for concert
In "Alleluia! Music for Eastertide", Dunedin City Choir rose to the occasion on Saturday evening, presenting a programme of music from the 16th to the 21st century.
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Rose garden’s moving stories lovingly retold
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Rose garden’s moving stories lovingly retold
Ensuring the Green Island Memorial Gardens are not forgotten is an important focus for a Kuri Bush woman.
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Inspired by echiums
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Inspired by echiums
Gillian Vine looks at at echiums — a flower for drier gardens that has a distinctive spire-type inflorescence.
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Gardeners spoilt for choice
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Gardeners spoilt for choice
Gillian Vine looks at the array of garden activities coming up in the Wild Dunedin Festival of Nature.
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The art of making gardens
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The art of making gardens
"I'm not one of those people who went to Sissinghurst and had an epiphany, then took up gardening. I didn’t visit Sissinghurst until I was 35," says Gordon Collier.
New plaque unveiled in Quarantine Island chapel
New plaque unveiled in Quarantine Island chapel
Lyndall Hancock returned to Quarantine Island (Kamau Taurua) recently to unveil a commemorative plaque in the chapel.
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Enjoy the garden’s bounty
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Enjoy the garden’s bounty
Harvesting gets into full swing this month, with main-crop potatoes, onions and garlic ready to lift and dry before being stored for winter use.
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Racy little numbers
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Racy little numbers
Gillian Vine picks a racing certainty.
Clever planting softens impact
Clever planting softens impact
Gillian Vine admires a well-dressed concrete wall.
Gardens flourishing in limited space
Gardens flourishing in limited space
Gillian Vine visits an impressively varied collection of small gardens.
Novice’s Oriental lily takes top title
Novice’s Oriental lily takes top title
When Sandra Wallis was persuaded to enter the Otago Lily Society show for the first time, she hoped her huge red and while Oriental lily stem might get a second or third prize.
Take care in the garden
Take care in the garden
Gillian Vine urges a little caution in the vegetable plot.
Victoria League wraps up the year
Victoria League wraps up the year
It was a right royal occasion when the Dunedin branch of the Victoria League held its annual Christmas quiz at the Dunedin Club this month.