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Leading garden designers to showcase work in November Festival

Leading garden designers to showcase work in November Festival

Up to 25 gardens designed by some of the country’s top designers will be showcased in the two-day Auckland Garden Design Fest on November 16 and 17, 2013. The two-yearly Fest, which began in 2011 and was inspired by Melbourne’s renowned Rotary Garden DesignFest, is organised by Garden Design Society of NZ and the Rotary […]

Research: Improved gardens boost market property value

Research: Improved gardens boost market property value

2011’s Husqvarna Global Garden Report identified the value that a well-maintained garden space brings to home’s property value, especially at time of sale. 69% of real estate agents believed that the garden was either important or very important for the overall market value of a property. 16 % increase on the value of a property […]

Conservation Authority releases 'Protecting New Zealand's Rivers' paper

Conservation Authority releases ‘Protecting New Zealand’s Rivers’ paper

A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.

Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse

Urgent recall of strawberry kits sold by The Warehouse

MAF is urgently recalling strawberry seed kits sold by The Warehouse due to biosecurity risk.

Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards

Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards

A rose named after Hamilton Gardens has claimed a category award at the annual Pacific Rose Bowl.

"Greening the Rubble" wins growing support

“Greening the Rubble” wins growing support

A community response to the Canterbury earthquakes has received a prestigious local award for building temporary parks and gardens on damaged sites.

NGIA life member Mark Dean wins major conservation award

NGIA life member Mark Dean wins major conservation award

Campaigner and conservationist Mark Dean has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup.

Size does matter..... are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?

Size does matter….. are our kiwifruit exports in jeopardy?

The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China. The same chemical is being used by a large number of NZ kiwifruit growers to boost fruit size.