April Harvest | Garden-to-table with Bri DiMattina’s sweet & savoury porridge recipes
19 April | What edibles to plant & harvest. Plus a seasonal sweet AND savoury porridge option by Bri DiMattina.
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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.
Perpetual blooms | A small London courtyard’s endless charm
This contemporary backyard, tucked away in the London borough of Chelsea, is home to plants that flower year-round, adding shades of blue, white and green to the otherwise sleek mono-chromatic scheme of the outdoor area.
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Plant profile | Rengarenga (Arthropodium cirratum)
Peter Langlands’ guide to one of New Zealand’s unique native plants - Rengarenga.
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A Mid Canterbury edible garden designed for hospitality & self-sufficiency
In the farming town of Seafield in the Ashburton District, Stevie Young’s garden stands as a testament to a dedication and passion for simple and sustainable living.
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Recipe | Cauliflower caponata by Anna Jones
Caponata is a masterclass in balancing sweet, sour and salty. This version, by Anna Jones, has the texture of a stew and can be eaten warm as an antipasto, as is most common in Italy, or on toast or tossed through pasta.
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Recipe | Double lemon cake with streusel topping by Anna Jones
This cake recipe, by Anna Jones, is loaded with three types of lemon: lemon zest studded through the cake batter, the curd on top and a hit in the streusel topping.
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Recipe | Courgettes agrodolce with sticky onions by Anna Jones
Agrodolce means sweet and sour in Italian. In this recipe, Anna Jones uses courgettes, but can be done with aubergine, thinly sliced butternut squash or fennel.
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How to get rid of rats and mice in the garden
A comprehensive guide for gardeners when it comes to dealing with rats and mice in the garden (or inside!) — in partnership with Goodnature.
Rodents are part of the not-so-glamorous side of gardening and tending to the land. They love your edible harvests and compost bins — and, particularly in autumn, they're looking for shelter and food to stash for the colder months ahead.
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Ice flower kitchen creations | Nature craft projects for tamariki
Gardening with kids | There’s something so magical about flowers frozen in ice. These floral ice shapes are a fun activity for kids, from Play Wild by Rachel Clare.
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How to make ‘hulk hands’ with microgreens | Nature craft projects for tamariki
Gardening with kids | Transform your hand into a giant green monster hand in a matter of days — then eat it! A fun activity for kids, from Play Wild by Rachel Clare.
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Recipe | Mixed heirloom tomato & labne salad
This tomato salad recipe by Ashia Ismail-Singer features Labne - a thick, creamy yoghurt from which the whey has been drained. A Middle Eastern staple that can be used in salads, or as a dip, drizzled with olive oil and dukkah.
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Recipe | Smoked whole baby eggplant coated in spicy egg
A perfect brunch recipe, by Ashia Ismail-Singer, combining eggs and aubergine. This is a great, nutritious start to your weekend.
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Recipe | Roast kūmara with curry leaf & mustard seed yoghurt
This is a gorgeous dish by Ashia Ismail-Singer. The sweetness of the kūmara (sweet potato) paired with spices, mango powder and yoghurt create layers of tastiness.
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A Mediterranean and coastal-styled Haitaitai garden
This hybrid Mediterranean and coastal-styled garden sits on the coast of Wellington’s suburb of Hataitai. Large olive, fig, apple and citrus trees thrive amongst the garden spaces that Noble Fox landscape architects helped revitalise.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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