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This couple's sustainable straw bale home took seven years to build
The DIY straw bale home and food forest garden of Monika and Hermann Geister is their recipe for life, and a labour of love. Words and photos: Sheryn Dean Additional photos...
2 days ago - NZ Life & Leisure
Time to dip a gardening toe into quirky hydroponics
Growing plants without soil is easier than you think - and means you can appreciate the architecture of the roots. Here's how... Hydroponics is one of those growing techniques...
5 days ago - The Guardian
Townhouse retreats: 10 chic town and city hotels in the UK
These great little weekend getaways combine history, atmospheric surroundings and buzzing central locations An ideal weekend retreat, the Eastbury was originally designed as an...
5 days ago - The Guardian
‘To sit with him, to feel the softness of his fur': what makes me happy now
In a series of short essays, writers consider what happiness means to them now, after the reckoning of the past few years Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email When I...
5 days ago - The Guardian
Tim Dowling: I found a secret loft in our house. Foolishly, I also told my wife about it
The new mystery room has rekindled her craving for more storage space Our house contains a secret mystery room I didn't even know was there until almost a year after we moved...
6 days ago - The Guardian
‘Slow flowers' in Matakana: This fresh take on sustainable floristry includes pick-your-own blooms
An avid gardener has turned her passion for flowers into a unique block business that shares the love with everyone. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth Photos: Rebecka Keeling Who...
7 days ago - NZ Life & Leisure
The Danish garden slowly comes back to life
Our Danish garden is busy with birds as we gather firewood. Midwinter at the Danish summerhouse means chopping wood and feeding birds. There may be binoculars. There will be...
12 days ago - The Guardian
Sunday with Jack Dee: ‘I garden, which is outside housework'
The comedian on drinking copious amounts of tea, walking the chihuahua Dolly in the backpack and therapeutic trips to the tip Up early or lie-in? Now our kids are grown up, I...
12 days ago - The Guardian
How to start a sustainable, affordable garden - right now
It might be winter, but there's plenty to do: our expert on how to start a small, climate-friendly garden from scratch The moment I knew our home purchase was final, last...
14 days ago - The Guardian
Rebecca Stewart: Fragrance of life
One can not live off food alone. Beauty, too, is sustenance for the soul. Photos: Summer Stewart We once owned a property with a large rambling garden - it sounds lovely, but...
16 days ago - NZ Life & Leisure
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On this day in history, Jan. 27, 1943, US Eighth Air Force launches bombing...
The U.S. Eighth Air Force launched its bombing campaign against Nazi Germany, one of the largest, most important and most devastating strategic initiatives in the annals of...
Ask Amy: I think my son lied to get out of a family gathering
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