Home and Garden
The spiritual and the historic
Water is the essence of life and of the ideal summer garden, writes Jude Gillies.A good drink for juicy fruit
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Despite the December deluge which hit the region, our gardens are still in need of water.
Weta house a fun hobby, and practical too
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Do wetas watch television? Absurd as it sounds, I can't help but wonder where they got their notions of polygamy and if, by chance, they have seen that dubious TV show featuring polygamous marriages in the southern United States.
Surviving on own harvest
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Excuse me while I have a bit of a brag about my vege garden. Small as it is, it's a veritable Garden of Eden at the moment. Apart from a few toms and peppers, I haven't bought any vegetables or fruit since Christmas. Even then, we celebrated the big day with home-grown goodies.
Attractive plants that are also a menace
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Weeds are big this week. Everyday annuals like nettles and fathen are running amok in my neglected holiday garden, and the Mr Big of potential weeds, aka agapanthus, is making national headlines.
My survival kit comes from the soil
After the big earthquake struck on Saturday, devastating Christchurch, my thoughts eventually turned to my garden.
Sunshine sprouts the urge to plant
There's nothing like a good dose of vitamin D from the sun's rays to energise you, and when the sun shines, I always feel like planting things.
In your garden: June 25
Yams prove central to the plot
Tension high as lethal log pile is cleared
Usshers make it his and hers at Coast to Coast
Victim was holding bat, says witness
Boatie seen lying hurt on beach
Lack of signs, barriers slated
Accused 'shut eyes and pulled trigger'
Doctor's views offend family of cancer boy
Bouterey's closing but game's not over
Tourism group wary of charging
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