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Gardening: Spilling the beans
Justin Newcombe works out the secret to a healthy of crop of beans, to be eaten fresh, or dried and stored for winter.

Weekend project: Let's hit the deck
A decent deck can add lots of extra living space to your house, as Justin Newcombe discovers.

Hare's love for taxidermied birds
Interior designer Lauren Hare divulges her passion for amassing collections.

Gardening: Ripe fruit all in a row
Meg Liptrot gives her fruit trees a shoulder to grow on and reaps a generous crop.

Interiors: Back to front
Restrictions on what could be changed on their house, meant one Auckland family had to think outside the box on renovations.

Justin Newcombe: When every inch counts
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Weekend project: Lots in store
To counter an odd-shaped deck, Justin Newcombe comes up with a solution in the form of a seat with a dual purpose.

Meet the Paper Pirates
Paper Pirates Joe Dowling and Tim Lambourne share their favourite things.

Gardening: Small but select
You don't need heaps of room to make a go of gardening, writes Meg Liptrot.

Gardening: It's easy to be green
Summer means salads - and lettuce is the ideal start in your garden, says Justin Newcombe.

Weekend project: Space savour
Justin Newcombe erects a fence to make the most of an under-valued area.

Head home for a magic carpet ride
Kilim sellers Pip Maxwell and Lisa Reid share their aesthetic tastes.

The finest displays of spring flowers
Whether you’re inland or on the coast, in the city or the country, Danielle Wright discovers there are spring flowers in bloom all around us.

Gardening: Weeds you'll want
Nature walks on Waiheke Island reveal to Donna McIntyre the cornucopia of medicinal herbs masquerading as weeds.

Weekend project: Roof garden
Justin Newcombe does another little bit to aid with the greening of the urban landscape.

Justin Newcombe: The best of blooms
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

The gift of storytelling
A familiar face on our screens, actor/director Rachel House gives us a peek into her home.

Gardening: Iris, that versatile beauty
Dry soil or boggy patch, knows just the flower to grow there.

Gardening: Cream of the crops
You can still plant for a strawberry harvest, writes Justin Newcombe.

Weekend project: Opening doors
Justin Newcombe creates a workshop entry that affords a view.

Winning formula for living inside the box
The guys at Box Living have done what others before have tried and failed - designed a kitset home that delivers on all levels.

Art of home display
Sydney interior design guru Sibella Court shares her eclectic sensibilities.

Gardening: Plant your Christmas feast
New spuds and strawberries spell Christmas Day for Meg Liptrot.

Justin Newcombe: Space savers
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Gardening: From whence they came
Justin Newcombe shows us how to give seeds the love they need to grow into produce to make us proud.

Weekend project: Ready? Get set
Concrete is so versatile, it's a wonder we don't use it more often, writes Justin Newcombe.