Waikato Home & Garden Show NZ Landscape Design & Sculpture Awards 2008 2008 NZ Landscape Design Awards Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Matt Perry for Wintec Bronze: Tall Poppies Landscape Centre Highly Commended: Imagine Landscape Design, Tailored Environments Peoples Choice: Wintec by Matt Perry Night Light Award Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Tailored Environments Bronze: Tall Poppies […]
Spring is the time when the new season’s growth really starts to happen which is a result of the extending day light hours along with the warmer temperatures. One thing that you will notice is that the new growth on roses and other plants is very healthy. There are a few reasons for this which […]
What to plant in September Beetroot Broccoli Carrot Climbing Beans Chinese Cabbage Lettuce Peas Potato Onions Rocket Radish Spring Onion Spinach Silverbeet Keeping a Worm Farm Worm farms are great for small gardens that would struggle to fill a compost bin. They make nutrient rich castings (vermicast) that can be added to the garden as […]
New season tomato plants are now becoming available from your garden centre and now is a good time to start off an early tomato plant or two. The best advise is to plant out, or pot up, a couple of tomato plants every month for the next six or seven months. By doing this you […]
Russell Fransham Subtropicals Say that in public and wait for the pursed lips, the little gasp of disapproval and the muted rumble of pearls being clutched all across the land. DOC and MAF have done their job well. But wait. Not all gingers are weeds. Many of them are quite benign in our gardens and […]
There are many kinds of oxalis with different coloured flowers. This has to be one of the most frustrating weeds in the garden. It spreads prolifically and is a real challenge to eradicate. The main problem is that you can pull out the weed but under the soil is a parent bulb with a number […]
August may be a slow time in the vege patch in some respects, but there are a few things you can get on with now that will put you in good stead for some bumper crops in the spring. What to plant in August: (seedlings only) Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Perpetual spinach Silverbeet Garlic Prepare now […]
Weather-wise, there’s no doubt it is winter. But take a stroll in some gardens, you could be forgiven for thinking it was spring. In a garden that’s planted with winter colour in mind, these cold wet months are far from dull. If your winter outlook needs brightening, then a strategically placed flowering shrub or tree […]
