Gardening

A solar bird bath placed in a garden is a wonderful way to attract the birds ...

Andrew Maloy gives expert advice and diagnoses nagging plant health and pest problems.

It is not a real composting system at all but a way of treating your food waste before you compost it.

Artificial Christmas trees offer an alternative way to enjoy Christmas, invest in a good quality tree and it is guaranteed to last you for years.

Deadheading your roses is a part of caring for roses as well as your companion flowers. ...

Mark Rayer, from Weekend Gardener, shows how to lay concrete pavers.

Weekend Gardener visits a local garden centre in search of inspiration. Mike Gowing visits Touchstone, Gisborne.

Plant for a dryer climate.

If you have been using the same old artificial tree for the past 10 years then it might be a nice change this year to order an attractive real Christmas tree and spoil the whole family.

Northland's Jacqui Sparrow discovers the delights of granadilla while, in the deep south, Jude Gillies is partial to prunes.