South Melbourne Retreat — Ian Barker Gardens
Whoever said bigger is better certainly hasn’t visited this South Melbourne Retreat. Designed by Ian Barker Gardens.
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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.
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How to Grow & Care for Hellebores (Winter Roses)
HELLEBORE (Lenten or Winter Rose) — A winter-hardy shade perennial that is easy to grow and blooms prolifically late winter to early spring. A must-have in all winter gardens.
Recipe | Roasted vegetables + miso tahini salad
The miso tahini dressing used for this salad is the best dressing ever - it will turn any boring salad into an incredible one. Recipe by Two Raw Sisters, from SALAD.
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Recipe | Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Caramelised Onions + Tahini
This salad uses three of the Two Raw Sisters’ (Margo & Rosa Flanagans’) favourite, most-used winter ingredients.
Recipe by Two Raw Sisters, from SALAD
Designing Your Vegetable Garden | The Best Place for a Garden
Determining the location of your garden is probably the most significant decision you will need to make. Where you choose to establish your garden is going to determine its success and ease of maintenance.
— Extracted from The Abundant Garden by Niva and Yotam Kay
Hotel’s Hillside Garden — Sherwood, Queenstown
Sherwood’s trump card is its grounds. They were previously covered with bracken, wilding pines and an old abandoned car. The team has since refreshed the area. A very large vegetable garden is front and centre (which also forms a handy circuit for a bike track). Sherwood employs a full time horticulturalist to grow for the restaurant, to maximise what of their menu is grown in-house.
A Bug’s Life — Tauranga’s Urban Insect Haven
Heather Loughlin’s Matua garden doesn't just provide solace for herself. The site has become an intentional habitat for bugs. This is Heather’s way of recognising the vital role insects have to play in our biodiversity.
Behind the green door | Phil & Gillian’s woodland-inspired garden
Step into the Havelock North garden of Phil and Gillian, former owners of The Green Door garden centre. This vibrant, woodland-inspired space is filled with unique, colourful and textured plantings.
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Recipe | Tomato pilaf w/ black lentils + caramelised onion
This delicious and nutritious almost-one-pan-meal was inspired by Turkish tomato pilaf and Mujadara, a tasty combination of rice, lentils and onions found throughout the Middle East.
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Recipe | Smoky carrot + black bean tacos w/ corn + jalapeno salsa
I love those family meals where you can set out everything in the centre of the table and everyone helps themselves. Tacos are perfect for this style of eating. Recipe by Emma Galloway, from Every Day.
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Recipe | Orange, hazelnut + coconut bircher muesli
This bircher muesli is the perfect make-ahead meal. With the goodness of coconut yoghurt, protein-rich chia, toasted hazelnuts and orange, it’s packed full of flavour and is super-quick and easy to make.
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Homemade herbal tea from herbs, spices, flowers + other everyday things
Making infusions of spices is an ancient Ayurvedic practice. Emma Galloway shares her favourite combinations and their healing properties.
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Easy, Every Day Recipes — by Emma Galloway
According to recipe developer and blogger, Emma Galloway, everyday food should be quick and easy, using readily available ingredients and simple techniques. Emma’s latest cookbook, Every Day, contains a range delicious and adaptable gluten-free and vegetarian recipes including nourishing breakfasts, snacks, baking, easy weeknight meals and desserts.
HOW YOU BREED: Cymbidium Orchids
Orchids are probably the oldest cultivated flowers in the world and are used in many cultures as a flower that represents value. Green orchids symbolise good health, long life and strength, while white orchids symbolise innocence, elegance and respect. They are a flower of substance and are really long lasting.
Foraging for: SUMAC
Sumac has a long culinary history in the Middle East. Ground sumac is sprinkled over all manner of food. Olivia Sisson shares her story of finding and foraging this tart delight.
Reweaving Plants & People — Liv Worsnop
Liv Worsnop is a Hawke’s Bay born artist and passionate environmentalist. She found her way into the realm of environmentalism through her art studies and opportunities that arose during the Christchurch Earthquake recovery. Back in Hawke’s Bay now, Liv relishes gardening on her family’s property in the Tuki Tuki Valley.
Charlie’s native sanctuary on Te Mata o Rongokako
Situated on Te Mata o Rongokako in Hawke's Bay this private native sanctuary has been created by Charlie and his partner, Veronica, who dedicate much of their spare time to its care and development.
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Wild & Woolly in Waikanae — Riverbank 1965
Tara Morton and Nick Walbridge are the proud owners of Waikanae’s mid-century modernist retreat — Riverbank 1965. Riverbank is a renovated architectural gem, originally built in the mid 1960s in a California ranch-style. The property consists of 1.5 acres of secluded trees and landscaping, with direct access to the Waikanae River.
Plant Types — Perennials, Annuals & Biennials
Having a broad understanding of plant types will unlock your creativity and pathways to further knowledge. Learn about the difference between perennials, annuals and biennials…
— Extracted from Petal Power by Julia Atkinson-Dunn
From Soil to Spoil — Easthope Family Winegrowers
Harvesting your own grapes is an enticing prospect, as a multitude of growers in the Bay will endorse. Rod and Emma Easthope have been entwined with grape growing and winemaking since they were children. So they should know. Their story is one of respect for the land, their craft and family life.
How to grow Verbena bonariensis
VERBENA BONARIENSIS — A tall airy perennial with long cylindrical stems, sparse leaves and tightly clustered violet flowers. Written by Julia Atkinson-Dunn, Petal Power
How to grow figs | A guide to planting, caring & harvesting figs
Your guide to planting, caring and harvesting figs.
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At The End of The Lane — Kōtare Estate
Kōtare Estate lies at the very end of Lane Road in Havelock Road. Although only a stone’s throw from the heart of the Havelock North village, its setting provides a blissful disconnection from the rush of life, coupling perfectly with the vision Pip and Mathias Robbie-Gödert had to share their home with others.
Slow Growing — Katie McHardy
Katie McHardy is on a journey to educate herself and others about the Slow Flower Movement – encouraging people to support the local economy by buying seasonal and locally grown flowers. Having recently returned to Hawke’s Bay she is tying her environmental and floristry passions together by establishing a sustainable cut flower garden on her family’s coastal farm in Aramoana.
Philanthropy & Wonder — Hawke’s Bay’s Holly Trail
The Hospice Holly Trail has become an institution for Hawke’s Bay locals and visitors a plenty. A wondrous tour of homes and gardens in Havelock North and surrounding areas, with its main focus on a significant charitable outcome for the local hospice.
Recipe | Rhubarb & raspberry picnic pie
When it comes to tips and inspiration for picnicking with kids, Rachel Savage is your gal. The epitome of a “cool mom” — colourful, creative and full of ambitious outdoor adventures. Rachel shares tips on picnicking with kids, plus her Picnic Pie recipe.
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How to: Create a Pollination Garden
A home garden is an increasingly important piece of the puzzle of our planet’s ecosystem. Creating a vibrant and nourishing place for bees and other beneficial insects is easy to do, and effective in even the smallest of spaces.
How to Grow: Strawberries
Strawberries are super easy to grow and harvest, taking up little space in your garden. They are a ground cover plant and spread rapidly with their runners.
How to Grow: Cane fruit (Raspberries, boysenberries & blackberries)
Raspberries, boysenberries and blackberries are all members of the Rubus family, also referred to as ‘cane fruit’.
How to grow & care for coriander
Arguably the most polarising of herbs. While some are mad about this lemony addition to dishes, others are utterly perturbed by its presence. Whatever your preference, there are a few tricks to growing it successfully through the seasons.
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