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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

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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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

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

Dahlia "Fire Mountain" is putting on a stunning display at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO:...

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

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

Gillian Vine visits a garden packed with edibles.

Helping our overwintering insects

New Zealand monarch butterflies have adapted to island life. PHOTO: ALLIED PRESS ARCHIVES

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

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

Gaultheria procumbens at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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

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

Hippeastrum bulbs are hip bulbs, says Gillian Vine.

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

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.

Your garden, March 22nd

But I miss you most of all, my darling, when Autumn leaves start to fall....Autumn is here and that means action! Get out in the garden with the help of this guide.

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Moving property priorities

Community land trusts can be a powerful vehicle for affordable home ownership, a local organisation tells Kim Dungey

Creating new cuttings from old plants

Hardwood cuttings at Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Creating new cuttings from old plants

Before you pick up those secateurs for an end-of-season prune, think about the opportunities for propagating your own plants as it will soon be the ideal time for taking hardwood cuttings. Suitable...

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