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A Quick Guide to Soil Blocking for Cut Flowers(Post)
Like any good gardener, your seed packet collection may have tripled in size over the summer as you eagerly pinned hundreds of photos on your “Cut Flower Garden” mood board. & ...
October Garden Guide(Post)WHAT TO PLANT THIS MONTHOctober is a busy month when it comes to planting… If you’re anything like us, you’ll be (impatiently) counting down the days until you can plant out those heat-loving summer ...
How to Propagate Dahlias and multiply your plants for free!(Post)Dahlia flowers may have been considered old fashioned once upon a time, but these days many young gardeners are getting into bidding wars over these bold blooms. The blushy diva Cafe au Lait started ...
Autumn Planting(Post)Many of us think of autumn as a time when things start to wind down in the garden. But there are actually a wide range of veggies and flowers you can start sowing now, for both winter and spring yiel ...
July Garden Guide(Post)July means we're already past the winter solstice (and halfway through the year!). It sure is getting chilly out there; but there's still plenty winter veg & seasonal fruit to enjoy. Pruning seas ...
September Garden Guide(Post)September is a particularly exciting month for us here in the southern hemisphere - the start of a new season... spring! It may still be a bit chilly out there, but the days are getting longer a ...
Growing from Seed: sowing in soil & containers(Post)Choosing from the seed stands or a seed catalogue at a garden centre is a bit like a kid in the candy store. So many colours! So many choices! What to choose?! Not only do you have far more choice in ...
Growing Potatoes(Post)The flavour of store-bought potatoes simply does not compare to homegrown potatoes - especially the new waxy potatoes at Christmas time! Grow your own and enjoy the bragging rights at the Christmas d ...
​Which Wild Bird Feeder? Attracting birds to your garden (Post)Watching wild birds enjoy your garden brings a special kind of happiness. It’s especially exciting to spot our stunning New Zealand natives thriving, such as Tui, Kereru, Fantail (Pīwakawaka) or Bell ...
