Garden Diary | Miramar Prison Garden

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Sharing the history of the Miramar Prison Garden across the ditch

Australian Garden History journal recently featured an article by Dr Clare Gleeson, a Wellington-based historian, gardener, and a regular...

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A VIP visit to the garden: A Very Important (ex) Prisoner

All community gardens are special. They bring people together across generational, cultural, and philosophical boundaries. But every now...

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A compost boost from the Microgreen team

A few months back, we were approached by Oliver and Megan from the Microgreen Team. Having established a new urban farm down on the flat...

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Sharing the love of gardening with our littlest tamariki

Thanks to Wellington City Council’s Stone Soup Fund, we were able to purchase a set of timo and toki (Māori gardening tools) made by the...

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Sculpture is alive and well in Wellington

The Miramar Prison Garden's artists in residence, Manju Tomar and Ruth Robertson Taylor were recently featured by The Post for their...

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Playtime in the garden

The afternoon started with a kārearea (New Zealand falcon) settling in the big pohutukawa tree, before soaring over the greenhouse and...