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Wānaka home ‘a standout little nest’
This small holiday home was built on what has been described as an "awkward sliver of land".
Inside out
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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.
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.
Your garden
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.
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Four with designs on bright futures
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Four with designs on bright futures
The first graduates from a new master’s of architecture programme are looking forward to making a difference in the areas that interest them. Kim Dungey reports.
Your garden, February 14th
Your garden, February 14th
Onions have layers, and so too does your garden.
Look to nature for a lasting token of love
Look to nature for a lasting token of love
Here’s your invitation to slow down and take some rose garden selfies with your sweetheart.
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Angling for ‘something different’
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Angling for ‘something different’
A character-filled new build has all the right angles. Kim Dungey reports.
Green dragons alive and well at Dunedin Botanic Garden
Green dragons alive and well at Dunedin Botanic Garden
Pinellia tripartita is an interesting and somewhat peculiar herbaceous perennial belonging to the arum family.
Less is more when it comes to eco-gardening
Less is more when it comes to eco-gardening
Doing your bit for the planet just too much effort?
Your garden, January 24th
Your garden, January 24th
What's happening in your garden?
Watch the grass grow
Watch the grass grow
Tired of mowing the grass that’s growing with gusto in your lawn this summer? Maureen Howard suggests some nature-friendly ways to reduce the time we spend mowing.
‘Astilboides’ a striking addition to a woodland garden
‘Astilboides’ a striking addition to a woodland garden
It is the large, rounded leaves of Astilboides tabularis that make this herbaceous perennial so noteworthy and unique among garden plants. The bright green leaves resembling lily pads or...
Trending towards timber
Trending towards timber
Soft neutrals and a lighter palette are on the menu for kitchen and bathroom designs this year.
Virtual reality finding its place in architecture
Virtual reality finding its place in architecture
Virtual reality technologies are shaping an inclusive future for architecture, writes Farzam Sepanta
Mass plantings welcome visitors
Mass plantings welcome visitors
A mass of godetias can be seen in full bloom at the Dunedin Railway Station during a rare sunny day earlier this week.
Your garden, January 17th
Your garden, January 17th
What's happening in your garden?
Call out to ‘citizen scientists’
Call out to ‘citizen scientists’
Scientists need help to work out why monarch butterfly populations in Australasia seem to be declining, writes Myron Zalucki.
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Angelface Wedgwood a most anticipated new flower
Norman Winter of Tribune News Services takes a look at a new flower variety being released in the US this year - hopefully not far away from reaching NZ shores.
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Of gardens great and small
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Of gardens great and small
As Otago Daily Times’ gardening writer Gillian Vine signs off, she recalls some of her favourite stories.