Growing flower garden a calming escape
Tired of spending too much on supermarket flowers, Cate Howie-Hughes started to grow flowers of her own.
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Natural feeding preferred
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Natural feeding preferred
Maureen Howard wonders if feeding backyard birds helps spread bird flu.
Your garden
Your garden
Expert advice on what to do for your garden this week.
Cork tree soon to showcase autumn colours
Cork tree soon to showcase autumn colours
An impressive yet frequently overlooked tree located near the upper garden carpark is the Phellodendron amurense.
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Historic home updated
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Historic home updated
What do terrified villagers and a brave knight have to do with Dunedin? Kim Dungey explains.
Downsizing no barrier for keen gardeners
Downsizing no barrier for keen gardeners
1. How would you describe your garden?
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Your garden
Parsley may still be sown in warmer districts. Sow thinly and, when seedlings are strong enough, move so they are 10cm apart.
Japanese elm a graceful specimen tree
Japanese elm a graceful specimen tree
Zelkova serrata, commonly known as Japanese elm, is an elegant, medium to large deciduous tree that provides year-round interest. Native to Japan, Taiwan and eastern China, it is often admired for...
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Adapting to the dry
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Adapting to the dry
Reducing water usage in the garden is about embracing plants that can survive in drier conditions, finds Louise Frampton. She talks to gardeners in Allanton and Earnscleugh about how they manage.
Aphid control crucial
Aphid control crucial
No gardener would say that an aphid is their favourite insect.
Your garden: Get vege stalks out of the ground
Your garden: Get vege stalks out of the ground
What to do in your garden this week.
Snowberry puts on brilliant show
Snowberry puts on brilliant show
Commonly called snowberry or wax berry, Symphoricarpos albus is a deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family.
Your garden: Time to plant bulbs for spring
Your garden: Time to plant bulbs for spring
What to do in your garden this week.
Buxton design highly desirable
Buxton design highly desirable
A draper, a limemaker and a group of Catholic sisters don’t appear to have anything in common, but in the early 20th century they were united in their desire to have a ‘‘Buxton garden’’.
A fresh look at the past
A fresh look at the past
The owners of this house relocated from a city where heritage homes are often replaced by high-rises due to limited land availability. Kim Dungey reports.
Spoilt for choice in herbaceous borders
Spoilt for choice in herbaceous borders
The Herbaceous borders this summer packed a lot of punch thanks to a wide variety of bright colours, contrasting heights and a wet summer.
Your garden
Your garden
Potato crops can be harvested before the tops have died right away from the plants.
No shortage of treats in edible garden
No shortage of treats in edible garden
Sharon Fitzgerald, of Mosgiel, shares her garden with readers.
Hydrangea cultivars to suit Dunedin’s climate
Hydrangea cultivars to suit Dunedin’s climate
One of the most stunning shrubs for this time of the year are hydrangeas.
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Your garden
Brassicas put in the garden in late December or during January will need protection from hungry bugs, and it's time to plant some bulbs for spring.
