Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Garden

What’s bugging you?

After the long, wet winter most people are loving the summer sunshine but with the warmer weather, fresh air, longer days, and more time...

Canterbury Bells to ‘ring’ again?

As the fate of one of New Zealand’s most iconic buildings is finally being decided (we hope), many people are still wondering if the...

Noshing on the Nashi

Asian in origin, nashi may have come from east of Eden, but they’re little sweeties which are surely heaven sent. In fact, the big...

Ginger a winner

Nuts though the concept may be, this spice is rather nice (and good for us) despite its awkward looks. The root of the ginger...

Purple haze

Gazing at the rows of deep purple flowers, their heady perfume hovering like a heat haze, you might imagine you were in  the lavender...