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NZ Gardener magazine, May 2023 Experts think they know why native kākā were attacking trees in Wellington Bee Dawson Kākā attacking a tree. Up until the 19th century, the lively…

NZ Gardener magazine, August 2023 Kate Foster is the fourth generation of her family to live in Terrace Station near the Rakaia River, and she is passionate about preserving the…

NZ Gardener magazine, June 2021 The lush beauty and mystery of ferns have fascinated botanists and collectors for hundreds of years. Bee Dawson details how the plants have come to…

New Zealand Journal of History, 55, 2 (2021). First published in New Zealand Journal of History, Volume 55, Number 2 October 2021 Common Ground: Garden Histories of Aotearoa. By Matt Morris.…

Gardener’s Journal, February 2021 Horticulture in ancient Egypt was a flourishing business. Indigenous flora was prized, crops grown with the greatest of skill and exotic plants gathered from afar. In…

First published in NZ Gardener magazine’s July 2018 issue; and Stuff.co.nz, 2 July 2018 Originally written for NZ Gardener magazine The discovery of plant pollen in a Neanderthal burial site…

First published in NZ Gardener magazine’s March 2018 issue; and Stuff.co.nz, 30 March 2018 Originally written for NZ Gardener magazine Nearly everyone has a camera with them in their phone these…

First published in NZ Gardener magazine’s March 2018 issue; and Stuff.co.nz, 23 March 2018 Originally written for NZ Gardener magazine Botanical artist Sue Wickison is fascinated by a plant that you could…

Stuff.co.nz, 12 December 2017 Guangdong in southern China was struggling with an overpopulation problem at that time, and the very real prospect of starvation prompted some traditionally home loving men to set…

Stuff.co.nz, 28 March 2017 Originally written for NZ Gardener magazine The story starts with Lathyrus odoratus, a plant which produces small bicoloured bluish-maroon and violet flowers with a wonderfully intense fragrance.…