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Trapped in a garden centre
Trapped in a garden centre
The Observer's columnist Charlotte Mendelson adds to prickles embedded in fingers, sunburn and Legionnaires' disease with another hazard for the gardening enthusiast: becoming trapped in a garden...
Hawaii, Dunedin link
Hawaii, Dunedin link
In the far-off herbarium of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hawaii, are a set of specimens collected in New Zealand just on a hundred years ago. About 80 are from the botanic garden in Dunedin.
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Design hits a hole-in-one
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Design hits a hole-in-one
The owner of this property kept his eye on the ball while planning a luxurious holiday home. Kim Dungey reports.
Bold colour, subtle rhythm
Bold colour, subtle rhythm
Alisha Sherriff gives us the lowdown on purple shamrock, the bold yet delicate house plant.
Rhododendron Day to continue tradition
Rhododendron Day to continue tradition
Rhododendron Day is Dunedin Botanic Garden’s longest-running annual event, held each October when the rhododendrons are at their most spectacular.
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Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Inspired by raptor behaviour
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Inspired by raptor behaviour
A rare bird of prey gives its name to this sculptural holiday retreat. Kim Dungey reports.
Lively lorikeets bring colour and character
Lively lorikeets bring colour and character
Bright, energetic, and endlessly inquisitive, the yellow-bibbed lorikeets are a delight for staff and visitors to Dunedin's Botanic Garden.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
More to ‘weeds’ than meets the eye
More to ‘weeds’ than meets the eye
Author Andrew Crowe explores the culinary world of New Zealand’s non-native plants - the introduced plants that thrive in the wild in New Zealand.
Angular, simple design for a spa-like feel wins top bathroom awards
Angular, simple design for a spa-like feel wins top bathroom awards
Clean lines and a simple, understated aesthetic resulted in this Queenstown bathroom being recognised at the recent NKBA Excellence in Design Awards.
Regular light pruning best
Regular light pruning best
Thirty years ago, it was decided the addition of a collection of dwarf conifer cultivars at Dunedin Botanic Garden would link the rock garden to the arboretum and play an integral part in...
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Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Yellow fever
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Yellow fever
Unlike the mosquito-spread disease of the same name, a daffodil obsession is a "yellow fever" that can’t help but make you smile, Louise Frampton reports.
Doing our utmost for the kākā
Doing our utmost for the kākā
By taking action based on a long-term plan, our gardens can be part of a welcoming urban forest mosiac for kākā to return to Dunedin, writes Maureen Howard.
Adventitious buds help camellias stay in shape
Adventitious buds help camellias stay in shape
Spring has arrived and the camellias are in full bloom. Straight after they finish flowering is the best time to prune them.
How to help our threatened plant species fight back
How to help our threatened plant species fight back
This week is Conservation Week, an annual Department of Conservation (Doc) drive to encourage efforts big and small to get involved in supporting the natural environment.
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Your garden
What to do in your garden this week.
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Message to reuse, not rebuild
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Message to reuse, not rebuild
People around the world need to "stop knocking down and rebuilding buildings all the time" architect Ian Moore tells Kim Dungey.
