Rare native broom by no means a pest
Broom and gorse are coming into flower, gilding the hill slopes and reminding us how pervasive these exotics species are
Life & Style
'Like the perfect building block'
'Like the perfect building block'
In Big Ideas for Small Houses, Catherine Foster looks at a range of small houses around NZ and the strategies the owners used to get a toehold in the tight housing market. Built from shipping containers, this home was awarded eight stars by the NZ Green Building Council.
Your garden: October 11
Your garden: October 11
What's happening in your garden this week?
The picks of the bunch
The picks of the bunch
Gillian Vine chooses some flowers for indoors.
Science on a trail
Science on a trail
Two hundred and fifty years ago Europeans first had the thrill of exploring the exotic plants of these south sea isles. About 80% of native plants grow naturally only in New Zealand. Imagine the...
Your garden: October 3
Your garden: October 3
What's happening in your garden this week?
Builder inspired by third little pig
Builder inspired by third little pig
A home in Ocean View is among the finalists for the 2019 House of the Year awards in Auckland next month.
Flat-out efforts restore the glory
Flat-out efforts restore the glory
Converted into flats in the 1940s, this brick beauty on the cliffs above St Clair is now a family home again. Kim Dungey reports.
No better time to visit garden than spring
No better time to visit garden than spring
It's spring! Time to take a stroll through Dunedin Botanic Garden to enjoy the delights of colour and fragrance.
Your garden: September 27
Your garden: September 27
What's happening in your garden this week?
The house plant with a tendency to outgrow the house
The house plant with a tendency to outgrow the house
A palm at Dunedin Botanic Garden's winter garden glasshouse has taken centre stage in the central house's middle bed.
Nursery helps fill a niche
Nursery helps fill a niche
Gillian Vine is not surprised to learn that many gardeners want something different.
Made of straw
Made of straw
There is no place quite like home, but one Otago family knows no other New Zealand home will be quite like their house when it is finished, Kerrie Waterworth reports.
Your garden: September 13
Your garden: September 13
What's happening in your garden this week?
Long history of camellias
Long history of camellias
Hundreds of years ago, in China, monks often selected their favourite local camellias for the entrances and gardens of their temples. Some remain as gnarled and ancient specimens.
Around the mulberry bush
Around the mulberry bush
Gillian Vine goes round the Mulberry bush.
Past favourites that deserve a comeback
Past favourites that deserve a comeback
Plant lovage, hyssop and summer savory for both your patch and your table's sake, writes James Wong.
Aviary home to Australians and natives
Aviary home to Australians and natives
The aviary has been a part of Dunedin Botanic Garden for a very long time but its role continues to evolve.
Botanic Garden ideal for birds
Botanic Garden ideal for birds
A prime spot to see wild birds, Dunedin Botanic Garden gives us an amazing opportunity to observe 40 different bird species close-up in their own environment, write Clare Fraser and Mary Thompson.
Your garden: September 6
Your garden: September 6
What's happening in your garden this week?
