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Make this stylish ply trestle table that's easy to transport and set up.

This cabin was built by its owners by hand. It took them 12 years to complete.

The beds are asleep for the winter and the fruit trees are losing their leaves - it's a peaceful, reflective space to relax in.

A great gardening partnership results in a pretty Nelson sanctuary.

Two Auckland architects have turned their backs on bland in their own family home.

There’s nothing coy about this bold Whitianga Waterways home.

Good instincts and taking a few risks paid off with this Wānaka house

This Bay of Plenty garden has a history of loving owners – meet its latest caretakers.

Inside Alexander Skarsgård's NYC apartment, on sale for US$2.6M

The family selling this classic Ian Burrows-designed 1970s house in Hillcrest, Auckland, have owned the property for 35 years.

Much celebrated architect John Sutherland is still going strong at 88, but a move to a retirement home means his modernist Auckland home is on the market.

Simon Slade mows his lawn in Mt Pleasant three times a week.

Catherine Marshall's childhood curiosity about the natural world has grown into an enduring passion for gardening that is evident in every carefully selected tree and shrub.

It was in OK condition when its owners bought it, but they had big dreams for turning it into a sweet home.

Suzi Stevens studied ceramics and jewellery – and ended up making models for King Kong for Wētā Workshop. But while she considers herself a maker, she’s happy to be representing other artists through her Nelson business, Red Art Gallery and Café.

Make this charming hanging basket for your plants with NZ Gardener's easy step-by-step guide.

Are you ready for Easter? Here are some baskets you can make to put your eggs in.

It needs a little tlc, but there's room to expand, pul up a caravan or pitch a tent at this classic Kiwi bach.

This 1910 bungalow in Dunedin has been extensively restored, and would make an ideal first home.

You can walk home from the races, or a show, and stroll to the park for a picnic under the trees.

There's nothing quite like it - Earnscleugh Station Homestead is a Category 1 heritage-listed property for sale near Clyde.

Each pollinator faces a challenge as they navigate the vast diversity in flower architecture.

You could live the Good Lion this lifestyle block just 17 minutes for Wellington's CBD.

With the price of building materials on the rise, you might have a goldmine sitting untapped in your garage.

Caught between plants and fungi, lichens have long been misunderstood. Here’s an introduction to their wonderful realm.

Tiny homes are increasingly popular, and budget is often an issue, but the amount you'll need to pay can vary hugely.

The home from Bluey has been recreated in real life for one lucky fan of the show to stay at.

Skips-full of hoarded belongings had to be removed before they could start

This contemporary home in the bush near Puhoi is an ADNZ award-winning project that has been listed as a private sale.

Designed by architect William Gummer for his own family in the 1920s, Stoneways is a heritage-listed house that has been fully restored.

Make this space-saving potting bench out of old pallets.

A handful of the world's richest families are locked in a bidding war over an LA mansion expected to smash US property records.

Hydro-dipping looks like a fancy technique but it's actually so easy. Try customise some jars and vases to turn them into home decor.

A family-of-seven have converted a 1903 church into their home - and use the pews as seats at the dining room table and font as the kitchen sink Parents Matt and Kristen Gray, 38 and 39, were looking to move somewhere so their kids wouldn't have t...

Use this hydro-dipped board to put your cheese and finger foods. It will be the center of your party.

This step-by-step guide will help you upcycle an old pallet into a gorgeous and useful container for seeds.

Concrete planters can be a bit boring to look at sometimes. Why not spice it up with hydro dipping?

Richard Gere lists longtime upstate NY compound for $28M

Here's how to maximise your growing space and elevate your gardening to new heights with this clever suspended pot stack.

This Karekare, Auckland house has had some unwelcome visitors, but the listing agent says there's a lot of interest in the property.

This 1970s house designed by the late Sir Ian Athfield steps up the hill like a small village, maximising a great view.

Jo and Craig Inch have planted more than 100 roses, dozens of trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders and lots more.

More than one gardener has stamped their mark on this nearly 150-year-old property.

This Piha home for sale has been rebuilt to meet certified Passivhaus standards - with no expense spared.

Ahoy there! Navigate your way around the garden at night with the help of this whimsical maritime-themed light.

This guy lives in a tiny house with a lizard, 2 cats, a tarantula and a snake. Here is how it all started.

Grant Douglas can now spend more time in his "messy" "abstract" garden.

This Auckland garden has evolved from a sloping bog to a subtropical oasis.

The Lee House in Titirangi has been listed for the first time, and there are parallels to the later Brake House designed in the '70s. (Video first screened on 8 December, 2021)

Plant trends with garden designer and landscaper Jules Moore.

This stylish house gives new meaning to a single colour.

Tropical Fruit Growers chairman Hugh Rose says New Zealanders can grow all sorts of tropical fruit, especially popular bananas and heat-loving pineapples. (First published December 22, 2021)

Maree Wiki has seen the popularity of indoor plants grow massively.

Jack Hobbs, long-serving curator manager of the Auckland Botanic Gardens, has put in every plant in his own private garden in Pukekohe.

These are the houses you loved in 2021

Built in 1906, this house preceded the state house of the 30s by nearly 30 years, but it was built in the same spirit.

Ben Master's 1910 villa is filled with his own screenprinting handiwork.

This Franklin home combines heritage looks with modern living.

Central Otago meets Auckland in soaring designer home

Biggie Smalls' iconic Brooklyn apartment sells for over asking price

Surrounded by period homes and heritage builds, these new townhouses want to be the character homes of the future.

Some garden lights can have a huge impact on wildlife. Here's how to light with them in mind.

Wellingtonian Kat Spears has been collecting 50s and 60s art and furniture since she was a teen.

Spectacular Wellington garden walks on the wild side.

Canterbury homeowner get crazily creative for Christmas

Expat Kiwi and his technicolour Amsterdam apartment

This Wellington home proves there is no barrier to building on unusual, steep sections.

They've gardened together for more than 50 years. This is Arthur and Patsy Sherman's Waiheke paradise.

The Vawter family on their yacht Banyan, at Port Nelson.

This Christmas, you can be 'Home Alone' at the iconic McCallister house.

Decorate your garden for the holiday season with this festive bunting.

A history devotee creates a flower-filled cottage garden to complement a Hawke’s Bay country villa.

Heritage features sit happily alongside contemporary design at this iconic Christchurch property.

This Taranaki design store owner surrounds herself with colour and treasures.

Laura Borrowdale, author, loves living in a Williamson Pole House, every she goes there is a pole or an odd corner or small space to navigate, she is a hunter of the weird and unusual so the house suites her hobby.

A family who live in an off-grid self-built 'clay' home have paid no bills for over a decade - saving them $70,000 a YEAR. Their niche lifestyle means their cost of living is a whopping $70,000 CAD less than the average four person household in t...

NZ Gardener editor Jo McCarroll and Jack Hobbs, manager of the Auckland Botanic Gardens, answer your gardening questions.

Discover Martinborough's clever home of two halves

At Cross Hills Gardens & Nursery in Kimbolton, thousands of rhododendrons and azaleas bloom every spring.

Plantsman and hydrangea breeder Glyn Church recommends the best hydrangeas for Kiwi conditions.

Capsicums or sweet peppers are the milder-tasting members of the chilli family.

Stuff Homed reporter Kylie Klein Nixon is joined by The Block NZ winner and interior designer Amy Moore and maximalist and fellow interior design expert Evie Kemp fro some lockdown style tips.

The owner of this off-grid stilt house in Argentina wanted his own skateboard park built into the design.

Built in 1906, The Landmark is a Category 2 heritage-listed home that has come on the market for the first time in 21 years.

Brittany Cosgrove says she'd rather live out of a van than work to rent in the no-win Wellington housing market. Video first published in September 2021.

How to live your best life - a North Auckland couple show us how.

Vanessa and Brett Horwell wanted the warmest, most comfortable and healthy home they could afford.

Illustrator Jenny Cooper has the right plants in the right places at her Amberley garden.

See inside expat model-turned-stylist Angela Radcliffe's elegant London home.

This secret slice of Whanganui has thousands of plants from all over the world.

Glenys Laing has nurtured her garden on the family's dairy farm for over 50 years.

Recycle newspaper into biodegradable plant pots.

"I spend five days a week in the garden for at least three hours a day,” says Sharron Ballantyne.

Munching on a juicy cob of sweetcorn slathered in butter is a summer treat and it’s easy to grow your own.

How to fit a family of five on a tiny Auckland site - and have room for a pool.

Make this house of birds from $5 fence pail.

This quaint Edwardian cottage on a clifftop in Devon has come onto the market for the first time in 20 years.

This gigantic log house in Florida has been run as a hunting and fishing lodge. It is for sale, with an asking price of $14.53.

By all accounts, the first owner of this Arts and Crafts house for sale in Manawatu was a colourful character.

Use these tricks to fool even the most astute visitor.