Flowering pea family
Pop quiz! What do kōwhai, peanut and kākā beak all have in common?
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Growing your dreams
Growing your dreams
Louise Frampton talks to Olivia McCord about her passion for flowers and her new book The Floral Dream.
Tiny but mighty
Tiny but mighty
Sometimes less is more. Kim Dungey looks at the winners from this year's New Zealand Tiny House Awards.
Magic of 3D showcases native flowers
Magic of 3D showcases native flowers
He Puāwai. A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers is one of the most exquisite botany books I have ever come across.
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Your garden
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Bringing the wilderness in
Bringing the wilderness in
The desire to connect with nature in an alpine wilderness environment and spend meaningful time with multiple generations of family informed the creation of this home.
Vibrant display of flower spikes
Vibrant display of flower spikes
If this plant reminds you of a giant asparagus, you’re not wrong.
Living relics from the dinosaur era
Living relics from the dinosaur era
I love cycads! Every day as I see them in the winter garden, they always capture my attention with their lush, prehistoric appearance.
Splendid variety brought back from brink
Splendid variety brought back from brink
In the Rhododendron Dell at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, it’s hard not to pause in admiration beneath the flowering cherry trees. Especially the Prunus serrulata ‘Tai-haku’ ("great white...
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Your garden
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Courting the ideal garden
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Courting the ideal garden
Gillian Vine gets a preview of a garden that will be open on November 1.
Good things come in threes
Good things come in threes
Trilliums are aptly named - they have three of everything - three bracts, three petals and three sepals - so it's only to be expected the annual gathering of the NZ Trillium Group takes three days.
‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point
‘Sophisticated’ plant makes a point
If you could give a plant personality then Trillium chloropetalum would be sophisticated.
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Your garden
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Design hits a hole-in-one
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Design hits a hole-in-one
The owner of this property kept his eye on the ball while planning a luxurious holiday home. Kim Dungey reports.
Trapped in a garden centre
Trapped in a garden centre
The Observer's columnist Charlotte Mendelson writes of a hazard for the gardening enthusiast: becoming trapped in a garden centre.
Hawaii, Dunedin link
Hawaii, Dunedin link
In the far-off herbarium of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hawaii, are a set of specimens collected in New Zealand just on a hundred years ago. About 80 are from the botanic garden in Dunedin.
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Your garden
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Bold colour, subtle rhythm
Bold colour, subtle rhythm
Alisha Sherriff gives us the lowdown on purple shamrock, the bold yet delicate house plant.
