Film festival returns by design
Film festival returns by design
Practicality, sustainability and futurism are key themes running through this year’s Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival.
Inside out
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Rock solid foundations
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Rock solid foundations
This striking Central Otago home rocks in more ways than one, Kim Dungey reports.
Quality equipment makes job easier
Quality equipment makes job easier
Having the right tool for the job is essential and this applies to horticulture as much it does for any other trade.
Your garden, May 17th
Your garden, May 17th
Winter is a morbid time. Plant garlic to give it some flavour.
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Embracing a smaller space
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Embracing a smaller space
Gillian Vine gets the lowdown on downsizing from an Oamaru gardener.
Your garden, May 10th
Your garden, May 10th
There's three things in life that you can count on: death, taxes, and broad beans! Check out this guide to see how one would cultivate the great gift of the garden.
Their house, your style
Their house, your style
Seasoned renter and DIY enthusiast Katherine Ormerod says you can make a rental both stunning and personal with affordable and temporary changes.
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‘One of the finest’ blooms
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‘One of the finest’ blooms
Gillian Vine gets a whiff of Autumn.
Lower, slower growers offer great variety
Lower, slower growers offer great variety
The conifer collection at Dunedin Botanic Garden contains a large number of dwarf conifers of various shapes, sizes and colours.
Your garden, May 3rd
Your garden, May 3rd
Autumn is not the time for experimental gardening! Read this guide to keep from indulging in any zany ideas.
Seasonal stunner blooms until first frost
Seasonal stunner blooms until first frost
Fashions change. One such example in the world of horticulture is the spectacular comeback of the dahlia.
Your garden, April 19th
Your garden, April 19th
Bad soil can soil the plans of even the best gardener. Use these tips to avoid any problems and help give your garden a leg up.
Edible delights all year
Edible delights all year
Gillian Vine visits a garden packed with edibles.
Helping our overwintering insects
Helping our overwintering insects
New Zealand’s summer insects are packing up for autumn — and our gardens can help them through the cold months, write Janice Lord and Connal McLean.
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Once a hospital, now a home
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Once a hospital, now a home
A local couple are creating an apartment complex with a difference but tackling a massive heritage renovation is not for the faint-hearted. Kim Dungey reports.
Groundcovers useful for many reasons
Groundcovers useful for many reasons
Choosing the right groundcovers for your garden can be tricky. You want them to look good, be low maintenance and help suppress weeds.
Your garden, April 12
Your garden, April 12
Weeds, you love to hate them. This gardening guide should have all you need to negotiate the wretched things.
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Trendy bulb needs some TLC
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Trendy bulb needs some TLC
Hippeastrum bulbs are hip bulbs, says Gillian Vine.
Giant-sized showstopper
Giant-sized showstopper
Angelica gigas, also known as giant Angelica, is a lesser known but stunning garden plant a real showstopper for any garden.
Your garden, April 5
Your garden, April 5
It's almost time to get the winter greens in, can you believe it? Check out this guide for all you need to perform such a stoic task.