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Your September gardening to-do list

Your September gardening to-do list

As the days become warmer take the time to prepare your garden beds if you want to ensure a bumper growing season. Here are the top tasks to add to your September gardening list Your September gardening to-do list The weather mightn’t be markedly different, nor does the garden suddenly spring into life, but there […]
Your August gardening guide: What to sow, harvest and prune

Your August gardening guide: What to sow, harvest and prune

Spring is knocking on winter’s door so it’s time to do a bit of soil prep, pruning and veggie planting in anticipation of the warmer months Chores to consider for August gardening The last month of winter is often the most brutal but it is also when the new season is tantalisingly within our sights. […]
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Eleanor Cripps’ guide to a gorgeous smelling home

Eleanor Cripps’ guide to a gorgeous smelling home

Ensure your home always smells fresh and clean There’s something deeply comforting about stepping into a home that smells wonderful. Just like the way you carefully choose to style your home, the way your home smells can also be a means to communicate your own personal style and evoke powerful emotion. A fresh, inviting aroma […]
Kick start your winter gardening with these easy tasks

Kick start your winter gardening with these easy tasks

It’s time to plant new fruit trees, pop in some leafy green seedlings and plan spring crops Chores for your early winter gardening Winter has come. Activity in the garden is slowing. In cooler parts of the country, growth has all but stopped. With the plants needing less attention, more time can be paid to […]
How to refresh your home without spending a dime

How to refresh your home without spending a dime

No money? No worries. Try these 10 hot tips for refreshing your home for zero dollars Photographer: Will Horner Everyone deserves a beautiful home, no matter what their budget is, but sometimes there’s simply not a cent to spare. Put your wallet back in your pocket and rejoice. We’ve got 10 totally doable tips for […]
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Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares her favourite species of iris

Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares her favourite species of iris

In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of rainbows and like its romantic namesake, these tall, elegant blooms come in a multitude of colours I would like to say that all irises are beautiful, but they are not. Given the genus contains up to 300 species, that is hardly surprising. Despite often being called the […]
5 floral Christmas tree looks blooming with inspiration

5 floral Christmas tree looks blooming with inspiration

Whether it’s dripping with orchids, peppered with hydrangeas, completely adorned with sunny-coloured flowers or decorated with the dried variety, these five floral Christmas trees are blooming with inspiration  We are so lucky to enjoy beautiful summer flowers at Christmas time. Jess Britten’s floral Christmas tree uses hydrangea, cosmos, dahlias, scabious, achillea, delphinium and cow parsley […]
14 edible flowers to add to your garden pantry and up your culinary cred

14 edible flowers to add to your garden pantry and up your culinary cred

Looking for a way to earn yourself some culinary cred? Here’s how to make every dish you serve look blooming delicious Edible flowers can bring a lovely sense of colour to baked goods, frozen treats or most things really. Imagine a crisp garden salad coloured with bright nasturtiums and a tangy vinaigrette. Or a lemony, […]
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A once gorse-covered garden is now home to a horde of rare, lush plants

A once gorse-covered garden is now home to a horde of rare, lush plants

Flora fanatic Dylan Norfield has transformed a gorse-covered Blueskin Bay site into a wonderland of rare and interesting plants Like many gardeners, Dylan Norfield has an addiction – an addiction to plants, that is. It’s hardly surprising, considering his parents ran a nursery and his job is managing the plant collections at Dunedin Botanic Garden. […]