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article thumbnailThe Happy Apple Tree Story Yvonne McDonald from Christchurch has a interesting story to tell about the tenacity of an apple tree sapling. We have lived for nineteen years in Casebrook on land we believe was previously an orchard owned by the Case family,...
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article thumbnailFamily Tree - Stephanie Grieve forever ranging across tussock plains and city-nestled harbours but their bones are in the tree outside my window pointing fingers at the past from an anchorage of brown earth. There's granny, telling me of war and...
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article thumbnailSarah's Garden I am a late 40’s woman who loves to tinker in the garden ( St Heliers) – I constantly get comments from passers by and wish that others would give it a go also. I mix veges and flowers and always plan ahead to make sure I...
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article thumbnailSmall, low maintenance garden The Bell Cottage By Jan Shoemark When I bought my property, the garden was very haphazard, with trees scattered around the flat front section. The garden now curves around a...
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article thumbnailLighting a Remuera Garden Lighting a Remuera Garden These brick columns benefit from...
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article thumbnailPonder This PONDER THIS By Terena & Syd Crawford Five years ago we moved into our home on 1 acre of land. While the bones of the garden had been established by the previous owners, we found ourselves changing / moving / giving away /...
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article thumbnailDecked Out Garden One Decked Out Garden By Chris & Terry Vooght We live opposite Mount Te Aroha and we think there may be a spring under our front lawn, hence most of the year our front lawn was nothing short of a...
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