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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
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

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 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 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 & GardenMay 28

Abundance of white bloomers

Aotearoa New Zealand is renowned for having an exceptionally high proportion of white-flowering plant species.
Abundance of white bloomers
Abundance of white bloomers
Home & GardenMay 21

Boosting the population

At the botanic garden propagation building over the past few years there’s been some amazing work by propagators Kat Lord, Alice Lloyd-Fitt and their trainees.
Boosting the population
Boosting the population
Home & GardenMay 14

A German in hospital

The Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary team is caring for this little "German owl", found to have fractured both its wings.
A German in hospital
A German in hospital
Home & GardenMay 7

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.
Hardy, long-blooming Mediterranean flower
Hardy, long-blooming Mediterranean flower
Home & GardenApril 23

Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants

Strong winds can play problematic for plants - increasing transpiration, and knocking flowers, fruit and foliage about.
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Windbreaks beneficial for more than plants
Home & GardenApril 16

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.
Roses having a good year despite weather
Roses having a good year despite weather
Home & GardenApril 9

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 Persevere’’.
Plant extremists put on the map
Plant extremists put on the map
Home & GardenMarch 26

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.
Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition
Fountain once part of South Seas exhibition
Home & GardenMarch 19

A pinch and a trim - growing incentives

Trimming plants while they are in cultivation can have many benefits.
A pinch and a trim - growing incentives
A pinch and a trim - growing incentives
Home & GardenMarch 5

Seed exchange growing global connections

Each year, many botanic gardens around the world exchange small packets of seed.
Seed exchange growing global connections
Seed exchange growing global connections
Home & GardenFebruary 26

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.
Prickly beast deserves care
Prickly beast deserves care
Home & GardenFebruary 19

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.
Big aloe finds a new home
Big aloe finds a new home
Home & GardenFebruary 12

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.
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
Dahlias take turns as stars of the show
Home & GardenJanuary 29

'Mini mountain' a challenge

 It's been four years since the Dunedin Botanic Garden developed the “mini mountain” in the upper garden.
'Mini mountain' a challenge
'Mini mountain' a challenge
Home & GardenJanuary 22

Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape

Kinetic and colourful, Dierama stops visitors in their tracks at Dunedin's Botanic Garden.
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Bobbing gem adds drama to landscape
Home & GardenDecember 18

African daisies much like a well-loved resurfacing outfit

Cascading plants that flower on the Dunedin Botanic rock garden are like an outfit you buy on the spur of the moment, wear to one event, and then put back in your overflowing wardrobe.
African daisies much like a well-loved resurfacing outfit
African daisies much like a well-loved resurfacing outfit
Home & GardenDecember 11

One prickly customer

In the late 1990s we received seed from a United Kingdom botanic garden through the international seed exchange of this interesting bromeliad.
One prickly customer
One prickly customer
Home & GardenDecember 4

Nature’s ornaments in time for Christmas

We are very lucky in the southern hemisphere to have an ‘upside-down’ Christmas - it is the beginning of summer, and we revel in being outdoors with family and friends.
Nature’s ornaments in time for Christmas
Nature’s ornaments in time for Christmas
Home & GardenNovember 27

Roses offer wide versatility for your garden

Roses offer you a lot of options in how they can fit into your garden situation.
Roses offer wide versatility for your garden
Roses offer wide versatility for your garden