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Free, practical growing guides written for Dunedin's frosts, cool summers and long springs — shared by the local gardeners who know them best. Some for everyone; a little extra for Friends of Ōtepoti.
Every guide is written for a Dunedin garden — our frosts, our cool summers, our long springs. Not a generic northern calendar.
Knowledge shared by the notable growers behind our open gardens — published in their own words, under the Garden Ōtepoti name.
Most guides are free for everyone. Friends of Ōtepoti unlock the full plant lists, printables and members' webinars.
Free growing guides
Hands-in-the-soil guides for the southern garden — from what to sow this month to choosing plants that love a Dunedin winter.
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One page, the whole year — what to sow and plant in Dunedin, month by month. Pop in your email and we'll send you the printable PDF to pin up in the shed.
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Garden Paths
Every great garden has a person behind it. Garden Paths is where Dunedin's most respected growers — our open-garden hosts, keynote speakers and quiet local legends — share how they really do it, in their own words, under the Garden Ōtepoti name.
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For Dunedin's gardeners
Are you a notable southern gardener, grower or speaker with knowledge worth keeping? Publish it under Garden Ōtepoti — your name, your garden, your story, carried to the festival's whole audience. You build your reputation; we all grow the South's gardening knowledge.
Workshops, walks & talks
Many of our contributors teach through the year — hands-on workshops, garden walks and seasonal talks across the festival programme.
Friends of Ōtepoti
Most of Garden Knowledge is free for every southern gardener. Become a Friend and you'll unlock the full plant databases, every printable, members' webinars and the seasonal journal — while funding the kaupapa behind it all.
