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Sky-high sustainability | The Danish rooftop urban farming success story

How to get rid of rats and mice in the garden

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.
