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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.

The home with garden walls | Garden Wall House

Once a historic Victorian residence, this property has blossomed into a modern oasis, where nature flourishes both indoors and out. Together, Peachy Green and Sonelo Architects have expertly created a haven for their clients.

Heuchera coral bells - low-growing perennials

Plants

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...

Books, Recipe

Recipe | Chilled Soba Noodle Salad with Creamy Sambal Dressing

Radhi Devlukia-Shetty's soba noodles are tossed with raw veggies, toasted nuts and coriander, then draped in a creamy, spicy Southeast Asian–inspired dressing. Fresh and satisfying!

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Recipe | Classic Pasta Salad

Radhi Devlukia-Shetty's pasta salad recipe is chock-full of veggies (courgettes, aubergine, fennel, peppers), fresh herbs and zippy sun-dried tomatoes and olives.

My Everything packed salad | Joyfull by Radhi Devlukia-Shetty

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Recipe | Radhi Devlukia-Shetty’s Everything Packed Salad

Aptly named, this 'everything' salad recipe has everything you need to feel nourished in this crunchy, creamy, leafy, zippy, fresh, bright plant-based masterpiece.

Gardening Series, Recipe

March Harvest | Garden-to-Table with Bri DiMattina’s Breakfast Danishes

16 March | What edibles to plant & harvest. Plus a delicious Breakfast Danish recipe to use up your end-of-season tomatoes by Bri DiMattina.

Gardens

A hosting haven in Howick | Gardenias, guests & golf

Nestled against the picturesque backdrop of East Auckland Bay, this Howick garden provides an idyllic setting for homeowners Roger and Robyn to host classic kiwi barbecues for their friends and family.

Gardens

Landscape designer’s eco-conscious Victorian garden

Located just an hour's drive north of Melbourne’s CBD, landscape designer Kathleen Murphy's garden is designed to be a place for her three children to play and explore, as well as somewhere she can trial new ideas for upcoming landscape design projects.

Gardens

Pool plans that sparked a landscape renovation for this hilltop Napier garden

It was a new pool and pool house that sparked a total landscape renovation for this hilltop Napier garden. The couple wanted a property that not only suited the way they live and entertain but that complemented the enthralling view, which stretches from Māhia Peninsula across to Cape Kidnappers.

How-to, Plants

How to grow & dry flowers for dried flower arrangements

The complete guide to dried flowers: How to grow, dry & arrange with dried flowers. Including three unique dried flower projects you can work on using the dried florals from your garden.

Books, Plants

How to find and identify fungi forms

The macro fungi we have here in Aotearoa — the big fungi you can see with your own eyes — come in many different forms. Here's a list of 12 of the big groups to get you started.

Wellington Garden | Secret Gardens of NZ

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Wellington Garden | Secret Gardens of Aotearoa

Since buying their Lower Hutt property in 2021, Jacob and Lucy have wasted no time rethinking and designing their site and putting their self-sufficiency plans into action. Two years on, the 3000 square-metre-section is almost unrecognisable.

Jared Lockhart Design - New North Road, Auckland

Gardens

The Chambers commercial courtyard | Jared Lockhart Design

In this sleek garden courtyard, simplicity reigns supreme. Jared Lockhart has carefully curated elements for this landscape design that add a touch of modernity to the heritage-listed building.

Gardens

Mountains & mānuka | Olivia Bird Design

For this Wānaka home, maintaining the surrounding views of the mountains as well as having a private living space was the priority.

Gardens

The creation of a country cottage garden | Ashley James Gardens

This enchanting garden transports you to a world of romance and tranquillity. Nestled in the heart of the countryside, the picturesque cottage garden is surrounded by lush perennial plantings, creating a haven of natural beauty.

Gardens

Cloudy & contemporary — A timeless, lawnless Melbourne garden

An entrance way garden that gives visitors a reason to stop, and take a moment to breathe, before stepping through the front door.

Designed by BWLA.

Gardens

Te Whare Māra: The Garden House — Pōneke Wellington

Te Whare Māra - The Garden House - blurs the lines between landscape and architecture. This Wellington garden exemplifies landscape design that boasts beauty, sustainability and meaningful spaces to inhabit and enjoy.

Designed by local.

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Recipe | Fruity Sangria

One of Kelsi Boocock's favourite cocktails — She loves this recipe from her cookbook because it's packed with so much fruit and leaves you feeling so refreshed!

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Recipe | Gado Gado-style Salad

Kelsi Boocock's (Healthy Kelsi), adaptation of this Indonesian classic. Super crunchy, sweet and nutty - the combination of potatoes, tofu and peanut sauce is delicious.

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Recipe | Greek Watermelon Salad

This refreshing summer salad by Kelsi Boocock is inspired by her Europe adventures. It’s the perfect dish to bring along to a barbecue or dinner party.

Gardening Series, Recipe

Recipe | Grilled broad beans with asparagus, elderflower, preserved lemon & hazelnuts

This side dish by Alby Hailes sings of spring, with seasonal additions of raw asparagus and elderflower cordial, and a punch of flavour from preserved lemon in the dressing.

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Recipe | Woody asparagus & broccoli green ‘gazpacho’

Attempts should always be made to minimise food waste wherever possible, and this green ‘gazpacho’ by Alby Hailes does a brilliant job at using up those woody asparagus ends that you otherwise might throw to the compost.

Gardening Series, Recipe

Recipe | Citrus-roasted asparagus with herb labneh & dijon chilli-caper dressing

Roasting asparagus in citrus zest/juice is Alby Hailes' favourite way to prepare it. The method could not be simpler, and ensures that the asparagus is tender but retains its shape, flavour and verdant green.

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Recipe | Spring goodness spaghetti

Often pasta is best when kept simple, and this bright and flavour-packed spaghetti by Alby Hailes could not be easier.

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Recipe | Spring goodness bowl

Use this salad recipe as a base to make it your own with whatever spring veg you have on hand from the garden or your local market. This time Alby Hailes has opted for broccolini and Brussels sprouts.

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Recipe | Pistachio & fennel dukkah

Bringing the crunch, flavour and fun to any meal, this nutty green dukkah by Alby Hailes is perfect for sprinkling over everything – on top of salads, meats, pasta, eggs, hummus, or avo on toast.

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Recipe | Spring goodness dressing

This vibrant and feel-fantastic dressing by Alby Hailes is packed with plant-based goodness, with seasonal avocado, spinach and bright herbs blitzed with punchy lemon, garlic, capers & mustard for a creamy, zingy dream.

How-to, Plants

Propagating plants: How to propagate perennials by division

Dividing perennials is an easy and cost-effective method of propagation. It’s also a key strategy for maintaining the health and vitality of your perennials.

Plants

11 Annuals for Spring: Colourful Blooming Flowers for Spring

As we leave the frost of winter behind, and breathe in the fresh, pollinated air of spring, adding some spring-flowering annuals will refresh your garden for this lively season ahead.

Plants

Growing Potatoes: How to Plant, Grow & Harvest Potatoes

We’ve put together a potato growing guide with essential steps and know-how to successfully plant, grow and harvest your very own potatoes in your home garden. Let's dig in!

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Te Whare Māra: The Garden House — Pōneke Wellington

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