Internationally renowned designer Tom Dixon will talk about his latest collection in Auckland next week

The rose garden at the hospice became a haven in the weeks leading up to my mother’s death 25 years ago.

Play your cards right and you'll come up trumps with an attractive bedspread

Real estate agents have discovered that using words such as "family", "comfort", "safe" and "sunny" in a house advertisement elicits a positive response from prospective buyers.

When Audrey Fitzjohn agreed to leave her native France to live in Hamilton with her husband Elliot, she had one proviso.

Stitch up some personalised, colourful pencil cases.

Outdoor sculpture exhibition Sculpture on the Gulf is up and running. Set around the coastal walkway on Waiheke Island, the event has been marked as a must do in 2013 by The New York Times. The 30 piece collection will be on display until February 17. Here's a look at some of the pieces.

As far as structural elements go, a sculpture is relatively low-maintenance.

The National Poisons Centre has analysed more than 11,000 inquiries it received after people came into contact with or ate poisonous plants and fungi.

Take a look at these excellent designs from the AUT design exhibition 'Material Matters'.

Jazz up your outdoor space with a homemade piece of wall art, says Justin Newcombe.

Adding to your garden at this time of year doesn't have to be a horticultural death sentence, writes Justin Newcombe.

Originally featured on May 12, this Titirangi property remains a firm favourite for its 1950s design and comfortable decor.

What's in a garden? Well plants for a start, some paths and a bit of lawn, sometimes water but all together that doesn't make a garden. The one thing a garden always has in it that the natural world doesn't necessarily, is people.