Aussie inspiration
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3838 21st Nov 2013
Designer Paul Bangay has carved a dramatic and “deeply personal” garden in parched rural Victoria.
Xanthe White
(@XantheWhite) Xanthe White is a landscape designer who thinks a garden can and should be made anywhere, be it temporary or permanent, such is the need for more green in the world. She believes a landscape designer’s role is to decrease concrete and increase ecological diversity and in gardening lies the answers to all the world’s problems.
Enter the garden of Eden
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3836 7th Nov 2013
A site on the edge of Auckland’s tallest volcano is one of two dozen top landscape creations being opened to visitors.
The best time to plant tomatoes
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013
Labour weekend is the perfect time to plant tomatoes, but other factors need to be right, too, if you want good crops.
The art of pebble mosaics
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3830 26th Sep 2013
Former tennis pro John Botica has found a new career making pebble mosaics for gardens.
Tips for spring gardening
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3828 12th Sep 2013
As the new season’s growth takes off, gardeners have plenty of jobs demanding attention. However, not all are best done now.
Tips for growing potatoes
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3826 29th Aug 2013
If you want homegrown spuds for Christmas, you need to start now.
Traditional uses for native plants
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3824 15th Aug 2013
At the heart of rongoa, or traditional Maori medicine, is a relationship with the land.
Magnificent magnolias
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3822 1st Aug 2013
Behold the idiosyncrasies of the magnolia.
Book review: An Illustrated Guide to Botanical Terms, by Tony Foster
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3820 18th Jul 2013
Botanical terms have been made easier, thanks to a new illustrated book.
A shot at coffee growing
Subscriber contentBy Xanthe White in Gardens
Issue 3817 27th Jun 2013
Is your coffee habit proving too expensive? Producing your own beans may be a solution.