This week it seems timely to celebrate autumn and plan planting schemes for the winter. The summer recedes, but autumn can be one of the most beautiful and colourful seasons and the autumn leaf colours last an unusually long time in New Zealand especially in the north where leaf fall is not speeded by frost […]
Like one fabulous fling before we settle down to winter, autumn is the season for colour. Deciduous trees radiate fiery reds and golds, while late blooming perennials and hibiscus turn up the heat. After a long hot summer, perfect planting weather will soon be upon us and we’ll be inspired to get creative outdoors. When […]
March 1st is officially the beginning of autumn and a signal to vege gardeners that we are moving onto the next season. No no no! I’m not ready to start thinking about soups and stews yet! Hopefully it will be a long summer like last year. Have you noticed little brown moths on your beans […]
Part 3 of a series on designing your garden By Nick Robinson www.nickrobinson.co.nz Autumn This week it seems timely to celebrate autumn and plan planting schemes for the winter. The summer recedes, but autumn can be one of the most beautiful and colourful seasons and the autumn leaf colours last an unusually long time in […]
Autumn is not only the time of harvest it is also great for sowing seeds and collecting them. We sow seeds for lawns, green crops, winter vegetables, winter flowers and for those that like something for nothing, we collect seeds. Last week we wrote about sowing lawns, which autumn is the best time as the […]
Autumn is drawing her cloak around us as winter approaches and for some, problems exist in the garden. The excellent summer we have had, has given us great gardens, being one of the best years for tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, flowers, the list goes on. Good growing times also means an abundance of insect pests such […]
