New Zealand Alpine Bulbinella
Ross Graham collects and distributes New Zealand Alpine Plants. Read his descriptive discussion on the wonderful New Zealand Bulbinella species. Home » Plants & Animals » Bulbs & Plants » New Zealand Alpine Bulbinella New [... more]
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Simon Puttock
Simon Puttock was born in New Zealand and, as a child, traveled all over the world with his family. He wanted to be a vet when he was little, but grew up to become a bookseller. He was particularly interested in children's books and was chosen to ... [... more]
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Living and Working in New Zealand, Third Edition: A ...
 really out of date and not too helpfull: I found thins book to be not at all helpfull to me in moving to New Zealand. In fact I found it to be very out of date and the back section that talks about the Kiwi people and their way of life seemed depressing [... more]
CDN$24.95
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Lonely Planet Cycling New Zealand
Very good book, better country: My wife and I went to New Zealand on Nov 2000 and used this book along with the regular LP New Zealand book. The description of the rides and maps are very accurate. We had purchased New Zealand by Bike by Bruce Ringer but [... more]
CDN$28.05
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Fragile Eden - A Ride Through New Zealand
A Beautiful Ride: This incredibl, informative and delightful ride on horseback through the country of New Zealand (a far away place many of us will never be able to visit in person) is one of my favorite books. Imagine leisurely exploring an entire [... more]
CDN$20.06
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Frommer's New Zealand
Frommer's New Zealand: This guide is an excellent introduction to New Zealand for the first-time traveler. The organization is helpful and the area details are of great value in planning self-guided itineraries. We were able to focus our two weeks in the [... more]
CDN$24.99
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Fodor's Exploring New Zealand, 2nd Edition
The Best New Zealand Travel Guide: Being on a long term stay in New Zealand, we have received nearly all the travel guides as gifts. This on is by far and away the most functional. It is not merely a laundry list of sites and hotels, but includes [... more]
CDN$22.07
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Lonely Planet Kiwi Tracks: A New Zealand Journey
Where is New Zealand heading?: I very much recommend Andrew Stevenson's "Kiwi Tracks," equally well for those who do and do not know personally New Zealand's natural and cultural landscape and her Great Walks. I myself fall somewhat in between [... more]
CDN$14.01
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God's Gardens
The wonderful sights of nature we have seen have ranged from the giant fern trees (Kay calls them tree ferns) in New Zealand to tiny arctic flowers that you have to get your nose up to to really see. Fields of wild color, individually Lilliputian ... [... more]
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Subtropical style in the city
A taste of subtropical garden style in Auckland, New Zealand. There was a time when pretty perennial gardens were all the rage in New Zealand. Frothy standard 'Iceberg' roses lined every driveway and box hedges snuggled up to the edges of every ... [... more]
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Growing Ixia
Ixia are one of the lovely South African bulbs we can all grow. Here are some growing techniques for you to consider. Recently, I was asked by Tony Palmer from New Zealand, to start off the "Topic of the Week" again, for the International Bulb . [... more]
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Escaping the winter blues - Europe, here I come!
Six weeks in Europe is the ultimate in gardening indulgence. It is now just over 12 hours until I bid my garden farewell and step onto a plane on my way to drool over some of the best gardens in the world. (Behind New Zealand gardens, that is!) I ... [... more]
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