Lawns
Long Read: Immaculate
By Dave Hansford: Meet New Zealand's lawn addicts, who can be found in the weekend perfecting their 'outdoor carpet'. Audio
Long Read: Immaculate
By Dave Hansford: Meet New Zealand's lawn addicts, who can be found in the weekend perfecting their 'outdoor carpet'.
AudioFall from grass: ditching lawns to make way for trees
A lot of urban areas are grassed by default and the planet would be better off if we planted trees instead, says AUT professor Len Gillman. He's been writing about the downsides of mowed grass for… Audio
To mow or let it grow?
Are you planning to mow the lawn over Waitangi weekend? You might want to rethink your plans after listening Dr Bruce Burns, a plant ecologist at the University of Auckland. He says it's time to… Audio
Cutting the grass? Cut it out!
Lawn owner William Ray looks at the ecological benefits of not mowing and letting your grass grow longer. Audio
Cutting the grass? Cut it out!
Lawn owner William Ray looks at the ecological benefits of not mowing and letting your grass grow longer.
AudioThe front lawn
Is your front lawn a symbol of your middle-classness? What actual purpose do they serve? They suck up a lot of water and chemicals, in the form of fertilizer and weedkiller. They offer no food for… Audio
A cut above? Testing lawnmowers
George Block of consumer.org.nz has been testing some new lawnmowers that have recently arrived on the market. He shares his best buys and advice. Audio
The best lawnmower ever?
A buyer's guide to lawnmowers with George Block of consumer.org.nz. And for the first time in 55 years an electric rechargeable mower tops the list, but it will cost you an arm and a leg! Audio, Gallery
The drought shamer
Tony Corcoran is a "droughtshamer" on a crusade to name and shame Californian water wasters by posting videos of what they are doing on social media. Audio
Botany - don't mow the lawn, grow a meadow!
Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanical Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... don't mow the lawn, grow a meadow! Audio
Lawn Art
German artist Ralf Witthaus, whose canvas of choice is lawns, is planning to create a vast lawn installation for Auckland later in the year - The Borehole to New Zealand - as part of his first… Audio
Peter Macinnis: evil lawns
Australian botanist, science writer and broadcaster, and author of social history The Lawn. Audio
