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    Sara Pepers-Hiltrop is encouraging people to build their own food forest. PHOTOS: LOUISE FRAMPTON

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    Finding wonder in nature

    ​​​​​​​With the increasing prices, many home gardeners are choosing to grow their own fruit and veges. Louise Frampton talks to a Wingatui woman whose food forest is thriving.

    A novel institution

    The Dunedin Botanic Garden tea kiosk - alongside the sort of sun umbrellas that inspired it - not...

    A novel institution

    The Dunedin Botanic Garden tea kiosk is a rare New Zealand example of novelty architecture, also called programmatic or mimetic architecture.

    Your garden

    Cabbage field. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

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    The northern in Central

    This Queenstown family home has the Remarkables as its backdrop.

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    The northern in Central

    This home at the foot of The Remarkables draws inspiration from traditional building styles in the region, but the interior was influenced by the owners' travels through Europe. Kim Dungey reports.

    Espaliering routine in amenity horticulture, food production

    An espaliered flowering quince, Chaenomeles cathayensis, in the pergola garden. PHOTO: GREGOR...

    Espaliering routine in amenity horticulture, food production

    "Espalier" is a French word used to describe the practice of growing plants along structures of support, such as trellises or walls, primarily for aesthetic value.

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    Home grown potatoes. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

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    New plant climbing the ranks

    Monstera obliqua, more commonly known as Monkey Mask. PHOTOS: ALISHA SHERRIFF

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    New plant climbing the ranks

    Alisha Sherriff gives us the lowdown on Monkey Mask, the house plant of the moment.

    Making the cut for colourful growth

    Garden staff member Tom Myers looks at Cotinus Coggygria 'Royal Purple' at the Dunedin Botanic...

    Making the cut for colourful growth

    There's been a lot of pruning at Dunedin's Botanic Garden recently.

    Seeds for clubs, counting the birds

    The number of Otago people taking part in the garden bird survey increased this year. PHOTO:...

    Seeds for clubs, counting the birds

    In preparation for National Gardening Week in October, a seed company is offering to help garden clubs get ready to beautify public spaces.

    Your garden

    Broad Beans. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Your garden

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    Housing built for healing

    This South Dunedin complex provides supported living and a permanent home for 20 residents. PHOTO...

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    Housing built for healing

    This large home is not only a relaxing haven for its residents, it is designed to be resilient in the face of climate change. Kim Dungey reports.

    Queenstown house wins supreme building award

    This Queenstown home constructed by Velvin Building has been awarded the supreme house of the...

    Queenstown house wins supreme building award

    A Queenstown home constructed by Velvin Building has been awarded the supreme house of the year over $1 million at the 2025 Southern Master Builders House of the Year awards.

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    Cupressus macrocarpa 'Coneybearii' at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    ‘Plants of utility’ still making presence felt

    In the late 1860s - when still under the management of the Otago provincial government, it was decided to move the Dunedin Botanic Garden because of severe flooding of its old site.

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    A handful of Brussels sprouts. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    Looking sharp

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    Looking sharp: That cool house on the corner

    A Dunedin couple tell Kim Dungey how they overcame the odds to create one of the city’s most unique homes.

    Volunteers make light work of spruce-up

    Volunteers work in the Dunedin Botanic Garden Rhododendron Dell during the Oritain Volunteer Day...

    Volunteers make light work of spruce-up

    The rhododendron dell may seem like a self-sustaining woodland, but it requires ongoing work to maintain its balance.

    Flowering on track

    Delta gardener Nicola Kerr weeds around cyclamens in the Anzac Square garden in front of the...

    Flowering on track

    Louise Frampton asks Delta gardener Nicola Kerr how she keeps the Anzac Square at the Dunedin Railway Station looking its best.

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    Polyantha roses. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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    Apprentices lighten rose pruning load

    Apprentices participate in a pruning masterclass. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Apprentices lighten rose pruning load

    It’s rose pruning time again and with over 700 modern roses to prune it can be quite a daunting job.

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    Redcurrants. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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