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Cover Stories
July 8th - 28th 2010
WHERE PROTEAS RULE
Sue Linn visits the South African home of many proteas and has advice on choosing and growing garden varieties.OTAGO’S ORIENTAL DELIGHT
Gillian Vine visits Dunedin’s Chinese Garden in mid-winter and finds it sets an exemplary cold season standard.LOVE AFFAIR WITH LITHOPS
Andrew Maloy talks with a gardener who has a passion for pebble plants or living stones.
OUR WILLING WORKERS
Andrew Maloy gives the lowdown on earthworms and their importance – and has tips on attracting them to your garden.
STYLED FOR A SHADY SPOT
Matthew Wilson shows how to combine foliage plants to create a smart container display for a shady patio in winter.DIY: HOW TO HOLD ‘EM UP
Mark Rayner show how to make a quick and easy frame for supporting your climbing roses and other plants.DIY: ECO SEEDLING POTS
Andrew Maloy shows how to make quick and easy pots for veggie and flower seedlings pots from old newspapers.KEEN ON KIWIFRUIT
Jane Bellerby and Susie Longdell have tips for growing, pruning and using the Chinese fruit we’ve adopted as our own.IN THE EDIBLE GARDEN
Our team from around the country report in on their vegetable and fruit crops and list their top tasks for July.I’M LIKING LICHEN
Veronica Armstrong finds lots to enjoy in the many lichens that catch the eye in her Wellington garden in winter.
DIY: SLEEPY MEXICAN
Mark Rayner shows, step-by-step, how easy it is for school children (and adults) to make this garden ornament.
PERFECT FOR PICKING
Susie Longdell enjoys the garden and cutflower merits of erisotemons, also known as wax flowers.NEXT ISSUE AVAILABLE FROM 29th July 2010
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