Bringing order to chaos | A professional garden designer’s own garden
Garden designer Carolyn Campbell transformed a once-overgrown Tawa hillside into a layered, living artwork. A story told in partnership with Resene.
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Here, you’ll find stories that explore and celebrate the beauty of places and people found within green spaces. Plus, loads of practical gardening advice and how-tos.
Gardening Series, Guides, How-to
How to plant, propagate & prepare perennials for dormancy | An autumn guide
A guide to planting perennials, propagating new plants and putting the perennial garden to bed for autumn and winter.
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How to grow, prune & care for raspberries
A guide on growing, pruning and caring for raspberry plants.
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Late autumn gardening | A quick task rundown
While the garden is slowing down, there's still plenty to do. Your autumn clean up + lots of planting and harvesting in the edible garden.
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Golden light & generations of growth | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Hāwea
An autumn interview with Secret Gardener, Ali of Crosshill Garden — a century old garden in Hāwea, Otago.
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How to grow pansies & violas in the garden or containers
A practical and poetic guide to transplanting pansies and violas, with tips on soil prep, container growing and supporting pollinators. Excerpt from Pansies by Brenna Estrada.
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May Gardening Guide | Weeding, feeding & protecting
May is a last chance to give the garden a good tidy up before temperatures plummet — lots of weeding, feeding and protecting. It's also the last chance to get your spring bulbs in, and a great time to plant veggies for spring harvest in the veggie patch.
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Recipe | Eggplant fries with artichoke dip
A divine recipe for eggplant fries, paired with a creamy, zesty artichoke dip. From cookbook: Take Me to Spain.
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Recipe | Roasted beetroot + orange salad with berry dressing
This zesty beetroot and orange salad from the cookbook - Take Me to Spain - is as stunning as it is delicious.
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Recipe | Grapefruit + basil gin & tonic with smoky paprika nuts
A pretty and refreshing twist on the classic G&T from cookbook: Take Me to Spain.
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Fields, family & the garden in between | A rural New South Wales garden
Located on a rural estate in New South Wales, this contemporary garden is part of a functioning family-run farm.
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How to harvest & store pumpkins and potatoes
An autumn guide to harvesting, sorting, seed-saving and storing pumpkins and potatoes
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