This is the fourth article of a series of short pieces for landscapedesign.co.nz in which I look at current trends and ideas in garden design. Biodiversity and beauty. These vital ingredients of a sustainable human environment are the aim in ecologically designed gardens. In my ecological design approach I combine an understanding of how plants […]
September heralds the beginning of spring, starting another round of seasons. What we do in our gardens over the next 8 to 10 weeks will have a big bearing on the rest of the gardening year. The question you have to ask yourself is whether you want a great and healthy garden for the next […]
Rain, wind and temperature extremes are battering our gardens – Wally tells us how to manage pests and plants.
There’s plenty to do in the garden during January including managing pests and planting winter veges.
Growing your own vegetables is not only kind on your health, it’s kind on your budget.
Growing plants by hydroponic methods is very easy and is only as expensive to set up as you wish it to be.
Leaf curl affects stonefruit trees and is one of the most common disease problems for backyard gardeners.
Wally Richards writes that he’s found the greatest gardening product since the invention of the spade.
