When I was 11, a couple of years after my grandfather had died, my grandmother moved from Dargaville to Napier, where we lived. There was a lot of excitement getting her new house ready for her: choosing wallpaper, scouring secondhand shops...
A garden tour for two plus a weekend’s worth of adventure on Aotea Great Barrier Island. Experience the Aotea Great Barrier Island Garden Tour Discover the island, its charming gardens and its natural treasures Friday 27 November to...
in the north, Sarah O’neil ponders how much of summer’s warmth she can mimic in her greenhouse over winter, while in the south, Stacey Short shares her strategy for the cool season ahead. This year i’m all about pushing boundaries in my garden...
Prepare to be dazzled by the array of gorgeous roses vying to win your heart this year.
in this extract from Guy Hessell’s new book, Let’s Go Native, he shares his insights on landscaping an informal garden using native plants. Guy Hessell’s new book Let’s Go Native provides practical design advice for Kiwi growers keen to...
raise beds full of rotting wood and other organic waste to make hügelkultur the foundation of your growing success. Let’s face it, Mother Nature (if left to her own devices) gets it pretty well spot on when it comes to sustainability and...
Veronica armstrong visits a petal-powered People’s Choice-winning garden on the Plimmerton rotary Garden walk. This garden is a winner! It won first place and the People’s Choice award in the Plimmerton Rotary Garden Walk, held last...
Sue witteman arrived back from a trip to the UK with a lingering love for a charmingly designed Shropshire garden. There will be many of you, i’m sure, who have come across a garden, either in real life or pictorially, that has had a profound...