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Home & GardenJuly 23

Preparation key for successful transplanting

Winter at the Dunedin Botanic Garden offers staff the ideal time to transplant trees and shrubs while they are dormant.
Aaron Whitehead, Botanic Garden intern
Preparation key for successful transplanting
Preparation key for successful transplanting
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Home & GardenJuly 23

Builder’s home makes most of Otago Harbour view

Craig Marshall has completed dozens of houses over the past 22 years but nothing beat building a home for his own family.
Builder’s home makes most of Otago Harbour view
Builder’s home makes most of Otago Harbour view
Home & GardenJuly 16

The gift pīwakawaka leave behind

As our garden beds tuck themselves in for winter, we reach for our fluffiest coats.
The gift pīwakawaka leave behind
The gift pīwakawaka leave behind
Home & GardenJuly 16

Inspiring designs shed light on NZ natives

At first glance, Let’s Go Native looks like another book on the merits of native plants. But it so much more than that.
Inspiring designs shed light on NZ natives
Inspiring designs shed light on NZ natives
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Home & GardenJuly 16

Bringing life to a cemetery

The Northern Cemetery is the resting place of not only some of Otago’s Victorian citizens, but also some of New Zealand’s oldest roses, thanks to the work of Heritage Roses Otago.
Bringing life to a cemetery
Bringing life to a cemetery
Home & GardenJuly 9

Begonia wild at heart

Originating from the wilds of Mexico, this captivating begonia is rewarding to grow, Alisha Sherriff finds.
Begonia wild at heart
Begonia wild at heart
Home & GardenJuly 9

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
Your garden
Your garden
Home & GardenJuly 9

New four-season garden festival launched; gardens wanted

Dunedin is soon to enjoy its first official garden festival, Garden Ōtepoti Dunedin — Four Seasons of the South.
New four-season garden festival launched; gardens wanted
New four-season garden festival launched; gardens wanted
Home & GardenJuly 9

Ideal time for transplanting dormant roses

The winter months are a suitable time of year to plant new trees and shrubs and roses, along with transplanting existing plants to a new location.
Ideal time for transplanting dormant roses
Ideal time for transplanting dormant roses
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Home & GardenJuly 2

From concrete to comfy

A clever conversion fits beautifully into its rural setting, Kim Dungey reports.
From concrete to comfy
From concrete to comfy
Home & GardenJuly 2

Your garden: Rotate those crops

Crop rotation is an important way of getting the most from the vegetable and flower garden to minimise the risk of diseases.
Your garden: Rotate those crops
Your garden: Rotate those crops
Home & GardenJuly 2

Garden’s winter bloomers brighten gloom

Winter flowers are everywhere at the botanic garden, representing a full colour spectrum.
Garden’s winter bloomers brighten gloom
Garden’s winter bloomers brighten gloom
Home & GardenJune 25

Flower-powered healer

Lushly illustrated new book Aotearoa in Bloom looks at the history and uses of many of NZ's native flowering plants and trees, including their significance in te ao Māori.
Flower-powered healer
Flower-powered healer
Home & GardenJune 25

Trend for bridges from pretty to practical

The Botanic Garden is bisected by the Lindsay Creek, dividing the garden into two distinct areas; the more formal, level Lower Garden and the steeper Upper Garden.
Trend for bridges from pretty to practical
Trend for bridges from pretty to practical
Home & GardenJune 25

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
Your garden
Your garden
Home & GardenJune 22

Dame Jacinda's house for sale after Australia move

The Sandringham home owned by Dame Jacinda Ardern and her husband Clarke Gayford is up for sale.
Dame Jacinda's house for sale after Australia move
Dame Jacinda's house for sale after Australia move
Home & GardenJune 18

Mystery pine joins the known

Have you ever wondered where new cultivars come from and how they get a name?
Mystery pine joins the known
Mystery pine joins the known
Home & GardenJune 18

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
Your garden
Your garden
Home & GardenJune 11

Your garden: potatoes, root cuttings and caring for canes

What to do in your garden this week. 
Your garden: potatoes, root cuttings and caring for canes
Your garden: potatoes, root cuttings and caring for canes
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Home & GardenJune 11

Fungus under us

You don’t need to use a garden fork or fork out money to benefit the mycorrhizal fungi in your garden, writes Maureen Howard.
Fungus under us
Fungus under us
Home & GardenJune 11

A helping frond

Pyrrosia eleagnifolia, commonly known as leather-leaf fern, is a distinctive climbing fern native to New Zealand.
A helping frond
A helping frond
Home & GardenJune 4

Heat beneath the glass

How do you keep warm in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way when your house is made of glass with no insulation?
Heat beneath the glass
Heat beneath the glass
Home & GardenJune 4

Embracing textures of nature

Bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, as this award-winning home demonstrates.
Embracing textures of nature
Embracing textures of nature
Home & GardenJune 4

Your garden

What to do in your garden this week.
Your garden
Your garden
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