Inside out

Fine architecture, design on screen

After an enforced hiatus last year due to Covid-19, the Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival is back for its 10th year, with films about architecture, art, photography and gardening.

Planning, planting, sharing

Planning, planting, sharing

In their new book, The Abundant Garden, Niva and Yotam Kay, provide a practical guide to developing a regenerative home garden. Here, they share the secrets of seed saving.

Home away from home

Staying in a compact holiday home in the mountains, the owners of this property saw that a small,...

Home away from home

It was on a Japanese ski trip that the owners of this Wanaka house came to appreciate the efficiency of small spaces. Kim Dungey reports.

Bright, beautiful barberry

Berberis thunbergii Aurea (front) with a contrasting dark cultivar behind it.

Bright, beautiful barberry

Prickly but pretty, barberry is making a comeback, Gillian Vine says.

A pop of colour makes a big difference

A wall of built-in storage in this children’s room has been painted a rich teal blue, while the...

A pop of colour makes a big difference

Anyone can bring colour into their homes with paint, wallpaper, flowers, plants, pillows or throws, writes Geraldine James in this edited extract from A Pop of Colour.

Gardens brighten hospital visit

Bright larkspurs with the original bluestone homestead in the background.

Gardens brighten hospital visit

Gillian Vine gets a buzz from a hospital visit.

‘Pleasurables’ the way to grow

Peter Shone with one of the manuka he grew from seed. PHOTOS: GILLIAN VINE

‘Pleasurables’ the way to grow

Gillian Vine visits a tiny garden and is amazed at what its owner squeezes in.

Historic home gets new lease of life

Islington, built in 1912, and the conservatory-style extension, which is now the heart of the...

Historic home gets new lease of life

This heritage home has been transformed with a sensitive addition that provides for modern, practical living. Kim Dungey reports.

Time for naked ladies to bare all

This true autumn crocus, probably Crocus serotinus ssp. salzmannii, flowers in April. PHOTOS:...

Time for naked ladies to bare all

Gillian Vine looks at a bulb family that signals the seasonal change.

Pioneering spirit revived

Kevan and Lynette McAlwee spent a year restoring their early 1860s cottage.

Pioneering spirit revived

A reminder of a pioneering way of life, this stone cottage near Mosgiel almost didn’t survive. Kim Dungey reports.

Design centres on courtyard

Lawns were created on two levels so they would be flat. PHOTOS: GILLIAN VINE

Design centres on courtyard

Gillian Vine visits a Dunedin property where a Japanese courtyard garden is among the attractions.

Going beyond aesthetics

The kitchen in this Norwegian cabin is a harmonious mix of various rustic materials and finishes,...

Going beyond aesthetics

Modern rustic style suits the current mood when we want our homes to look authentic, not flashy, and our rooms to feel grounded, not self-conscious and styled, writes Emily Henson in Modern Rustic.