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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.
Words of wisdom
Words of wisdom
At a time when we all are worrying about rising food costs and how to be more environmentally conscious, three new books that give helpful advice have been released just in time for Christmas.
Pursuit to preserve old roses rewarded
Pursuit to preserve old roses rewarded
For almost 25 years, Fran Rawling has been involved in the preservation of old roses.
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Flourishing in a dry area
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Central patch thrives in dry
Gillian Vine visits a garden that flourishes in an arid area.
Knox Church gives farewell for Rev
Knox Church gives farewell for Rev
After eight and a-half years at Knox Presbyterian Church, the Rev Dr Kerry Enright has retired.
Harbour garden restored to former glory
Harbour garden restored to former glory
The West Harbour Garden Trail returns this month. Gillian Vine reports.
Teddy bears and the ‘Poet Lorikeet’ join forces
Teddy bears and the ‘Poet Lorikeet’ join forces
Jenny Powell, "Dunedin Unesco City of Literature South D Poet Lorikeet", joined Bathgate Park School Year 0-1 pupils and their teacher Rachael Lawless recently, to write a poem about a teddy.
Celebrating the return of cruise ships to Dunedin
Celebrating the return of cruise ships to Dunedin
When Celebrity Eclipse arrived in Port Chalmers last week, it marked the end of a long drought — 955 days since a cruise liner had last visited Dunedin.
Celebrating the return of cruise ships to Dunedin
Celebrating the return of cruise ships to Dunedin
When Celebrity Eclipse arrived in Port Chalmers last week, it marked the end of a long drought — 955 days since a cruise liner had last visited Dunedin.
Money grows on these
Money grows on these
Gillian Vine looks for some cheap alternatives to buying vegetables.