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Herb Power.... Herb it up.

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Herb Power.... Herb it up. Herbs have long been used to add flavour and taste ...
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Win! A copy of Sleep Solutions by Rachel Waddilove

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Most new parents expect to have sleepless nights, but are they as much an inevitable ...
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Plant of the Week Directory

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Choko-block full of goodness

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

I am sure that a number of older readers will be familiar with the vine grown vegetable/fruit commonly called choko.
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One heavenly ‘helle’ of a Christmas

Thursday, 12 July 2012

With winter in full swing, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so here’s a little more about a rose that grows through the darkest of days.
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We’ll never get over the Mayflower

Wednesday, 04 July 2012

While July 4 may not mean much to Kiwis, to Americans it is a most important day. The anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the fourth of July is celebrated as the...
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Lentil as anything

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

While, this time of year, hearty, wholesome fare is favoured, some may say that soup’s just not on until the lentil’s in the pot!
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A gorse is a gorse of course, of course...

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

And no one can love that gorse, of course! However, while it may be a weed, at Garden-NZ we think gorse has become so synonymous with the NZ landscape that it’s worthy of a mention as our...
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New fruit on the block

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

While some may stick to more traditional food, the Kiwi palate is developing as we increasingly turn from ‘garden variety’ fruit to more exotic fare. This week , we examine one such...
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On a high-biscus!

Thursday, 07 June 2012

The hibiscus couldn’t be further away from home in New Zealand. We have our own native flowers such as the elegant clematis paniculata or the fiery pohutukawa, but let’s face it,...
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The flower of England

Thursday, 31 May 2012

The symbol of Mother England, the rose has adorned jackets and jerseys, crests and coats of arms of Great British sorts for centuries. But the exact species of rose depicted on such regalia is...
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Show us your ginger…

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Nuts though the concept may be, Friday May 25, is ‘Hug a Ginga Day’, so we thought we’d take a closer look at a spice that’s nice despite its awkward looks.
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Little boy ‘blue’ this trumpet!

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

At Garden-NZ we don’t like to blow our own trumpet, but when the challenge was offered by reader, Ann Chin, for us to identify this plant, we called in the cavalry.
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Pots of fun for Mother’s Day

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Once upon a time our mothers gave us the greatest gift of all, the gift of life! So, this Mother’s Day, what better gift could there be than a living gift? Tod Palenski from Awapuni...
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The ‘viner’ things in life

Thursday, 03 May 2012

With winter closing in, bedsides nationwide await the ‘grape’ taste that often accompanies flowers and ‘get well soon’ cards. But, according to Dr Glen Creasy, senior...
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