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Winning home at one with nature

Carolin Friese has won multiple awards for this Bob’s Cove home. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Winning home at one with nature

A Queenstown architectural designer is "beyond thrilled" to have received international recognition for the interior design and sustainability of her and her partner’s Bob’s Cove home.

New plantings commemorative nod to past

Kanuka can be found growing in the Lovelock bush. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

New plantings commemorative nod to past

Arbor Day, officially celebrated in New Zealand yesterday, to align with World Environment Day, is an invitation to plant trees with care, purpose, and connection.

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Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Embracing a smaller garden

White petunias make an impressive display. PHOTOS: LOUISE FRAMPTON

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Embracing a smaller garden

Louise Frampton talks to a St Clair woman who finds a smaller section does not have to give up a love of gardening.

Mt Creighton home wins design award

Mt Creighton home wins design award

"Tall Tree House" near Queenstown has been named a winner in the 2025 Biophilic Design Awards in Australia.

Seedlings the old-fashioned way

Seedlings the old-fashioned way

As a child I remember going to the local hardware store with my dad and digging out vegetable and flower seedlings from a wooden box and wrapping them in newspaper.

A home with climate in mind

The north-facing living room of Monica and Cecil Barham's Invercargill home, "Telesis". PHOTOS:...

A home with climate in mind

Auckland-based architect Megan Rule looks at a trailblazing architect whose own home was a practical response to the sometimes harsh southern environment.

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Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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Native treasures collected

Aciphylla aurea, also known as golden spaniard or golden speargrass. PHOTOS: KATE CALDWELL/JESS...

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Native treasures collected

Dunedin Botanic Garden apprentice Jess Freeman was part of a recent plant collection trip in Central Otago.

Threatened plant gets a helping hand

Craspedia argentea flowers at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Threatened plant gets a helping hand

Craspedia argentea is a real trooper of a herb, holding on for dear life in Otago.

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Historic cottage for sale after nearly 120 years

Mick Lewis (left), Mona Cromb and Keith Lewis in front of Lewis Cottage in Deborah Bay, which...

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Historic cottage for sale after nearly 120 years

An historic wooden cottage which has been in the same family for nearly 120 years has been placed on the open market.

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Self-picked strawberries. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

Plant sale takes year-round preparation

Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden prepare for Saturday's plant sale. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Plant sale takes year-round preparation

Every year in May, the Friends of the Botanic Garden group holds its annual autumn plant sale. Work for the next sale begins again as soon as one sale is finished.

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Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.

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More insect life may herald return of birds

University of Otago ecology PhD student Jacqui Theis has been studying the growing number of...

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More insect life may herald return of birds

While the revamp of Dunedin’s George St may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is proving very popular with the city’s wildlife.

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Colourful makeover for artists’ home

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Colourful makeover for artists’ home

The owners of this Dunedin house wanted to honour the 1970s architecture while adding their personal touches. Kim Dungey reports.

Late bloomers and their perfumed leaves

Actaea is from eastern North America. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER

Late bloomers and their perfumed leaves

Unusual plants that stand out at this time of the year are the late flowering species of the genera Actaea and belong to the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.