The best of both worlds | A garden in Ivanhoe that blends tradition with modernity
A contemporary garden and pool landscaping design that balances out a modern house extension to this family’s heritage home.
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A season of growth | The life of artist Mollie Howard
Hawke's Bay artist Mollie Howard creates floral-inspired paintings that celebrate nature and motherhood, with her deep passion for the natural world and strong family connections shaping her artistic vision.
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Salvias | The ultimate guide to growing salvia plants
Everything you need to know about salvias — how to grow and care for them, how to propagate, different salvia types, and their varied blooming times.
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13 Low-growing perennial plants for your garden border
Perennial border plants are hardworking horticultural heroes - they anchor a garden, providing structure and character to the ever-changing canvas of your garden beds. Here are 13 of our favourites...
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18 Flowering Perennials That Bloom All Summer Long
There is something magical about a summer garden that boasts colour, texture, wild-life and long-lasting florals. One of the best (and easiest ways) to achieve this is with perennials — and particularly perennials that flower all summer long.
34 Drought-Tolerant Plants for Dry Gardens
By early summer in some gardens you may struggle to keep your plants from becoming victims to dry soil and severe drought, especially if they are new plants or plants with lots of new growth. Find out what will thrive in the garden in drought conditions…
Recipe | End of Season Red and Green Tomato Relish
This is the perfect recipe for using up the last of the tomatoes on your plants that won’t have enough time to ripen this late in the season.
Recipe by Jen Pomeroy, The Modern Mess
