When water restrictions hit, it can be heart-breaking to watch our gardens thirst, and the ground crack – yet it doesn’t have to be that way, even in the driest regions. Test drive these 8 ways to save water in the garden, and protect your precious plants from drought!
Gardening
Save Seed – it’s so easy!
If you’ve never been a seed saver, lockdowns and supply-chain shortages may have changed your mind. It’s been tough finding garden seedlings during these difficult times, and even tougher when your favourite varieties of seed have been unavailable.
How to grow a summer salad garden
Summer and salads go hand in hand. It’s just a pity those tired supermarket leaves don’t ...
Nature’s Umbrellas
A few make an appearance in spring. More wait until autumn. But summer is show time for nature’s unbelliferae.
Sun Smart Gardening
It’s not news that New Zealand has the highest rate of melanoma (skin cancer) in the world, thanks to lying right under a massive hole in the protective ozone layer of the atmosphere. This unfortunate positioning means that, especially between the hours of 10am and 4pm, from September to April, we really do take our life in our hands when we’re working or relaxing in the big outdoors – and that includes in the garden.
How to Take a Break From the Garden
Talk to a friend in the northern hemisphere, and they can never understand why leaving the garden for a Christmas break is so difficult. That’s because their garden is well and truly on holiday itself by the time the festive season comes around, and probably buried under a layer of snow! For Kiwi gardeners, however, getting away for even a few days over summer takes some serious planning. To make it a little easier, here are a few tried and true tips to help.
5 Reasons to Love Weeds
Most of us wish we didn’t have to deal with weeds, yet these traditionally bothersome plants ...
Plan Your Festive Plantings
Christmas is coming, and there’s no better way to prepare for it than with gorgeous plantings of red, white and green. Plant in narrow beds along the path, or in pots on the deck where your living festive colour will receive the attention it deserves.
An Eye for an Iris
If you think poppies, in their many different guises and flowering times, are confusing, wait until you meet the iris family!
After-Bloom Spring Bulb Care
Beautiful spring bulbs have been lighting up the country since late-winter. Now is the time to care for your spent bulbs so they have the best chance of blooming again, next spring.