Unassuming 'pit-pat' endangered
You would be unlikely to see a Pittosporum patulum in the wild. The unassuming endangered native hails from the eastern South Island, hours from the road-end, where only the keenest trampers might...
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Your garden: April 12
Your garden: April 12
What's happening in your garden this week?
Paradise in a hot climate
Paradise in a hot climate
Gillian Vine visits an Adelaide garden adapted to the harsher climate.
Rescuing a 'sad' rental
Rescuing a 'sad' rental
A rundown rental gets a new lease on life. Kim Dungey reports.
Tactile foliage on plant needing little water
Tactile foliage on plant needing little water
Many plants in the woodland garden can struggle as summer extends into autumn with little rain, but one plant that is better without too much water is Salvia leucantha.
Love story: fostering a potty obsession
Love story: fostering a potty obsession
I like to think that I'm rescuing plants, but maybe it's the other way around, writes Eva Wiseman.
Your garden: April 5
Your garden: April 5
What's happening in your garden this week?
Beard tongue
Beard tongue
Gillian Vine sings penstemons' praises.
Seeds spread via many methods
Seeds spread via many methods
Have you ever wondered about all the different kinds of fruit and seed? Why do kowhai have hard round yellow seeds and daisies have light, sometimes fluffy seeds?
'Wakatipu House' designed on cocktail napkin
'Wakatipu House' designed on cocktail napkin
In 1986, Martha Holmes, then an award-winning ad agency creative director in New York City’s Madison Avenue, came to Queenstown with her husband to see Halley’s Comet.
Flower power
Flower power
When the frost sets in, put bedding plants in a pot and rehouse them indoors, writes James Wong.
Name suits to a T
Name suits to a T
This Australian native plant has a common name that describes the flower perfectly. Hairy buds open in late summer to reveal asymmetric flowers resembling the paw of any number of animals, but...
Your garden: March 22
Your garden: March 22
What's happening in your garden this week?
Queen of the castle
Queen of the castle
Dot and Neil Smith's castle boasts towers, a moat and even a dungeon.
Bring on the brassicas
Bring on the brassicas
Gillian Vine says some vegetables still can be planted or sown.
Dear Dr Compost ...
Dear Dr Compost ...
Dr Compost, aka Ben Elms, was at the Wanaka A&P Show at the weekend and fielded some interesting questions. Here are some of the ‘‘best’’ ones.
Celebrating a century
Celebrating a century
The Dunedin Gardening Club celebrated 100 years with a lunch on Sunday at Glenfalloch.
Mature trees grace garden
Mature trees grace garden
At times it can be easy to miss the trees and see only the flowers. But look up. The 155-year-old Dunedin Botanic Garden has a large collection of trees, many well over 100!
Your Garden: March 15
Your Garden: March 15
What's happening in your garden this week?
On a grand scale
On a grand scale
One of Dunedin's most attractive stately homes has new owners. Kim Dungey reports.