Lemons! Our two trees are constantly producing, but spring is their bumper time. Of course, I ...
Gardening
Feeding roses
September is a quiet time generally in the rose garden with rose pruning completed for another ...
Video: How to prune basil so it grows forever
Pruning basil to promote growth is one of the easiest and best ways to have an ...
Slugs, snails & gardening tips
We’re getting busy in the garden, and so too are the slugs and snails. Not wanting ...
Video: How to remove rust from garden tools
Have rusty old pruning shears or other gardening tools? Don’t junk them – clean them up! ...
Rose of the month – Pamela Bartrum
This month, we feature a rose named for a well-known South Canterbury rosarian which deserves to ...
The Japanese art of kokedama
Kokedama (simply translated as moss balls) are becoming big in the world of indoor plants. But ...
Video: The amazing ways plants defend themselves
Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like ...
Potatoes – the veg for gardens of all sizes
Not so many years ago every quarter-acre section boasted a large potato patch to feed the ...
What are blind shoots?
August is the month when we finish our winter prune and the first signs of new ...