How many times have you looked at a gorgeous Magnolia and said to yourself “Should that ...
Gardening
Coriander five ways
While coriander, that king of Asian herbs and spices, is traditionally grown in warmer climates in ...
Can’t arrange flowers to save yourself? Help is at hand with these three gorgeous, easy-to-grow plants!
Success with floral arrangements has never been my forte. So much so, that a bunch of ...
Raid the shelves to grow your garden
Gardening season is in full swing, and with it comes the kind of troubleshooting that keeps ...
Rose of the Month – Hamilton Gardens
This month we feature the very last rose to be released by the late Sam McGredy ...
Remembering Sam McGredy Part 1
An icon in the world of roses, Dr Sam McGredy IV, passed away in Auckland on ...
Putting the yellow into roses
‘Absolutely Fabulous’, ‘Beehive Gold’, ‘Diamonds Forever’, ‘Gisborne 2000’. What are they, and what do they all ...
Rose of the Month – Christophe
After the dullness of winter, we’re featuring a rose that brightens things up as we head ...
Safe spraying
With the roses pruned and starting to shoot away, it is timely to go over some ...
Going up – with dahlias 5 metres tall!
Who doesn’t love a dahlia? Richly colourful, and with a seemingly endless array of petal shapes, ...