There has been a lot of interest and feed back in regards to the recent article about the use of aspirin as a garden spray to assist plants in protecting themselves against diseases and pest insects. The first thing to understand is that any spray of aspirin, is not likely to cure any problem you […]
The Heroic Gardens Festival is Auckland’s biggest, most popular and only region-wide exhibition of privately owned gardens. Next year’s festival will be held on the weekend of 5th-6th March 2011 and will mark the 15th anniversary of this premier garden event. There will be 23 gardens on show ranging from Kumeu and Red Beach in […]
A dated 1980s’ garden received a comprehensive makeover to create a subtropical Bali-inspired outlook.
Words Soraya Nicholas Photography Thomas Law.
When the owners of this Auckland property approached landscape designer Mark Read from Natural Habitats about transforming their garden, they were busy planning renovations to their home. The house was being altered to include large sliding glass doors facing out to the courtyard, and they wanted to create a connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces.
There are quite a few subtropical fruits being grown up here in the north now- it is now quite normal to have a fruiting banana palm in your backyard! Cherimoyas, cousin of the custard apple, also do well. The cherimoya is a ‘back to front’ tree, having its leaves in winter, and none in summer. […]
This year’s ozone hole season is “slow to kick in,” says NIWA atmospheric scientist, Dr Olaf Morgenstern.
NHNZ and Otago Museum Discovery World Tropical Forest partner to bring real butterflies into the virtual world
New Zealand Backyard & Garden Design Ideas Magazine Featured Article
Visitors to this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show will be able to watch some of New Zealand’s best landscapers being put through their paces in The Great North and South Landscape Build-off. Organised by Landscaping New Zealand, the North Island and South Island landscaping competition is a garden of two halves, separated by the […]
