Well-hidden treasure

SOPHIE PREECE - The Marlborough Express

Sophie Preece visits a house perfectly tuned to the idiosyncrasies of its owners, with a hint of marauding pirates and Japan's snowy mountains.

Weekend garden ramble

The Marlborough Express

Marlborough's green thumbs will get a glimpse of some of Blenheim's finest flora at the Riversdale Garden Ramble on Saturday.

Jo's floating bach

SOPHIE PREECE - The Marlborough Express

Jo Ivory has a bach at Governors Bay, Lochmara, D'Urville Island, Ruakaka, a few in Tonga and Vanuatu, and indeed anywhere else she can drop her anchor

Bit of Africa in Rapaura

SOPHIE PREECE - © Fairfax NZ News

Marlborough's dry landscape is a happy home for an African-themed garden in Rapaura. Sophie Preece explores a beautiful space created out of love for a child