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    Dark Colorsteel blends with timber and concrete in this sculptural Orokonui house by Gary Todd...

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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

    Mint (Mentha) is an example of a plant that responds well to trimming.

    A pinch and a trim - growing incentives

    Trimming plants while they are in cultivation can have many benefits.

    Garden full of character

    Barry and Michelle Gillan’s Alexandra garden is shaded by cherry and gleditsia trees and is home...

    Garden full of character

    A garden which is normally showcased in spring, has plenty of interest year round,  Louise Frampton finds.

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    Your Garden

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    Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition

    The Woolf Harris Fountain can be found  at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO SUPPLIED

    Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition

    The 1925-1926 New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition was a major event for Dunedin and the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

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    Humans have been gathering blackberries (left)  for thousands of years.

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    No mod cons

    Mid-century modernism changed the way New Zealanders lived. Many homes from the era featured...

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    No mod cons

    A house built nearly 60 years ago is the height of retro cool. Kim Dungey pays a visit.

    Seed exchange growing global connections

    Rudbeckia laciniata growing in the North American plant collection at the Dunedin Botanic Garden....

    Seed exchange growing global connections

    Each year, many botanic gardens around the world exchange small packets of seed.

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    Your Garden

    What to do in your garden this week.

    Hearty houseplant

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    Hearty houseplant

    Ceropegia woodii variegated is cute as a heart-shaped button, writes Alisha Sherriff.

    Christchurch '007' house sells for record $8.3m

    Cantilever House in Fendalton. Photo: Supplied

    Christchurch '007' house sells for record $8.3m

    A Christchurch home, dubbed the 007 house by its designer, has set an auction sale record for the city of $8.34m.

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    Property planned to entertain

    Visitors are met by a pair of pavilions, arranged in an ‘‘H’’ shape.

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    Property planned to entertain

    There’s a touch of Mediterranean charm to this new build in Wānaka. Kim Dungey reports.

    Prickly beast deserves care

    The Opoho Rd holly hedge at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O’ BRIEN

    Prickly beast deserves care

    The holly hedge, Ilex aquifolium, is one of the oldest and longest plantings in the lower botanic garden. An impressive 120m in length, it marks the northern boundary of the garden.

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    Inside St Clair's most imposing new home

     Built with structural steel and precast concrete, the house was designed to be long-lasting.

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    Inside St Clair's most imposing new home

    An eye-catching house by the beach perfectly suits its owners’ lifestyle. Kim Dungey reports.

    Big aloe finds a new home

    Aloe thraskii in the Dunedin Botanic Garden Winter Garden, before being relocated. PHOTO: GERARD...

    Big aloe finds a new home

    What do you do when a child has a growth spurt and their trousers start to look like shorts?  You buy a bigger pair.

    Dahlias take turns as stars of the show

    The Mexican border at the Dunedin Botanic Garden is  full of colour with penstemons and dahilas. ...

    Dahlias take turns as stars of the show

    So many colours and fragrances can be found along the Mexican border at the Dunedin Botanic Garden, where each week seems to bring a new scent or a fresh burst of colour.

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    Some of the large bulbs to be auctioned by the Otago Lily Society tomorrow. Photos by Gillian Vine.

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    Retiring Dunedin Botanic Garden curator Marianne Groothuis walks through her favourite section at...

    My outdoor office

    Marianne Groothuis reflects on a long career at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

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