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The best baubles, wrapping paper & trees
CONTENTS December Christmas
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F R E S H F I N DS ST Y LE STA LKER
Christmas 5 0 J OY TO T H E WOR L D
SAVE O R S PLUR GE
Cocktail party must-haves 22
GIFT GUIDE
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Eleanor Ozich’s guide to a sustainable Christmas 3 0 T H E F I NA L CO U NT D OW N
14 days of festive fun 1 30 F I NA L SAY
Antonia Prebble’s joyful Noël rituals 4
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Renovation 8 0 S U N N Y DAYS
Candy-coloured hues ignite a summery, festive spirit
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A young family transforms a 1920s bungalow with creative colours and easy flow
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Erena Te Paa’s jolly holiday projects using items found around her home 66 F I E STA T IM E
A 1933 Spanish Missionstyle home that is made for entertaining
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See our first Resene Colour Home Awards finalist! 9 4 MI X E D GR I L LS
Step into summer with our guide to the best barbecues
Food 1 00 WE LL DRE SSE D
Impress your guests with these three table settings 1 06 CH RI STMAS MENU
Classic Kiwi fare with a summery twist
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On the cover We had so much fun shooting our cover at deputy editor Bea Taylor’s home, especially when a bottle of Perrier-Jouët was popped, “for the shot”. See more of our candy-coloured Christmas on page 50. Photography Belinda Merrie Styling Kate Alexander Hair and makeup Kate Smith Flowers Liv Wakem of Kensal Flower Studio Sofa and coffee table from Coco Republic. Rug from The Ivy House. Floor lamp from Freedom. Art by Alice Berry. Bea wears Cee Cee trousers by Juliette Hogan. Olivia wears the Mirella wrap dress by Ruby.
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December gardening tasks to take you through to the new year
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A flourishing garden led this homeowner to a career in flowers
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This month I’m…
Giving Fiasconaro x Dolce & Gabbana panettones from Smith & Caughey’s – the best sort of collab going.
Hanging the baguette ornament I got from Amazon, even though my kids are trying to ban it. Good luck.
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Wrapping those panettones in this paper. I ordered 50 metres from Ribbon & Blues, so that ought to last a few Christmases and birthdays.
Burning this woody DS & Durga Portable Fireplace candle from Mecca. It’s the smell of a northern hemisphere Christmas.
PHOTOGRAPHY, HAIR AND MAKE-UP CAROLYN HASLETT FIONA WEARS HELEN CHERRY DRESS
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his Christmas issue all started on a whim: how about a peacock sitting proudly on top of a pink tree, we wondered? The pink tree was relatively easily sourced from Spotlight but the peacock was a different story. We scoured the country for a bird showy enough to take pride of place on the tree. Finally, we tracked down the perfect one from Ballantynes in Christchurch but the courier went MIA and we had to start our cover shoot without it. Necessity is the mother of invention and Kate, our stylist, took deputy editor Bea’s family Christmas dove and secured three ostrich feathers to it as a substitute in case the peacock didn’t arrive in time. Just when we were thinking we’d have to use our ‘dove-cock’, the tardy but magnificent peacock arrived, trailing sequins (okay, not exactly environmentally friendly). By this stage, we’d grown quite fond of our makeshift bird and would have happily gone ahead with it in situ. This reinforced what we already knew – making an ornament yourself with stuff you have on hand is as good as hunting something down that will become a treasured family heirloom. I hope you feel the same way and are just as keen to get into some serious festive decorating and crafting. This year’s issue has a lot of projects in our wall-to-wall Christmas coverage: pink trees, a grow-it-yourself advent calendar, a great pav recipe, a countdown to the big day and, yes, a gift guide (containing a lot of things we want ourselves). From everyone at Your Home and Garden, Merry Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful build-up to the big day and enjoy every moment of it with your loved ones and friends.
Social club Christmas hacks and festive treats galore
ART & EDITORIAL Deputy editor Bea Taylor Acting art director Béla Trussell-Cullen Sub-editor Michelle Joe Garden editor Mary Lovell-Smith Designers Archie Blohm, Demelza Callesen
The Christmas edition General Collective Lifestyle & Design Market on December 6 is a festive market you won’t want to miss.
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Pine of the times As Christmas moments go, decorating the tree is often one of the first significant acts of the festive season. If you go for the real thing, all well and good, but if you prefer to have a faux one that doesn’t constantly drop needles and can be used year in, year out, then check out this veritable forest of trees. Trad green not your bag? There are plenty of other options going. All that remains is to break out the baubles, tinsel and lights, and dress the tree to the nines.
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Fresh finds The latest looks and products we love
SPARKLE SEASON
Christmas is a time for twinkling lights and these Champagne cone tree lights do exactly that. Woven together with glitter and sequins, they will sparkle day and night. Small, $27.99, medium, $39.99, and large, $49.99, from adairs.co.nz
BRING ON 2021 If, like most of us, you’re looking forward to leaving 2020 behind, Made of Tomorrow has got just the thing to get you excited for the new year. Their new Twenty Twenty One diaries are made from recycled coffee cups. One diary saves around five recyclable coffee cups from the landfill. From $59 at madeoftomorrow.com
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01 Almond croissant resin ornament, $5.99, from cottonon.com
MAKING SHAPES
Add some interest to your space with Freedom’s new decor offerings (from left) Putney table lamp, $179, Pudil bookend, $44.95 (large), Pudil bookend, $32.95 (small), and grey Titus vessel, $54.95, from freedomfurniture.co.nz
02 Hot air balloon hanging paper decoration, $14.50, from fatherrabbit.com
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If tiny plastic charms aren’t on your Christmas cracker wish list this year, this reindeer cracker has a cute alternative – sweet festive-themed temporary tattoos. $12.90 each from ikoiko.co.nz
Merrily on high
Happy Plantmas
Soft earthy colours and sweet felt characters are what await you in the Citta Christmas collection this year. Take a leaf out of their book and create your own hanging arrangement with lush foliage and a few chic decorations. From left: Hand-painted star bauble, $12.90, paper hanging decorations, $9.90 each, wooden hanging wreath, $4.90, small hand-painted bauble red, $5.90, and hand-painted Christmas tree bauble, $12.90, from cittadesign.com
This Typo Christmas card is a must for the green-fingered person in your life. They also have some stellar options for any Mean Girls or The Office fans too. $2.99 each, from cottonon.com
CALL OF THE SEA
SET THE SCENE
Count down to Christmas by building up this festive nativity scene. All the pieces are held in a charming little suitcase and each numbered day reveals a wooden piece to add to the scene. By day 24 you will have a nativity set that can be reused in the years to follow. Find it for $99 from teapea.co.nz 04 Glass balloon dog Christmas decoration, $9.79, from Farmers.co.nz
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Bring your floral arrangements to life with this metal vase. Fill it with vibrant green foliage and flowers in sunset tones, or opt for a spray of delicate gypsophilia. Find it for $39.99 at hm.com
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Home bases covered For kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and wardrobes, PlaceMakers has everything you could need
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or Kiwis renovating or building a new home, PlaceMakers has a comprehensive range to choose from and can help coordinate everything from design to installation. If it’s inspiration you’re after, PlaceMakers’ nationwide showrooms are a great place to visit for the in-situ kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and wardrobes so you can see first-hand the modern, high quality European-styled possibilities.
Customised solutions
IN-SITU RECREATIONS Creative visualisation is one thing but there’s nothing quite like PlaceMakers for looking at fully set-up rooms to inspire and help you decide how you’d like your home to be.
No two houses are the same. PlaceMakers understands this and will help create a solution that best fits your wants and needs. Choose from the huge range of accessories such as sink mixers, towel rails, shelving, mirrors and so much more for an easy custom-sourcing experience.
Specialist consultants
PlaceMakers has specialist consultants on hand in its showrooms throughout the country. Come in and be helped through the whole building or renovating process from concept to completion. Consultants can help create the framework of an interiors project including paint colour as well as heating and ventilation options.
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PlaceMakers products stand the test of time. The fundamental quality of their beautiful interior products will ensure they wear well and continue to bring you daily pleasure long after they’re installed. The warranties across PlaceMakers’ ranges will give you peace of mind that they back up that quality. To book a consultation or for more information: placemakers.co.nz/interiors
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High spirits
Never underestimate the delight of a cocktail served in an elegant glass Styling Sam van Kan Photography Wendy Fenwick
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Gifts for her
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium EDP 30ml Set RRP $123 Only at Farmers
Zest Essential Linen Shirts RRP $79.99 each. 100% Linen. Available in White, Natural & Sky
Jockey Parisienne Vintage Cami RRP $39.95 Bikini Brief RRP $19.95
Bonds Original Crop RRP $29.99. String Bikini Brief RRP $17.99
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Chisel Polos, RRP $49.99 each
Giorgio Armani Armani Code Absolu 60ml EDP 3-Piece Gift Set RRP $150
Shirt RRP $59.9 Gasoline Chino Pants RRP $69.9 Laidlaw + Leed Trilby Hat RRP $29.99
FOR MORE INSPIRATION VISIT YOUR LOCAL STORE OR FARMERS.CO.NZ
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Gifts for the family Skincare Gift Sets from RRP $17.99 to RRP $65
Kate Reed Silk Pillowcases RRP $99.99 each. Available in Sand, Duckegg, Snow, Pumice & Rose
Terrace Glass Drink Dispenser RRP $69.99
Gifts for the kids Mac & Ellie 100% Linen Shirt sizes 3-8 RRP $34.99. Shorts sizes 3-8 RRP $29.99
Enclosure RRP $449
Over PJ Set sizes 8-16 RRP $29.99
Powercore Scooter RRP $449
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SLEEP SQUAD Leopard PJ Set sizes 8-16 RRP $34.99
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PACIFIC VISIONARIES Fatu Feu’u, the father of Pacific contemporary art, has joined forces with Specsavers. His artwork features on these limited-edition frames (below) to raise funds and help prevent avoidable blindness in the Pacific.
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Saving sight with Specsavers Artwork by renowned Samoan artist Fatu Feu’u feature on limited-edition Specsavers glasses to raise funds to help end avoidable blindness in the Pacific
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pecsavers and The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ have joined forces to launch two limited-edition optical and sunglass frames that will help fundraise for vision projects in Samoa. For each limited-edition frame sold by Specsavers this summer, $25 will be donated to The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ’s work in Samoa. Specsavers customers who buy the Fatu Feu’u designed frames are helping raise funds to prevent and treat avoidable blindness in Samoa. The Foundation will use the money raised to provide a range of sight-saving services to Samoans in need, including sight-saving equipment and Outreaches for people who cannot afford to travel hundreds of kilometres to the nearest clinic or hospital. The Foundation’s NZ engagement director Margi Mellsop says it costs just
$25 for a 20-minute operation to restore someone’s sight. Yet millions of people worldwide are blind simply because they don’t have access to eye-care services. In the Pacific alone, four out of five people who are blind don’t need to be. “The funds raised through the sale of these limited-edition frames will go towards eye health projects in Samoa to support our vision of ending avoidable blindness in the Pacific,” says Margi. Samoan-New Zealand artist Fatu Feu’u is known as the father of contemporary Pacific art and is recognised for shaping global interest in Pacific contemporary art. His work will help pay for life-altering surgery for less fortunate people from his homeland. Entitled Palauli, the artwork that inspired the frame design is part of the painter’s Samoa Rainforest Series, which focuses on rainforest conservation in Savai’i. “It’s been really interesting to see my artwork translated onto glasses, and I am
so pleased that $25 from each frame sold will be donated to The Foundation’s Pacific Outreach, especially in my home country of Samoa,” says Fatu. The aim of the initiative is to raise $80,000 for The Foundation. Specsavers NZ Country Director, Brendan Thompson, says the ongoing partnership between Specsavers and The Foundation has raised almost $500,000 since 2012. More than $55,000 has been donated from the sale of previous limitededition ranges alone. “We’re all so excited to not only see these beautiful frames being sold in all Specsavers stores, but also to know that with each pair sold, we can help someone in the Pacific see again,” says Brendan. “The glasses come just in time for Christmas, making them the number one choice for your wish list or a perfect gift for a loved one.” Specsavers’ limited-edition frames have sold out quickly in previous years, and are priced from $169 for two pairs of single vision. The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ annual Gift of Sight campaign also features other items from Fatu Feu’u, including a limited-edition Rainforest Series tote bag. For more information or to buy the frames online, visit specsavers.co.nz. To support The Foundation, visit hollows.org.nz
LIVING WELL
Earth angel There is a middle way to Christmas that doesn’t involve rampant consumerism, or ascetic denial. Here are five simple ways to tread a little more lightly on the planet. Try one
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1. Change your perception of gift giving I’d much rather receive a gift that’s small and thoughtful than an overload of items that will probably never be used. There are a few wonderful ways you can offer something unique and tangible, and the first is gifting an experience. This could be in the form of wellness or massage vouchers, movie tickets, or even a hand-drawn card offering a special home-cooked dinner. Some more ideas include garden work or babysitting services. Time is a precious thing you can offer and is always a well-received gift. If you’d like to buy a physical gift, I encourage you to support local makers and businesses. Many gifts found in-store have been flown half-way around the world to get on the shelves, with the impact of transportation contributing hugely to greenhouse emissions. Local farmers’ markets and artisan homewares stores are a wonderful place to look. I also love that gifts made locally can often come with a story to share with your loved ones.
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3. Cook sustainably If you’re contributing to or creating the feast this Christmas, I encourage you to use this opportunity to support local growers and artisans. You may even like to create a plant-based menu full of fresh, vibrant flavours. If you’re cooking meat, choose free-range and organic if possible. By focusing on quality over quantity, this can reduce your impact on the environment in many ways.
4. Purchase a potted Christmas tree If you simply must have a real Christmas tree, look for those that are grown locally. The main thing to note, however, is dispose of it properly. A few options are to turn the tree into mulch for the garden or chop it into firewood for second use. While artificial trees can be used year after year, they do eventually end up in a landfill and can be made from toxic materials. There are some lovely plywood and wooden Christmas trees available, check out woodenspoons.co.nz or plytree.co.nz for some great alternatives. Another idea is to opt for a potted tree, which you can keep inside, or replant outdoors afterwards.
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Deck the walls, bake Santa some biscuits, wrap the presents but above all get decorating and crafting as that magical day draws near. Here’s our guide to the two weeks before Christmas
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scrape seeds into a medium bowl with butter, sugar, egg and the water. Beat with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted flour, in two batches. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Cover; refrigerate for 30 minutes. 2 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two oven trays with baking paper. 3 Using a rolling pin, gently tap wrapped lollies to crush them slightly. Unwrap lollies, separate by colour into small bowls. 4 Roll dough between sheets of baking paper to 4mm thickness; return to the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill. Cut shapes from dough using 7cm wide star cutter; place cookies on oven trays. Use a 6cm or 4cm star cutter to cut out the centre of each star to make windows. Using a skewer, make a small hole in the top of each star for threading through string. 5 Bake stars for 7 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove trays from oven; fill each window in stars with a few of the samecoloured lollies. Bake a further 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Cool stars on trays. Store in an airtight container.
250g butter, chopped coarsely 1 tsp grated lemon rind 1 cup (220g) caster sugar 4 eggs 1½ cups (240g) sultanas ¾ cup (125g) mixed peel ½ cup (70g) slivered almonds 2⁄3 cup (140g) glacé cherries, quartered ½ cup (115g) glacé pineapple, coarsely chopped ½ cup (125g) dried apricots, coarsely chopped ½ cup (115g) crystallised ginger, coarsely chopped 1½ cups (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour 1 Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line a deep
20cm round cake pan with 3 layers of baking paper, extending paper 5cm above side of pan. 2 Beat butter, rind and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in fruit, then sifted flour. 3 Spread the mixture evenly into pan. Bake about 2¾ hours or until cooked when tested. 4 Cover hot cake with foil, wrap in a clean towel; cool in pan overnight.
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to the fabric. Thread the needle and using a simple backstitch, embroider the name. 4 To make a paper cylinder, measure and mark 20cm from the base of the A4 piece of paper. Draw a line across the sheet. 5 Place washi tape at the base of the paper so that half of the tape is off the paper. 6 Roll the paper into a cylinder and secure with tape at the marked line. 7 Place the fabric upside down and roll the paper cylinder in the fabric. Ensure that the cylinder is centered and the end of the fabric with the embroidery is rolled up last. 8 Cut a piece of embroidery thread or ribbon to secure one end of the cracker. 9 Fill the cracker with paper confetti, chocolates and personalised gifts, then tie the other end closed with more thread or ribbon.
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trays with baking paper. 2 In a bowl, toss courgettes, mint and oil. Season to taste. 3 Arrange two sheets of pastry on separate pieces of baking. Brush each lightly with egg. Scatter each sheet with half the grated haloumi. 4 Arrange a single layer of courgette slices lengthways on top of cheese, using smaller slices to fill gaps. Top with remaining pastry sheets, brush lightly with egg. 5 Cut each pastry stack into 8cm x 3cm strips. Cut each strip in halves to form 16 pieces. Working from the centre outwards, carefully twist each strip. Arrange on trays. 6 Sprinkle twists with parmesan. Bake 2025 minutes until crisp and golden. 7 MINT SAUCE Meanwhile, in a small food processor, pulse mint and oil together until smooth. Season. Serve with twists.
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Make a Yule log for Christmas Eve festivities Yule Logs are huge in Europe around Christmas so why not adopt a new tradition here and make one for the night before Christmas dinner? This dark chocolate and hazelnut filling version is a beauty.
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30cm swiss roll pan; line base with baking paper, extending the paper 5cm above long sides of pan. Grease baking paper. 3 Beat eggs and ½ cup of the sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer for 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and creamy; transfer to a large bowl. Fold triple sifted flour into the egg mixture. Spread mixture into pan; level surface. Bake for 15 minutes. 4 Place a large sheet of baking paper on a wire rack; sprinkle paper with remaining sugar. Turn cake onto baking paper; remove lining paper, immediately roll up cake from the short side. Leave to cool. 5 Meanwhile, make hazelnut filling. 6 Unroll cake, brush with liqueur; spread with filling, leaving a 3cm border on one short side. Roll up from opposite short side, using paper as a guide. Transfer to a serving platter. Roughly spread ganache over cake; dust with sifted cocoa powder.
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Bellini SERVES 1 Place 45ml peach nectar, 15ml peach schnapps and 15ml lime juice in a chilled champagne flute glass, stir gently. Top with 150ml chilled dry white sparkling wine. Garnish with a peach wedge.
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purple and green for contrast, boxes of honeycomb balls and a soft pink tree, a sweet Christmas ensued.
All the trimmings Gift-giving aside, the best part of Christmas is gathering the family around the table and celebrating the holiday with a delicious feast. Create a table that gets down to the business of celebration with a riot of colour and sweet treats. We used a soft mint green linen tablecloth as our starting point. Round white charger plates added elegant space for colourful glass plates to be layered on top. Bring a bit of depth in with darker coloured linen napkins and finish the tablescape off with bright baubles and honeycomb balls. YOU R HO ME A ND GARDEN
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Holiday scenes Taking a break from a more traditional nativity tableau, this year we were inspired by the beautiful flowers from Kensal to create a tableau of Christmas reindeer in a meadow. If a fabulous retro niche is unavailable in your home, this setup also works well on a mantelpiece, in an empty fireplace or an open shelf. Simply gather up some garden foliage (pine needles or grasses will work best as they will dry out nicely), place a few bright blooms in small glass vases (hide these in the foliage so you can’t see them), and then place your deer family in position – we got ours from Shut The Front Door. Add a few gold baubles if you’re feeling particularly festive – a string of seed lights wouldn’t go amiss either. Alternatively, fill your niche or decorate your mantelpiece with a big vase bursting with colourful florals (see previous page). Fill the remaining space with bright honeycomb balls and beautiful Christmas baubles.
Visions of sugar plums In a home that’s themed light and bright for Christmas, the bedroom takes a more subtle approach. Utilise the same colour palette but bring in deeper and softer hues.
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You could be mistaken for thinking this is an artwork over Erena’s fireplace. In fact, it’s an advent calendar that you can plant. For this project, she enlisted some dowel from an old children’s coat rack and painted it white, then hung it over her fireplace with straps from the chairs in her lounge. She filled packets of seeds in little brown envelopes, fashioned homemade luggage labels for the front and then attached dried flower and herb specimens using sticky tape, numbering them as she went. Then, she tied the envelopes with twine in three lines. The idea is for the children to plant them each day. By the end of the 24 days you’ll have a promising garden in the works.
SOWING THE SEEDS This clever advent calendar gives the gifts of vegetables, flowers and herbs. Plant the contents of each day’s envelopes and reap the benefits.
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Everyone has a spare ladder hanging out in the garage. Drag it out, it has a Christmas role to play this year. A wooden ladder is the perfect fit for this minimalist, handcrafted look. Make sure it has rungs on both sides. Fasten fishing wire to your chosen baubles and tie to every rung. Use as many ornaments as you like, or are able to fit in the colours and shapes of your choosing. Erena’s tree is comprised of clear fillable baubles containing dried foliage that were repurposed from last year’s tree, plus some green and silver balls that were mixed in and added for extra colour. For a natural, handmade look, Erena added some small dried wattle posies to the design. A star was put at the top of the ladder and a final dried foliage flourish was added to the apex. Finish the ladder tree by wrapping copper fairy lights around the ladder’s frame. THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Don’t be locked into thinking a Christmas tree needs to be an actual tree – real or artificial. Anything with a vaguely tree-shaped appearance can be enlisted to be the frame. The same goes for decorations, dried foliage was hung with the bought ornaments.
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This is Erena’s update of the old brown wrapping paper and twine trick, saying, “This is simple and sentimental.” Go through online photo albums and select images that connect the giver with the recipient. Print the selected pictures out in black and white, then glue onto the brown paper package. Add twine, then a small bunch of foliage you’ve collected from outside and that’s it. It’s simple, but effective. “I like that the present becomes more than just something to rip open. It also tells a story, so that someone can take their time to enjoy the photo and remember the special moment attached to it. They can also hold on to the photo to enjoy long after the festivities.”
PHOTO FINISH Simple, modern and thoughtful: the concept of placing a photograph onto the gift packaging creates a connection that will last longer than the gift itself.
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The star of Erena’s take on a rustic but refined table is undoubtedly the hanging centrepiece, which she calls the Christmas flower cloud. “It’s as simple as forming a long cylinder out of chicken wire and choosing flowers,” she says. This should be 3-D so you can poke flowers through the top, bottom and sides to “form a dense, cloud-like arrangement”. Choose either foraged or fresh-bought flowers. Erena loves gypsophila, which does a great job imitating fluffy clouds. She added some balls and cookie cutters to the cloud and suspended it with fishing wire from the ceiling. “The table itself was decorated with a spare sheer curtain for texture, as well as a quirky collection of small vases and candlestick holders I own. I find, no matter how different the pieces, there’s a consistency of style in the things we buy which gives an imperfect cohesiveness.”
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Meet & greet Angus Craig (consultant), Kirsti Simpson (interior designer/ lecturer), Mathilda, 16, Lucia, 14, and Anjelica, nine.
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“We’ve had some fabulous parties and wonderful celebrations here. Christmas is a time for everyone to make this house theirs.” K I R ST I S I MP S ON
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Five years ago, Angus and Kirsti called in architects to create a new main bedroom and below that, a shady pavilion next to the pool. They also added a pool house and a one-room studio to accommodate guests. As it stands now, the main dwelling is on three levels with three bedrooms. Kirsti is a commercial interior designer and university lecturer and has filled it with her favourite contemporary designer furniture, along with an impressive art collection and family pieces. Almost all the entertaining happens around the pool, which was built in the mid-1960s and refurbished in 2014. The pavilion is level with the kitchen and has an outdoor fireplace that allows it to be used in summer or winter. “This is one of the most used areas of the house,” says Kirsti. At Christmas, the children make all sorts of decorations and string them up with special pieces from their mothers’ childhood. They also write festive messages on the front gate in chalk. Meanwhile, the adults have a special cocktail –
last year it was a floral-infused Ink Dry Gin & Tonic – and Angus cooks a delicious organic turkey according to a much-loved family recipe. Everyone loves the feeling of generosity the house conveys. “It has a community feel; we have gates between the yards in both directions and have made lifelong friends through those connections,” says Kirsti. “Only one family owned Jilaine before us. They built it, then two more generations lived here. That really appeals to me, especially the idea of us doing the same.”
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The girls decorate the magnolia grandiflora tree throughout the year, for all sorts of reasons. This Christmas has a silver and red theme. All the presents are wrapped in an assortment of silver wrap and natural kraft papers, one with foiled-silver spots. Each is tied with natural twine and decorated with olive leaf and bougainvillea, as per the front-door wreath and garlands throughout the house. Leaning over the wall is a bird-attracting drunken parrot tree (Schotia brachypetala). In 2013, the family renovated the pool and added the shade structure, which is now partially covered by climbing ivy and perfumed star jasmine, so they could spend more time here in summer. Four articulated seat backs line the rear. Friends gifted the deckchairs to the
family, which came from an outdoor cinema. “The numbers are still visible on the sides,” says Kirsti. The oversized terracotta pots look great with the red roof tiles and brick pavers, and the timber tables were made by a friend.
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The family were initially attracted to all the arches and columns in their home but have also come to love the lifestyle its outdoor spaces afford just as much. Most of the activity takes place around the pool and the various gardens and rooms that lead off it. In the magnolia garden (behind the wall), the drunken parrot tree with its radiant bright red, nectar-filled flowers attracts birds in flowering season. “We are woken every morning by a parrot party outside!” says Kirsti. YO U R HO ME AN D GARDEN
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Work the angles A Bowentown bolthole invites the raw landscape right up to the house with extensive use of sliding and bi-fold doors as well as a wall of raked windows, combining the owners’ love of nature and great architecture Photography Simon Wilson
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he approach to David Beattie and Cindy Bradley’s bach is unassuming. Passing a mix of modest baches and the more grandiose plaster holiday homes of Bowentown, south of Waihi Beach, and the dramatic proportions of their home suddenly stands out from its seaside neighbours. “We wanted a dramatic, striking, earthy house that was simple but bold. We didn’t want it to ooze money,” says David. The street-facing, oiled cedar exterior’s stark geometry, seeming absence of windows and fortress-like appearance belies what is to come inside the house – and from the sea-facing side of the home. David likes the starkness of the house from the street. And the absence of windows along the right side of the home means their privacy won’t be sacrificed should they choose to subdivide. Through the Vantage Matt Black Plasma entrance door, up the hand-sawn macrocarpa stairs and the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house opens up to breathtaking views of the sprawling sand dunes, which eventually gives way to the sea. “At the front we’ve got suburbia and at the back we sit in raw nature.” “It’s like balm for the soul,” says David of the feeling of being in nature. It’s something the couple and their two children, Emma, 24, and Adam, 22, reflect on whenever they can get away from their Auckland base. David makes the most of the activities the area offers such as fishing and surfing, while the couple love taking long walks along the coast. But it’s also the architectural features, such as the ply walls and ceilings, he spends time contemplating when he’s here. The couple believe strongly in the power of good architecture and asked Hamiltonbased firm Edwards White Architects to design something for the piece of land they bought several years ago. The response was a triangular design with
YH&G + VANTAGE INTERIOR The warmth of the ply ceiling and walls and the hand-sawn macrocarpa flooring is juxtaposed with strong Matt Black raked windows in the upstairs living space. EXTERIOR Downstairs, Vantage sliding doors connect the home to the raw coastal environment.
its enclosed entrance but, once inside the interior is light-filled with vistas across those windswept sand dunes. The open-plan kitchen, dining and living has raked Matt Black Vantage windows from Metro Series, that extend beyond the ceiling and across the width of the living space, allowing a close connection to the environment. Double-glazed with a low emissivity coating for better heat control, the wall of windows also has low awning windows of solid powder-coated aluminium, an architectural feature that the couple delight in. The awning windows also function as natural air conditioning. “The neighbours told us in summer the heat would melt candles.” Accordingly, they ensured plenty of ventilation. When the bi-fold doors on to upstairs deck are opened, along with another low awning window opposite the wall of windows the draft is most welcome. The house may be architecturally designed but David maintains it’s still a family bach and as such, they’ve filled it with whatever they could get their hands on. “We have an eclectic mix of furniture we’ve acquired from family. It has that bach feel where you find what you can.” Admittedly, the furniture isn’t your usual hand-me-downs, it’s seriously good mid-century pieces. The pedestal dining table with matching chairs, as well as the sofa and chairs, both upstairs and downstairs were chosen by Cindy from her father’s estate. An American architect, his taste in furniture was second-to-none, as was her grandmother’s, a serious furniture collector. The original Tiffany lampshade suspended over the dining table was hers, as was two of the handmade quilts on the beds. There are also three framed early 20th-century
photographs of the area, taken by David’s pioneering photographer grandfather hanging proudly on a wall. Downstairs, two further Metro Series sliding doors open to the courtyard deck and the narrow deck that runs the width of the house facing the sand dunes. Instead of welltended lawn, David did his own landscaping, a mass of bunny tails and tangle of native flaxes so you step off the deck right into that rugged landscape. It doesn’t get much better for the couple than this combination of nature and good architecture. “I wish I’d come down here 30 years ago,” says David.
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If there’s one thing about renovating, it’s that – if done right – a little can go a long way to creating a functional home that is pleasing to the eye. When Emma Collie and Ben Ryan gave their 1920s bungalow a makeover, the structural changes were few, but the impact was big. This was all thanks to efficient spatial amendments and the addition of colour. The couple’s house story starts in 2019, when they were renting the upstairs level of a home in Grey Lynn, Auckland. A friendship formed with their neighbour Natalie van Peer, who lived downstairs with her family. Natalie co-owns interior design studio Ash Road with her friend Katie Salter. Emma and Ben had a toddler, Lexie and a baby, Evie, at the time. It wasn’t long before they were ready to buy a larger home in the area. A three-bedroom bungalow came up for sale on a leafy tree-lined street nearby. “It was pretty rundown,” says Emma. “but I could visualise our family being there. Beautiful sunlight flowed into the living area and it had the potential to be lovely and cosy.” Ever-so savvy about creating an enduring home, Natalie and Katie were approached by the couple for guidance. When Emma and Ben viewed the open home with Natalie and Katie, they saw its potential. It was liveable and there was even a studio out the back in which Ben could work from home. “We could see that it had plenty of character,” says Katie. “But also, Emma and Ben have two little girls so the home needed to be more user-friendly, notably the bathroom and kitchen.”
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After taking ownership, Ben and Emma got planning, renting until the renovation was complete, and Natalie and Katie were asked to take charge of the revamp. “With it being our first house, it took us a while to get our head around buying a place that needed work,” Emma says. “But Natalie and Katie helped us see that it was still worth buying. We went through the builder’s report with them, and they guided us through all the nitty gritty.” Both parties independently compiled reference images of potential interior styles, and upon their next meeting they found they had found the same pictures. “The interior concept came together seamlessly,” says Natalie.
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the only issue a door that led from the main bedroom to the kitchen, which Emma and Ben closed off. Off the lounge the laundry, separate toilet and bathroom can be found. The toilet space was originally tiny, making it difficult to access and hard to close the door once inside. Natalie and Katie removed a cupboard and flipped the layout, moving the cistern behind the wall, to fit everything in comfortably. With the aim of improving flow and natural light in the bathroom, a partition wall came down and a skylight was put in place. “In the scheme of renovating, it was pretty quick!” says Natalie. “We ripped through the design sign-off over about a fortnight. No consent was required, and the building, tiling, painting and floor-sanding was done in about five weeks.”
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palette, echoing the brass fittings in the kitchen and in the bathroom. The rimu hardwood floors were sanded (stained carpet in one of the bedrooms was removed), throughout the home and given a lighter tone. Natalie and Katie had a strong opinion of the bathroom before it was done, which they wanted to feel calm and relaxing. “That side of the house has an interesting soft light, so we were largely guided by that,” says Natalie.
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With doors to the back yard visible from the home’s entrance, the sense of space is enhanced. The lounge opens out on to a sunny deck from these doors, which steps down to the lawn near the studio. The outdoor space for barbecues and games with the kids completes this family home. For first-home buyers, the couple have done well with the help of Natalie and Katie. “As we have never lived in the house prior to the renovation, we only know how much we love it now,” says Emma. “By opening up the space between the kitchen, dining and living, this made a huge improvement to the overall feel. We love how light and open it is. We’ve been here a year now and it has exceeded our expectations. I wouldn’t change anything.”
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Colourful accents that were subtle but vibrant would make the heart sing were a priority. “The goal was for a light interior with understated colour,” says Emma. While the couple will eventually paint the exterior, build a new deck and add skylights at a later date, they decided to focus on the interior. A fresh coat of white paint had already been applied to the whole interior by the previous owners. The main bedroom and the girls’ bedrooms were left untouched except for pretty bed linen and colourful decor accents. In the laundry, the main issue was the absence of natural light, given that it was wedged in between the toilet and bathroom. The answer: bring in colour. “We both love colour,” Katie says. “It was amazing to have a client who was up for letting us run with this one.” The bland laundry was given an uplifting treatment. “Someone had done what most people do and brightened it up with white paint,” Katie says. “But we embraced the darkness, using green wall paint, dark green tiles and tall timber cabinetry.” “Moody and rich in colour was our inspiration,” Katie says. “Often laundry cabinetry is white and stark, so we selected timber cabinetry from the get go to encourage us to move in a bolder direction. The marbled floor tile was already locked in, so instead of picking a white wall colour, we worked through some options of blues and greens that would feel earthy and warm against the brass and timber. Many test patches on the wall later, and we had our colour.”
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A sure-fire way to transform any kitchen, coloured wall tiles were installed to update the space with a statement surface. One set of tiles were up, but Emma felt they didn’t work. Once removed, a second attempt was made with a different style that Emma says are perfect. The kitchen is her favourite place in the home. “Mornings are always nice with the sun beaming through the kitchen shutters, the girls are happy at the table and it feels like home.” The toilet presented itself as a place to have fun with wallpaper and green wall paint. A more serene impact was the result of the bathroom revamp. Here a feature wall of pale blue tiles helps create a place of tranquillity, despite it being in a busy household. Using variations of the same blue/green colour family in these rooms in tiles of the same style bring cohesion to the different rooms.
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Best lessons learned? A house built in the 1920s moves a lot over time, which means nothing is straight and everything takes longer to do than you think. Any renovation or DIY disasters? Not exactly a disaster, but the bath didn’t fit through the bathroom door. A bit of quick thinking and the door frame was removed. The bath is now sitting happy. What’s the one thing you would change about your home if you could? To put skylights in the living room to let more light in. What’s the most memorable experience you’ve had in your home? As it was our first house, move-in day was pretty memorable. We felt very lucky to call it home.
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Ash Road Interior designers Natalie and Kate have five things to consider. 1. Bold, brave colour choices will pay off in spades. A practical step for people to take is to use Instagram or Pinterest to find references for where colour has been used. Having these tangible examples front of mind can be a good starting point. Even a small touch of colour (for example, behind a bed in a main bedroom or in a powder room) can really lift the feel of a home. 2. Pay attention to the era of the home. Older homes give you a breadth of design leniency that you wouldn’t have with homes that aren’t ‘character’. Both modern and traditional materials can work. Even with a modern makeover, you want nods to the character of the home with use of more traditional materials like brass that feel in keeping with the era of the home. Aside from materials, you need a good building team who have experience with older homes. Walls are never square, floors are never level – and it takes some serious skill and patience to do a great job. 3. Choose materials that respond to the space. For the laundry, we wanted a space that felt a bit luxe and lovely to be in, so we embraced the darkness of the room. In contrast, the bathroom needed to feel calm and relaxing. We wanted light to flood into the room, so a skylight was added. The blue feature wall tiles and brass accents were the real standouts, so we wanted them to be the focal points, adding calm and soft materials, and colour in and around them. 4. Work to the size of the space. There’s nothing worse than cramming things in to tick a box. For example, if you don’t have room for a double basin, don’t do it. Give each zone within the house some breathing room 5. Choose one feature (or two at the most) that you really want to sing and let them be the real hero. Everything else should work in harmony, but not overpower them. YO U R H O ME AN D GARDEN
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Hand-painted daisies in candy-coloured hues transform a storage space into a cheerful chill-out room Text Bea Taylor Photography Anna Briggs
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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: • Clever interior colours • Inventive paint projects • Exciting exterior paint
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Heading into summer, we’re all looking forward to lighting up the barbecue. Here’s how to choose the right type for you Text Catherine Steel
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1 Matador Radiant Go Portable charcoal BBQ, $119, from Bunnings Warehouse. 2 Weber Q1000 Gas BBQ, $409, from Mitre 10. 3 Everdure Cube Portable charcoal BBQ, $249, from Harvey Norman. 4 Jumbuck Single Burner Portable BBQ, $178, from Bunnings Warehouse.
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and gas. Gas for quick, easy cooking, and charcoal for afternoon or evening cooking when I have more time.” You can, however, buy a hybrid barbecue, which combines charcoal and gas options, with separate cooking zones. Many of these gas barbecues are on a stand and can be moved around on wheels, says Tony. “But they’re not portable, so can’t be taken from place to place. A common mistake is that people buy large freestanding barbecues but don’t use them in their entirety. Consider if you want to cook with the hood up or hood down, as these are two different styles.”
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All the pretty trimmings Tropical, rustic or traditional? How to create the perfect holiday table setting
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. These festive tablescapes set the scene for much merry making, happiness and joy Text Bea Taylor
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Although our hot Kiwi Christmases are devoid of snow flurries, ice-skating rinks and steaming mugs of hot cocoa, a table twinkling in white and gold will transport you to a northern hemisphere Christmas, but without the chill factor. Start the look with a soft white linen tablecloth, then layer crisp white and gold plates on top. Down the centre of the table arrange ‘snow dusted’ dried flowers and pine cones with candles and seed lights. Add more gold accents to the setup with gold cutlery, serving tongs and trays for the food. And, if your table can fit one more flourish, gold and white Christmas crackers wouldn’t go amiss either. Now all you need to do is play Michael Bublé’s rendition of White Christmas over the speakers, and you’re ready for guests.
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For a table setup that has more of a summery disposition, channel your energy into fun and fruity embellishments. This style can handle maximalist tendencies, so don’t be afraid to layer pattern on pattern for the full effect. Pair a fruity-themed tablecloth with tropicalthemed placemats and layer block colour dining plates on top. When it comes to glassware, colour is your go-to. Pick out a couple of cheerful hues, such as green and gold, from your tablecloth and placemats to work with. Wine glasses with gold stems will work just as well, especially when paired with metallic cutlery and cocktail accessories. If you can, take this setup outside to really enjoy the festive paradise vibes. Tropical cocktail in hand, of course.
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We wish you a merry menu You can’t go wrong with classic festive fare such as beef and a steamed pudding or pavlova, the Kiwi favourite
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60g butter 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind 1 Tbsp lemon juice 10 medium Desiree potatoes, peeled 1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fanbake. 2 Heat the butter, oil, lemon rind and juice
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Roast pork loin with plums and garden herbs SERVES 8-10 INGREDIENTS
2.5kg boneless loin of pork, rind on, scored 1 small bunch fresh rosemary ½ bunch bay leaves 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp coarse salt 4 medium red onions, quartered 8 medium plums, halved, seeded
plate, skin-side up, uncovered in the fridge to allow the rind to dry out overnight. 2 Meanwhile, for the chestnut stuffing, heat the oil in a large frying pan over mediumhigh heat. Cook the pancetta, stirring, for 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Reduce heat to medium. Cook the onion and garlic, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned and softened. Transfer to a large bowl and add the remaining stuffing ingredients and combine. Season well. Set aside to cool. 3 Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fanbake. 4 Press the chestnut stuffing down the centre of the pork. Roll pork to enclose stuffing and secure with kitchen string at 2cm intervals. 5 Arrange the rosemary and bay leaves over the base of a shallow medium baking dish. Place pork on top of the herbs. Rub 1 Tbsp of the oil over the rind. Rub with the salt. Roast, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the rind is blistered and browned. (There may be some smoke in the oven from the fat at this stage.) Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/160°C fanbake and roast the pork for a further 25 minutes. 6 Meanwhile, line an oven tray with baking paper. Place the onion and plums on the tray. Drizzle with the remaining oil. 7 Place the plum mixture in the oven. Roast the plum mixture and pork for a further 30 minutes or until juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the side of the roast. If using a meat thermometer, it should register 70°C-75°C in the centre. Remove pork from oven and stand, loosely covered with foil, for 10 mins. 8 Serve the pork sliced with the plum mixture on the side.
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Beef rib roast with herb mustard crust SERVES 10 INGREDIENTS
3kg beef standing rib roast ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 10 garlic cloves, skin on 1/3 cup red wine ¼ cup extra virgin Olive oil, extra 1 medium lemon HERB MUSTARD CRUST
1 bunch sage 1/3 cup English mustard 11/2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves 1 Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fanbake.
Sweet carrot, spinach and currant salad SERVES 8-10 INGREDIENTS
3 bunches baby carrots, peeled, trimmed 100g baby spinach leaves 2 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed ¾ cup shelled pistachios HONEY DRESSING
40g butter ¼ cup honey 2 tsp sherry vinegar 1 tsp orange flower water (see Note) 1 Tbsp lemon juice ¼ cup dried currants
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a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter turns brown. Add the honey, vinegar, orange flower water and juice. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add the currants. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. 2 Add the carrots to a large saucepan of boiling salted water. Boil, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a bowl. Drizzle with some of the honey dressing. Set aside to cool. 3 Toss the cooled carrots with the spinach, parsley and most of the pistachios. Arrange on a serving platter. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and pistachios. Note: Orange flower (or blossom) water is available from some delicatessens. You can omit it, if you prefer.
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Take the beef out of the fridge 1 hour before cooking to bring to room temperature. 2 For the herb mustard crust, thinly slice 12 sage leaves and reserve remaining for serving. Place the sliced sage with the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine. 3 Line a shallow baking dish with baking paper. Place the beef on the paper. Rub the herb mustard crust over the beef and season well with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp of the oil. Roast the beef for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Reduce oven temperature to 180°C/160°C fanbake. Roast for 20 minutes. Add the garlic to the dish and roast for 1 hour or until cooked to your liking and garlic is soft and caramelised. See tip, right, for using a meat thermometer. 4 Remove the baking dish from the oven. Spoon the wine over the beef and drizzle with remaining oil. Wrap beef in 2 layers of foil, then a dry tea towel. Stand 30 minutes. 5 Heat the extra oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the reserved sage leaves and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until darker green and crisp. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. 6 Remove the rind from the lemon with a zester (or, peel rind thinly using a vegetable peeler, then cut the rind into thin strips). Place the beef on a serving platter. Scatter with the sage and lemon rind. Drizzle over the pan juices and serve with the garlic.
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What brings more summery cheer than a pavlova with juicy mango and passionfruit?
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6 egg whites Pinch cream of tartar 1½ cups caster sugar 1 Tbsp cornflour 1½ tsp white vinegar 600ml cream 2 tsp vanilla bean paste 1 Tbsp icing sugar 2 large mangoes, peeled, thickly sliced 4 fresh passionfruit Nasturtium or mint leaves, to serve
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Grease an ovenproof serving platter with a little softened butter. Dust with a little cornflour and shake away excess. (Or, draw a 22cm round on baking paper. Invert paper onto a lightly greased large oven tray.) 2 Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add caster sugar, beating until sugar dissolves between additions. Continue beating until the sugar is completely dissolved at this stage. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the cornflour and vinegar until just combined. 3 Spoon meringue onto prepared platter to about 22cm round (the mixture will spread slightly). Use the back of a spoon to shape the side of the pavlova. Make a slight indent in the top. Bake pavlova, uncovered, for about 1½ hours or until dry to touch. Turn the oven off. Cool pavlova in the oven with the door slightly ajar. 4 Just before serving, beat cream, vanilla and icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Spoon the cream over the pavlova. Top with mango, passionfruit pulp and the leaves.
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lid. Make handles using string tied across the top. Trim away the excess foil and paper, leaving about 4cm. Crush excess foil around the string or lid to form a good seal. 5 Place the pudding basin in a large saucepan with enough boiling water to come halfway up the side of basin. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid. Boil for 3 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the pudding comes out clean. Replenish with boiling water as needed to maintain boil and water level during cooking. 6 Meanwhile, for the fig and nut topping, combine the butter, syrup and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the figs and simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until thickened slightly. Stir in the nuts and rum. Remove from heat and allow to cool until warm. 7 Stand the pudding in basin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate. Pour half the fig and nut topping over the pudding. Decorate with leaves and flowers, if desired. (Remove decorations before serving.) Serve with the remaining fig and nut topping.
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All things light and beautiful When you’re done decorating the inside of your home, why not extend the Christmas wonder into the garden and the exterior of the house? A few strings of lights woven into a tree, wrapped around a fence, hanging off the roof or trailing down the house is all in good taste. You could even illuminate the wreath on the front door. Avoid those blow-up Santas and nodding reindeer unless you deliberately want to rile the neighbours. Solar lights are a good bet if you have a sunny spot to charge them during daylight hours. You could also opt for LED illumination or more traditional lights but ensure they are specifically for outdoor use. It’s also wise to use power boards with overload protection and plastic hooks when you’re attaching the strings of lights, rather than metal nails.
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Steal this look Simple in-ground vegetable beds with flagstones pay homage to monastic gardens of old in this peaceful rural garden. DESIGN FEATURES Flagstones around the edge sit nearly flush with the soil and aggregate, keeping the two separate. OTHER CHOICES: Old bricks, concrete pavers. Restraint is key. Only one corner of each bed is indented, in which buxus balls grow. LOCAL ALTERNATIVES: Small-leaved hebe, Hidcote lavender in terracotta pots. TIPS: Cream gravel will give a Mediterranean vibe. A clipped hedge shelters the garden from chilling or drying winds and adds privacy.
Using only one vegetable variety in each bed will enhance the prevailing sense of order and tranquillity. Straight branches bound together with string form the rustic climbing frames and evoke simpler times. For a local variation, use mānuka stakes and cabbage-tree leaf twine.
Keep deadheading roses and water deeply to ensure a second flush of blooms. When picking roses for the vase, if you cut just above a fivefingered leaf you will be summerpruning the shrub at the same time. In repeat and continuous-blooming varieties this helps ensure a great display well into autumn. Sweetpeas flower best if picked regularly and often. Stake tall perennials to prevent wind damage to flower spikes. Raise the blades on your lawn mower – longer grass is better able to withstand drought. If you are going away, move plants in containers into the shade, or a cool room and place in a shallow dish of water.
Top tip: The smaller the gravel or pebbles for paths, the pleasanter it is to walk on.
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To eat • Growing a variety of leafy greens, such as corn salad, dandelion, lettuce, mizuna, mustard, bok choy, parsley, rocket, sorrel and spinach means there is always a tasty salad at hand. • In all districts, tender vegetables, such as aubergines, cucumbers, melons, peppers and pumpkins, can be planted out in rich soil in a sunny, sheltered spot. • Remove tomato laterals (the shoots growing between a leaf and the stem) regularly. Continue to tie tomato plants to their stakes as they grow, and water deeply and often. A lack of water can cause blossom-end rot. • Harvest garlic when the tops start to die off. Trim off the fibrous roots and hang in a dry place (in or out of the sun) for at least a fortnight. • Give citrus trees a nitrogen-rich feed to promote new growth. • Water fruit trees deeply, depending on local water restrictions.
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Landscape 101 A simple bench seat is essentially a plank on legs – and therein lies its beauty. It can be elegant or rustic, or the two combined. It can be long and fit a family, or short, just enough for you with a cup of tea and a book. It matters not which you choose, for what these benches really offer is a place to pause in the garden. And what these benches share over and above almost any other kind of garden seating is a simplicity that lets them fit in anywhere. PLACE THEM: • Under a tree, preferably a large one
How to make a simple, sturdy and economical wooden bench • Against a sun-warmed brick or block wall • Somewhere with a view of the ocean, the sky or looking down the garden • Somewhere to sit and watch other life in the garden – bees gathering nectar, skinks sunning on a rock or blackbirds making a mess • A secret spot, overlooked by no one • Near a sweet-smelling bush, a rambling rose or a prim daphne • On the edge of a lawn, set back a little of course • Anywhere to admire the fruits of your labours – alongside the vegetable beds.
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1 x rough sawn, untreated macrocarpa sleeper 300mm x 50mm x 2100mm 8 x batten screws 14-10 x 75mm (4 for each leg) 10 x batten screws 14-10 x 100mm (5 for each brace) METHOD 1 Cut the seat to length – 1200mm. 2 From the remaining piece, cut two legs 200mm wide
x 400mm long (or a bit shorter if you’d like your bench a little lower). 3 Use the two 100mm x 50mm x 400mm off-cuts as braces. Place the two braces flat on the underside of the seat, centred and with brace ends abutting in the middle. 4 Screw through the braces to the seat, evenly spacing the 100mm screws. Now screw each leg to each end of a brace plank, using two of the 75mm screws on each leg. Then screw the leg to the seat, inserting two 75mm screws at 45-degree angles through each leg. 5 Edges and seat may be sanded if desired, or left to wear smooth over time.
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G GREEN PIECE Sacrificing the lawn for large raised garden beds (opposite) to grow cut flowers, like these pretty anemones, was initially met with opposition from Felicity’s two children.
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f you had to describe Felicity Jones in just one word “versatile” comes to mind – followed closely by “creative”. Not only does she run her own floristry business but she also sings in a choir, teaches music, collaborates with other people in art projects, helps out in her local community garden in Auckland and recently worked as a “botanical specialist” on the set of a BBC adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries. Did I mention she also grows many of the flowers she sells in her Grey Lynn garden and has two children? A keen gardener all her adult life, she began growing flowers well before she started her floristry career five years ago. “It wasn’t until relatively recently that it became an actual career, one of many throughout my working life (others include nursing, singing/songwriting, catering, and teaching music),” she says. “It all began when I decided to commit to a year of
creating beautiful weekly arrangements in our home without buying anything. That led to growing more flowers and experimenting with various foraged elements like branches, seed heads and roadside weeds. Soon I was helping friends with events and it kind of evolved from there.” Word gradually spread about her self-taught floristry in a befittingly organic way. “I am definitely not business-minded so this slow organic process has worked well for me. And although, as we all know, there are some negative aspects to social media, Instagram has been a useful tool for someone like me who is not great at self-promotion. It has also enabled some incredible connections with like-minded people all over the world.” She describes her Grey Lynn garden as just a small ordinary urban garden but when we visit it looks far from ordinary, aglow with the vibrant colours of anemones, ranunculi, poppies and other YO UR HO ME A ND GARDEN
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“I refuse to use imported flowers... and am always striving for zero waste weddings and events.” F EL I C I T Y J ONE S
spring flowers she uses in her work at this time of year. Very different to the ‘do-up’ garden of iceberg roses, lavender (planted in full shade) around a lawn that greeted her and husband Chris 21 years ago when they bought the property. Out went the lavender and roses struggling in the shade, and the borders replanted with some of her favourite shade-tolerant plants like hydrangeas, Japanese anemones and hellebores. “Since then we have developed the garden extensively. The biggest and most controversial decision, according to my children (Oli, 20, and Juliette, 18), was digging up much of the lawn to create four large raised beds to grow cut flowers. We’ve also developed the back of the garden, firstly as a vegetable and herb potager, although flowers have gradually crept in here too and now it includes a composting area and my new studio.” This last development has Felicity very excited as up until recently she did virtually all of her floristry work on the back veranda. “I am thrilled about my new studio at the back of the garden. It’s not quite complete yet, we still need to hook up the solar panels and fit it out, but I just 122
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can’t wait to get in there. I think my family will also be pretty happy to have slightly less botanical detritus around the house.” A big shock to Felicity when she started her floristry work was how environmentally unfriendly it is as a business. For her, sustainability is absolutely essential in her work. “The waste in floristry is appalling, not to mention the chemicals and air miles involved in imported flowers particularly. I refuse to use imported flowers and toxic floral foam, and am always striving for zero waste weddings and events. I’ve come pretty close and it helps when you have clients on board, which is why education is so important.” Making her own compost is a key element in her drive for sustainability. “Soil is everything and the more I learn, the more I realise this. I started out growing flowers aiming to do no harm to the environment but of course now, more than ever, that is not enough. “These days I garden using regenerative practices, hoping to play a small part in renewing the soil and our environment. Carbon sequestration being one of the most effective ways we can help our planet rebuild its health.”
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SUSTAINABLE GARDENING Good soil is everything, says Felicity. “These days I garden using regenerative practices, hoping to play a small part in renewing the soil and our environment. Carbon sequestration being one of the most effective ways we can help our planet rebuild its health.”
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Top tip For spring, Felicity’s favourite cutting flowers are bulbs and corms like tulips, ranunculus and anemones. Her top summer choices are cosmos, dahlias, zinnia, scabiosa and foxgloves.
THE JOY OF FLORISTRY There’s a happiness in using the flowers she’s grown in her floral arrangements and the act of gardening gives Felicity much comfort. “The garden has always been a huge source of solace,” she says. “Creating some beauty has to be one of the best ways to achieve a feeling of wellbeing.”
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G Chris has just built Felicity a three-bin compost area. She also has two worm farms and a shredder she shares with neighbours. “I aim to become self-sufficient with all my soil requirements. It’s important that all my floral waste can be composted, another reason why I never buy imported flowers or those nasty bleached/dyed dried flowers that are all the rage. The idea that something organic is then so processed that after it’s used, it ends up in landfill leaching toxins back into the earth is just absurd to me. I must add I’m very much a beginner and make lots of mistakes. Thankfully there are plenty of inspiring local and international organic gardeners and soil experts to learn from.” Felicity says she finds it tough to keep the garden looking as fabulous as she would like, but she must be a very organised person, right? “Ha! I find it a constant battle and no, I’m not a particularly organised person. I teach singing three afternoons a week from the ‘music room’ at the front of our home. Gardening has to be done in small chunks, I’m lucky Chris enjoys it too, I have a constant to-do list for him. I also employ gardeners from time to time.” In this Covid-19 world, the garden has been a spiritual solace for many of us and Felicity is no different. “The garden has always been a huge source of solace, I remember my mother telling me to ‘get your hands in the soil’ whenever I was feeling low. I think Covid has led many people to reflect on their lifestyle and inspired plenty to seek out a simpler way of living. The act of gardening whether it’s growing your own food, flowers or just creating some beauty has to be one of the best ways to achieve a feeling of wellbeing in this complex world.”
Top tip For gardeners planning a cutting garden, if you’re new to gardening start small. Find a sunny site with welldrained soil. If you have heavy clay, you might need to make a raised bed. Prepare the area with loads of compost. Find out what grows well in your climate, look at neighbourhood gardens and talk to local gardeners. Try easy varieties first like cosmos and zinnia. There are so many great informative sources online or books from the library. Join a gardening group or volunteer at a local community garden. YO U R H OME AND GARDEN
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03 Holly. There is a holly bush just up from my parents’ house, so every year the table is decorated with it and helps to create that festive feeling.
01 The Twelve Days of Christmas song. We sing this carol every year after dinner and it’s my favourite Christmas tradition. We divide up the parts, and despite the fact we have been singing it for more than 20 years, every year people get the words wrong and it descends into hilarious chaos.
04 Christmas carols. Is it Christmas without carols? Growing up, there would always be carols playing while we opened our presents. I just love them, they instantly make me feel happy.
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