Mass plantings welcome visitors
Mass plantings welcome visitors
A mass of godetias can be seen in full bloom at the Dunedin Railway Station during a rare sunny day earlier this week.
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Call out to ‘citizen scientists’
Call out to ‘citizen scientists’
Scientists need help to work out why monarch butterfly populations in Australasia seem to be declining, writes Myron Zalucki.
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Norman Winter of Tribune News Services takes a look at a new flower variety being released in the US this year - hopefully not far away from reaching NZ shores.
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Of gardens great and small
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Of gardens great and small
As Otago Daily Times’ gardening writer Gillian Vine signs off, she recalls some of her favourite stories.
Your garden, January 10th
Your garden, January 10th
What to do in your garden this week.
Designs on a delightful garden
Designs on a delightful garden
Louise Frampton turns some recent garden book pages with her green thumb.
Colourful geraniums will tolerate heat, dry
Colourful geraniums will tolerate heat, dry
Colourful and forgiving of neglect, geraniums come in a variety of foliage and flower colours, of different shapes and textures.
Batty start to renovations
Batty start to renovations
An understated kitchen is a perfect fit for a 1900s home and the owners’ lifestyle, Kim Dungey reports.
Wort is this?
Wort is this? Plant’s appearance mistaken as cure for what ails you
The word wort is an old word simply meaning root, herb or plant. It faded from everyday use during the 17th century but is still incorporated in the common names of many plants today.
Your garden, December 13th
Your garden, December 13th
What's happening in your garden.
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Season’s best blooms displayed at show
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Season’s best blooms displayed at show
A rose never goes out of fashion, but they do go out of season.
Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers
Festival to celebrate farm’s fragrant flowers
A Lavender haze will descend on Outram this weekend as an inaugural festival celebrates the fragrant flower.
Shrub brings airy grace
Shrub brings airy grace
Tucked away in a sheltered spot of the Lindsay Creek border next to the Wolf Harris fountain there is an appealing combination of foliage and flowers on display.
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Stop and smell the roses
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Stop and smell the roses
Gillian Vine gets a rosy glow.
Your garden, December 6th
Your garden, December 6th
What's happening in your garden.
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Nothing shy about restoration of Port Chalmers house
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Nothing shy about restoration of Port Chalmers house
A handsome brick house in Port Chalmers is full of history and personality, Kim Dungey reports.
Mock orange an excellent filler in border
Mock orange an excellent filler in border
A must have for every garden is the mock orange shrub, Philadelphus. A member of the hydrangea family Hydrangeaceae, there are 60 species and numerous garden origin hybrids and cultivars.
Achievements of inspirational botanists lauded
Achievements of inspirational botanists lauded
In The Secrets of Great Botanists, the author celebrates the lives of 36 inspirational leaders in their fields.
Your garden, November 22nd
Your garden, November 22nd
What's happening in your garden?
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