Manager to celebrate 40 years with company
Manager to celebrate 40 years with company
It seems appropriate that it will be Friday, September 8, when Stan Mason celebrates 40 years with Dunedin company Steel & Tube.
Gillian Vine
Botanic garden camellia collection retains status
Botanic garden camellia collection retains status
The camellia collection at the Dunedin Botanic Garden (DBG) has retained its status as being of international significance.
Planting location changes
Planting location changes
Trees for Families is back for 2023 and at a new location, Rotary Park, as the Harbourside site is now at capacity.
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Planning ahead for autumn
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Planning ahead for autumn
To grow the most beautiful chrissies you need to start now, Gillian Vine writes.
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Sowing for summer eating
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Sowing for summer eating
Gillian Vine considers the pros and cons of starting vegetable growing in August.
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Splendours of vibrant Samoa
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Splendours of vibrant Samoa
In June, I had a fabulous week in tropical Samoa and, as well as visiting some of the myriad scenic attractions, spent a lot of time looking at gardens on the two main islands, Upolu and Savai’i.
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Season of the hellebores
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Season of the hellebores
Gillian Vine finds a flower for a winter cheer-up.
Machinery club in search of oddities
Machinery club in search of oddities
Do you know how to operate a machine that makes tea bags?
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.
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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.