Up to 25 gardens designed by some of the country’s top designers will be showcased in the two-day Auckland Garden Design Fest on November 16 and 17, 2013. The two-yearly Fest, which began in 2011 and was inspired by Melbourne’s renowned Rotary Garden DesignFest, is organised by Garden Design Society of NZ and the Rotary [...]
2011’s Husqvarna Global Garden Report identified the value that a well-maintained garden space brings to home’s property value, especially at time of sale. 69% of real estate agents believed that the garden was either important or very important for the overall market value of a property. 16 % increase on the value of a property [...]
A recent report outlines proposals for improving river protection.
MAF is urgently recalling strawberry seed kits sold by The Warehouse due to biosecurity risk.
A rose named after Hamilton Gardens has claimed a category award at the annual Pacific Rose Bowl.
A community response to the Canterbury earthquakes has received a prestigious local award for building temporary parks and gardens on damaged sites.
Campaigner and conservationist Mark Dean has been awarded the prestigious Loder Cup.
The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster is causing a rash of exploding watermelons in eastern China. The same chemical is being used by a large number of NZ kiwifruit growers to boost fruit size.
