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A Cozy Coastal Bungalow Garden

A Cozy Coastal Bungalow Garden

By Jamie Reid of Jamie Reid Landscape and Garden Design Ltd, WELLINGTON The Situation This lovely early 1930’s cottage is positioned on an East-West axis with a small, potentially private garden at the rear; and a larger part of the section including off-road parking at the front had an existing garden which at best could […]

Digger Dan’s Monthly Garden Tips  August 2012

Digger Dan’s Monthly Garden Tips August 2012

Planting Now Planting Potatoes: Prepare the potato patch for your sprouted spuds:  Dig Living Earth Organic Certified Compost through the potato patch, then dig a trench – the soil that is on the sides can be used to ‘mound up’ the potatoes as they grow. Varieties such as Cliff’s Kidney, Rocket and Jersey Benne are […]

NZ Native "Kiwi gems"   – some hints about care, selection and planting for your garden

NZ Native “Kiwi gems” – some hints about care, selection and planting for your garden

By Wally Richards New Zealand has a vast array of native plants which many New Zealand gardeners sometimes take for granted, as they are very common in their homeland. Overseas, many of our indigenous plants are well sort after and considered prized processions. I remember several years ago Kew Gardens contacting me to assist in […]

Wally Richards: rain + wind = havoc in the garden

Wally Richards: rain + wind = havoc in the garden

Rain, wind and temperature extremes are battering our gardens – Wally tells us how to manage pests and plants.

Wally Richards: January gardening

Wally Richards: January gardening

There’s plenty to do in the garden during January including managing pests and planting winter veges.

Wally Richards: Christmas garden pest control

Wally Richards: Christmas garden pest control

Improving weather can bring a range of pests into our gardens.

Wally Richards: roses in December

Wally Richards: roses in December

How to grow beautiful, healthy roses and a citrus Christmas gift idea.

Digger Dan: November's gardening tips

Digger Dan: November’s gardening tips

Watering, fertilising, planting and feeding: Digger gives us a list of gardening jobs to do this month.