Tricky begonias respond to care
Tricky begonias respond to care
Tuberous begonias have the reputation of being difficult to grow but a Mosgiel couple assures Gillian Vine that the tender corms are "not too tricky".
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Satisfaction of winter planting
Satisfaction of winter planting
Even in the coldest months, there are some vegetables that can be planted, as Gillian Vine explains.
Your garden: Sweet pea season is upon us
Your garden: Sweet pea season is upon us
What to do in your garden this week
Pots can provide home-grown flavour
Pots can provide home-grown flavour
If you have little or no space to garden, go potty suggests Gillian Vine.
Attracting wildlife to your garden
Attracting wildlife to your garden
Gillian Vine reviews Attracting Birds and Other Wildlife to Your Garden in New Zealand.
A look at NZ birds and bushes
A look at NZ birds and bushes
Gillian Vine reviews three New Zealand wildlife books.
Autumn's rich reward
Autumn's rich reward
In autumn, deciduous trees flaunt themselves in rich reds and golds. Gillian Vine explains why.
DCC festivals strategy commended
DCC festivals strategy commended
Submissions on the Dunedin City Council's draft Dunedin festivals and events strategy close on April 10. Gillian Vine considers what is proposed.
Visit to Otahuna a rare treat
Visit to Otahuna a rare treat
Nineteenth-century Otahuna, built by politician Sir Heaton Rhodes, has gardens among Canterbury's finest.
Your garden: chives, cabbage and onions
Your garden: chives, cabbage and onions
What to do in your garden this week
Garden City's blooming bid
Garden City's blooming bid
Christchurch's first Ellerslie International Flower Show is off to a promising start, weeks before the show opens. Gillian Vine reports.
Dahlia interest comes full circle
Dahlia interest comes full circle
The Dunedin Dahlia Circle will celebrate 25 years when it hosts the South Island National Dahlia Show in Dunedin this weekend.
Bark as bad as possum's bite
Bark as bad as possum's bite
Anthea Doherty is more worried about possums than finding entries for the Outram Garden Club's show next Friday.
Cathedral host to 42nd festival
Cathedral host to 42nd festival
"Loving and caring" is the theme for the 42nd Ecumenical Festival of Flowers in Praise, which will be held in St Paul's Cathedral from February 14 to 17.
Being 'hard up' spawned vegetable-growing book
Being 'hard up' spawned vegetable-growing book
"New Zealand plants are beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise," Dennis Greville says.
Grown to be shown
Grown to be shown
Lilies are one of the world's most popular cut flowers, vying with roses for the No 1 slot. The public have the chance to see why they are so popular at this weekend's Otago Lily Society show, in Dunedin, as Gillian Vine reports.
Artist brings life to 'blank canvas'
Artist brings life to 'blank canvas'
A classy South Otago garden is the setting for a fundraising garden party next month. Gillian Vine reports.
Ten years ago, Helen and Peter Gilder moved to Waitapeka Farm, 11km from Balclutha, but it was to be another three years before Helen started landscaping around the house and a further three years before planting was completed.
Your garden: harvests and maintenance
Your garden: harvests and maintenance
Vegetables Keeping the soil hoed at this time of year not only keeps down weed seedlings but also gives vegetables an effective mulch of broken soil that prevents loss of moisture lower down in the ground.
Late bloomer steals show
Late bloomer steals show
Otago's 2008 Gardener of the Year Midge Ruka was a late starter, she tells Gillian Vine.
I'm dreaming of a green Christmas
I'm dreaming of a green Christmas
Make it a green Christmas. Gillian Vine has some gift suggestions for garden-lovers.