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How to help our threatened plant species fight back

Craspedia argentea flowers at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

How to help our threatened plant species fight back

This week is Conservation Week, an annual Department of Conservation (Doc) drive to encourage efforts big and small to get involved in supporting the natural environment.

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Message to reuse, not rebuild

People around the world need to "stop knocking down and rebuilding buildings all the time" architect Ian Moore tells Kim Dungey.

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NZ hospitals in context

As work on Dunedin’s new hospital is delayed amid disagreements and cost overruns, a new book looks at almost 200 years of hospital architecture in New Zealand.

Mystery of bamboo flowering, dieback

Bamboo in the Clive Lister Garden at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Mystery of bamboo flowering, dieback

If you are wandering through Dunedin Botanic Garden’s Clive Lister Garden over the next couple of months, you may notice the bamboo that forms the backbone of this area is disappearing. Why is this happening?

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New home captures forerunner’s ‘lovely feel’

Set in a garden with mature oak trees, this Wanaka house by RTA Studio enjoys a strong connection...

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New home captures forerunner’s ‘lovely feel’

A Wānaka house honours the past while ensuring a comfortable future for its occupants. Kim Dungey reports.

Finding beauty in all seasons

Dappled light filters through the trees of Ruth Grundy's Ōmārama garden on a summer's day. PHOTOS...

Finding beauty in all seasons

Ruth Grundy, of Ōmārama, shares her garden with readers.

Winter far from downtime at botanic garden

Dunedin Botanic Garden apprentice Niceda Chavez Atencia in the workshop on Monday. PHOTO: GREGOR...

Winter far from downtime at botanic garden

People often assume that winter is a quiet time for staff at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, with not much to do. But there's plenty.

Your garden

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Finding wonder in nature

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

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.