Autumn leaves are falling
As winter creeps closer, those who enjoy gardening settle in to a list of essential tasks. Clearing falling leaves and dead plants are among those, and they are tasks that will help gardens survive during the colder months. Leaves and dead plants can easily be mulched and spread back on to gardens as […]
Find your dream feature: Grow Landscapes
Cloud trees not only have a beautiful romantic-sounding name, but they are just as beautiful and amazing to look at. So what exactly are cloud trees? They are sculpture-like trees pruned and formed using an ancient Japanese art form and these statement trees create maximum impact and focus in any garden. Niwaki is […]
Book club: Steadfast Books
We all have our favourite reading genres and authors, and there’s nowhere better to peruse the shelves than Steadfast Books on Ferry Road in Woolston. Owner Heath Ling (pictured) selectively picks quality second-hand fiction and non-fiction books for your enjoyment. Military collections From the earliest days of warfare to the current Russian/Ukraine conflict, […]
Let it snow
The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… While the days are still warm, but the nights are cooling down, it is an ideal time to “winter-proof” your home. In the country that usually means a full stack of firewood, lots of kindling and maybe a few fire starters. In […]
Metal magic
We’re lucky that furniture these days comes in all manner of materials including metal. A design trend popular since 2020 – and at various times in decades past – metal furniture has come a long way since its initial entry into the furniture stakes in the 1950s. Today metal furniture styles range from […]
Functionality at its finest: McDonald and Hartshorne
A lounge suite of original design and style is a sculptural masterpiece in itself. Its uniqueness draws the eye and thus the suite becomes an artwork – but even better, a functional artwork. The original lounge suite never dates, whereas the mass-produced imported suite, usually of inferior construction, typically follows the latest trends […]
Enjoying a healthy home
What makes a healthy home? Ask different people and they’ll probably all give you similar answers – warm, dry and comfortable. They’re right, all of those do help in creating a healthy home yet there are several paths homeowners can tread to ensure various levels of healthy. Starting from scratch and building new […]
Pretty in pinstripe: RESENE
Known as much for its palatial estates and neoclassical manors as it is for its humble cottage hideaways, the ever-charming English countryside is practically synonymous with rest and relaxation. For many of us though, travelling to the far reaches of the globe – over even beyond the boundaries our own neighbourhoods – isn’t […]
Helping overcome hidden obstacles: Mike Pero Fendalton
With 30 years of combined experience in the real estate industry Kelvin Howell and Jacqui McBride of Mike Pero Fendalton really can say they understand all aspects of buying and selling property. “It’s an unpredictable market currently,” says Kelvin. “We are hearing through commentators in the media that prices might finally be falling. […]
Enjoy an artistic Easter surprise: Windsor Gallery
This Easter may be the most memorable yet for art lovers seeking something beautiful and bold to grace their homes. Windsor Gallery launches its Open Weekend on 9-10 April with over 100 artworks, including large abstracts, from the cream of Aotearoa’s artists, sculptors, and photographers. The 25 artists exhibiting features names such as […]
