Hardy, long-blooming Mediterranean flower
If you’re lucky enough in Dunedin to have a sunny, well-drained spot and want something low maintenance but reliably showy, look no further than Rhodanthemum hosmariense.
Your garden: May 8
Your garden: May 8
What to do in your garden this week
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Inside the Queenstown property rated one of NZ’s best homes
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Inside the Queenstown property rated one of NZ’s best homes
Kim Dungey looks at what can be achieved when vision and craftsmanship align.
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New mooring anchored in history
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New mooring anchored in history
After decades searching for a suitable site, the ORC finally has a new head office. Kim Dungey looks inside the multimillion-dollar building that has divided councillors and ratepayers.
Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest
Quiet achiever kānuka a core feature of regenerating forest
One of my favourite trees is the quiet achiever, kānuka.
Floral design takes holistic approach
Floral design takes holistic approach
Melanie Cecila Stapleton started her floristry career in NZ in the 1990s, before moving to London and freelancing for some of the UK’s most sought-after event florists.
Your garden: Autumn time to take stock
Your garden: Autumn time to take stock
Autumn is a good time to assess the limitations of your garden.
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Strong winds can play problematic for plants - increasing transpiration, and knocking flowers, fruit and foliage about.
Your garden
Your garden
What to do in your garden for the week.
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Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle
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Inside the $11m makeover of Earnscleugh Castle
Another chapter has been added to the colourful history of an Earnscleugh landmark, Kim Dungey writes.
Roses having a good year despite weather
Roses having a good year despite weather
For a lot of us this summer has not been ideal, but for the roses and many other plants growing conditions have been favourable.
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All the pieces of a fairytale
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All the pieces of a fairytale
A Dunedin family fell head over heels for this historic cottage. Kim Dungey reports.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
It’s a jungle out there
It’s a jungle out there
The urban garden is a rich source of wildlife once you know what you are looking at, writes Maureen Howard.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
Plant extremists put on the map
Plant extremists put on the map
As part of this year’s sustainability-focused Wild Dunedin festival, we will have a family-friendly, self-directed plant trail set up in the lower Dunedin Botanic Garden called ‘‘Plants that...
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A shelter and a sanctuary
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A shelter and a sanctuary
The owners of this Orokonui house feel like they are living within a forest canopy. Kim Dungey has the details.
A pinch and a trim - growing incentives
A pinch and a trim - growing incentives
Trimming plants while they are in cultivation can have many benefits.
Garden full of character
Garden full of character
A garden which is normally showcased in spring, has plenty of interest year round, Louise Frampton finds.
Your Garden
Your Garden
What to do in your garden this week.
