What to do in your garden
Now's the time to be planting vegetables and flowers - but hold off on the tomatoes.
Life & Style
The deformed beauty of tree burrs
The deformed beauty of tree burrs
Do you have a tree in your garden with a large knobbly lump?
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Bringing it all together
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Bringing it all together
Gillian Vine visits a Dunedin artist's garden.
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Arts school comes full circle
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Arts school comes full circle
A historic building on a prominent Dunedin site has come full circle. Kim Dungey reports.
Drawn to alluring scent of ‘Illicium’
Drawn to alluring scent of ‘Illicium’
As you walk along the pathway from the pedestrian entrance off Great King St in the Dunedin Botanic Garden there are two lush evergreen shrubs of Illicium majus with highly scented flowers.
Kitchen creatively transformed
Kitchen creatively transformed
A kitchen that references the history of Central Otago has been judged best southern kitchen at the national kitchen and bathroom awards.
Your garden, September 13th
Your garden, September 13th
Let it grow, let it grow, let those dang veggies grow. It's time to start sowing seeds. Check out this guide if you need help.
Spring, summer sun brings dove displays
Spring, summer sun brings dove displays
At the Botanic Garden Aviary, there is a small number of the gentle Barbary dove, a domesticated form of the African collared dove.
Aotearoa Festival of Architecture activities
Aotearoa Festival of Architecture activities
The Aotearoa Festival of Architecture returns this month with a variety of events in Otago and Southland.
Your garden, September 6th
Your garden, September 6th
It's Spring! There's so much to do in the garden. Nobody panic, instead, check out this guide for all the help you need.
Put spring energy to work
Put spring energy to work
Gillian Vine is inspired by the new season’s seed catalogues.
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Ordinary banished from Wānaka home
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Ordinary banished from Wānaka home
Ninety-degree angles are hard to find in this striking family home in Wānaka. Kim Dungey reports.
‘Winter Wine’ packs a malodorous punch
‘Winter Wine’ packs a malodorous punch
Eurya japonica is a large evergreen shrub native to eastern China, Korea and Japan.
In defence of the insect world’s black sheep
In defence of the insect world’s black sheep
Wasps do not enjoy the greatest reputation among humans. But they could perhaps be put to use for our benefit, find Jennnifer Jandt and Amy Toth.
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A new angle on Paris
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A new angle on Paris
Transformed from an industrial site to a public gem, Paris’ Parc Andre Citroen delights Gillian Vine
Native mistletoe’s bad rap as parasite plant put to rest
Native mistletoe’s bad rap as parasite plant put to rest
Mistletoe has long been seen as one of two things - something to stand under at Christmas-time for a kiss, or a parasitic plant that grows on other trees.
Size does matter: Will new builds be fit for purpose?
Size does matter: Will new builds be fit for purpose?
New Zealand needs homes offering longevity and resilience, reports Christine McCarthy. So will Housing Minister Chris Bishop’s policy do this?
Tāwhiri karo, a rogue, dynamic ‘Pittosporum’
Tāwhiri karo, a rogue, dynamic ‘Pittosporum’
New Zealand has many interesting pittosporum species that deserve to be more widely recognised and cultivated.
Your garden, August 23rd
Your garden, August 23rd
Are you sure about that manure? Check out this handy gardening guide to make sure your manure is pure.
Simple and beautiful design
Simple and beautiful design
This family home embodies simplicity and warmth, drawing inspiration from the rugged charm of mountain huts but maintaining a refined appearance.
