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A Wall like nothing you’ve seen before (+photos)
Posted on 20 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Its centrepiece is a stack of cardboard boxes - but fans heading to see Roger Waters perform in Auckland this week will see one of the most jaw-dropping shows in rock.More than 30 years since the release of Pink Floyd's 1979 album,...
Gardening: Flowers with ‘the most amazing fragrance’
Posted on 20 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Recently I went on a detective trail of an old rose. Not a vintage in the traditional sense, as far as old roses go. It turned out this rose was bred in 1977. You wouldn't even call this rose fashionable anymore, but to me it is a...
A Wall like nothing you’ve seen before
Posted on 20 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Its centrepiece is a stack of cardboard boxes - but fans heading to see Roger Waters perform in Auckland this week will see one of the most jaw-dropping shows in rock.More than 30 years since the release of Pink Floyd's 1979 album,...
Weekend project: One out of the box
Posted on 17 February 2012 by NZ Herald
I'm really interested in small. I think the constraints of size are stimulation for innovation and gardening is no exception. This year I started a bit of a patio garden - a garden lab, if you will - using mainly pots. But I've been...
Home and hosed
Posted on 17 February 2012 by NZ Herald
As far as water supplies goes, New Zealand is sitting pretty, the Saudi Arabia of water no less (especially for the early part of this summer). With such an abundance of the stuff it's a real surprise that when it is dry we have to...
Five of the best: Heroic country gardens
Posted on 17 February 2012 by NZ Herald
1. Mincher 338 Coatesville Riverhead Highway, Coatesville Old orchards, waterways, formal and informal planting surround a Georgian-style home in this delightful large rural garden surrounded by podocarp forest. Explore native...
Puppet lover Lara opens up about stranger things
Posted on 15 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Lara Fischel-Chisholm will be one of two actors appearing in the play Providence , "an investigation of the states of homelessness" showing as part of the New Performance Festival that kicks off this weekend. The multi-talented performer...
How to transform a shed into a home
Posted on 14 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Wanting a base close to Blenheim, Nic Clouston and her husband, Jock, decided to convert a shed on their vineyard into a holiday home.This would not only give them a place to stay when they came into town from their sheep and cattle...
Gardening: Going troppo
Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald
With a summer insisting on following the Dave Dobbyn lyric "There's a cloud the full length of these isles just playing chase with the sun" it's time to forget the heavens and focus on the earth.Flowers still hold sway in cheering...
‘Guerrilla gardens’ bring colour back to shaken city
Posted on 13 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Members of the public have taken it upon themselves to plant flowers around Christchurch to brighten up their city.A lot of work is being done by organised volunteer groups who have planted seeds, flowers and trees in various spots...
Kicking it with Splore’s performance director
Posted on 12 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Eve Gordon is the true definition of an all-round performer, having worked as an actor, aerialist, producer, film-maker and costume-maker - and now performance director for next weekend's Splore Festival. Gordon, who will appear in...
Sunday DIY: Simple skateboard storage
Posted on 11 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Tired of tripping over your kids' scooters and skateboards? Get them to help you make these handy storage units. They can either be tucked away in the carport or round the side of the house, or stand out as a feature of your landscaping....
Golliwog’s black touch in Ridge photos
Posted on 11 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Sally Ridge is marketing her Grey Lynn villa using a photograph exposing a controversial golliwog doll.Images on a real estate website show the golliwog in a bedroom of Ridge's Auckland home, which goes to auction on February 22.The...
Pushing the boundaries with guerrilla gardening
Posted on 11 February 2012 by NZ Herald
You may be surprised to know that every time you do a little verge planting outside your house you are actively indulging in a guerrilla gardening assault. Yes, even though you planted out your daylilies in broad daylight with not...
Weekend project: One man’s rubbish …
Posted on 10 February 2012 by NZ Herald
Once in a while we pull up a path, or dig a hole and pull out some rocks, or maybe you have some old bricks lying around or even some river pebbles left over from that old boulder garden. What you're left with is hard fill, expensive...
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