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

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

A decent deck can add lots of extra living space to your house, as Justin Newcombe discovers.

Interior designer Lauren Hare divulges her passion for amassing collections.

Meg Liptrot gives her fruit trees a shoulder to grow on and reaps a generous crop.

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

Award-winning young artist Sean Hill shares the things that inspire him.

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

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

You don't need heaps of room to make a go of gardening, writes Meg Liptrot.

Summer means salads - and lettuce is the ideal start in your garden, says Justin Newcombe.

Justin Newcombe erects a fence to make the most of an under-valued area.

Kilim sellers Pip Maxwell and Lisa Reid share their aesthetic tastes.

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.

Nature walks on Waiheke Island reveal to Donna McIntyre the cornucopia of medicinal herbs masquerading as weeds.

Justin Newcombe does another little bit to aid with the greening of the urban landscape.

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

Dry soil or boggy patch, knows just the flower to grow there.

You can still plant for a strawberry harvest, writes Justin Newcombe.

Justin Newcombe creates a workshop entry that affords a view.

The guys at Box Living have done what others before have tried and failed - designed a kitset home that delivers on all levels.

Sydney interior design guru Sibella Court shares her eclectic sensibilities.

New spuds and strawberries spell Christmas Day for Meg Liptrot.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Justin Newcombe shows us how to give seeds the love they need to grow into produce to make us proud.

Concrete is so versatile, it's a wonder we don't use it more often, writes Justin Newcombe.

Artist Stanley Palmer gives Viva a tour of his art-filled Mt Eden home.