Modern touch in classic villa
Vintage finds sit alongside contemporary art and hand-blown glass in this Dunedin villa. Kim Dungey reports.
Life & Style
Autumn’s hidden gems
Autumn’s hidden gems
It's hard to miss the dramatic cues of colour in the garden at this time of year. Maple, liquidambar, flowering cherries and rowan are some of the well-known trees which deliver incredible autumn...
Ask Dr Compost
Ask Dr Compost
Dear Dr, What can - and shouldn’t - go in the compost?
Right size for a full life
Right size for a full life
Dunedin is home to a small but growing number of apartments. Kim Dungey talks to a couple who own one of them and who enjoy living with less.
Dream home worth the wait
Dream home worth the wait
This sprawling beach house south of Dunedin was a long time coming but worth the wait. Kim Dungey reports.
Dahlias a popular splash of colour
Dahlias a popular splash of colour
The dahlia is a very popular perennial garden plant — it comes in the most amazing and often flamboyant colour ranges with distinctive flower characteristics and sizes.
Your garden: March 13
Your garden: March 13
What's happening in your garden this week?
Smaller, but room to grow
Smaller, but room to grow
Gillian Vine gets the lowdown on downsizing from a Dunedin couple.
Flowers thriving in restored glasshouse
Flowers thriving in restored glasshouse
It's now been almost 12 months since the Winter Garden glasshouse was reopened after its refurbishment and most plants are thriving under the new environmental systems.
‘A pretty good show’
‘A pretty good show’
Gillian Vine enjoys a rosy weekend in Greymouth.
Your garden: March 6
Your garden: March 6
What's happening in your garden this week?
The ancient giants among us
The ancient giants among us
Sometimes, we can’t see the wood for the trees. As humans, we often don’t reach much more than 2m tall and at these heights it’s easy to focus on life at eye level or below.
Renewing 1920s home an adventure
Renewing 1920s home an adventure
A historic Dunedin house provides a fascinating glimpse in to the lives of the people who have owned it and those of their live-in help. Kim Dungey reports.
Potting mix danger alert after deaths
Potting mix danger alert after deaths
The Alexandra Garden Club believes the way compost and potting mix is packaged and stored in the baking Central Otago sun makes it potentially lethal.
Your garden: February 28
Your garden: February 28
What's happening in your garden this week?
Home built with 20% recycled material
Home built with 20% recycled material
Andrew McColm has gone from demolisher to creator.
Artist’s haven in full bloom
Artist’s haven in full bloom
Beautiful landscapes feature in several of Elizabeth Jenkins’ paintings. Now she has created her own on Otago peninsula. Kim Dungey reports.
Kaka conservation a shared job
Kaka conservation a shared job
What a great breeding season it’s been at the Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary. Six South Island kaka chicks have been produced by two breeding pairs.
Your garden: February 21
Your garden: February 21
What's happening in your garden this week?
Honeysuckle surprise
Honeysuckle surprise
Gillian Vine gets a surprise in a Dunedin garden.
