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Gardening: Go for gold this tomato planting season
Gareth Carter has all the gen on growing a great tomato crop.
Gardening: Time to prepare your vege garden
Gareth Carter says soil preparation is essential for a successful vegetable crop.
Spring's here so plant your strawberries
Planting strawberries in the cooler months results in heavier cropping.
Gardening: Perfect time for winter planting
Gareth Carter has advice on planting vegetables and flowers in the cooler weather.
Gardening: The grass is greener ... in a well-prepared lawn
Few can deny the aesthetic appeal and draw to a nice lawn, writes Gareth Carter
Crack on with winter planting
Planting now allows vegetable plants to maximise the remaining warm temperatures.
Gardening: It's starting to dry out
Gareth Carter's tips on how to keep your garden moist and grow plants from cuttings.
Gardening: Time to plant the winter vegetables
Leeks and brussel sprouts are the winter vegetables you want to plant at this time of year
Gardening: Protect apple trees from codling moth now
Gareth Carter has advice for your garden on beans, corn, potatoes and apples
Gardening: The signs of spring
Level 4 lockdown is an opportunity for 'gardening leave' as spring approaches.
Gareth Carter: A good time to start growing potatoes
Seven easy steps for delicious home-grown spuds
Gardening: It's time to prune deciduous fruit trees and roses
The best time to prune is during the month of July.
Gardening: Favourite flowering plants for winter cheer
Gareth Carter recommends some flowering plants to brighten up your garden
Gardening: Plants for winter picking
Gareth Carter recommends leucadendrons and proteas for winter colour.
Gareth Carter: Edible gardening in May
Look after your brassicas and get some vege plants sown before the weather turns cold.
Gardening: Plant strawberries now for best results
Gareth Carter says May is the ideal time to plant strawberries.
Use those autumn leaves to make compost
Gareth Carter has some tips for making the most of the long weekend in the garden.
Gardening: Autumn's a good time to plant a range of fruit
Gareth Carter has some advice on which varieties are best for Whanganui conditions.
Gardening: Plant bulbs now for a rewarding show near winter's end
Bulbs in your garden will multiply and produce better displays in the years to come.
Gareth Carter: Way more to avocado than you might think
Gareth Carter: Now is the best time of year to plant an avocado tree in Whanganui.
Gareth Carter: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
The colour of picked rose blooms offers vibrancy and life.
Gareth Carter: Ah, the sweet smell of citrus
Spring is a great time to be adding to or planting a home orchard.
Sweet, it's corn planting time
Your gardening guru Gareth Carter with this week's hints and tips.
Get your gardening gloves on, it's going to be a busy long weekend
Gardening guru Gareth Carter with this week's hints and tips.
Gareth Carter: Lovely lawns and how to banish pesky prickles
Gardening guru Gareth Carter on creating luxury lawns with a welcome absence of prickles.
Tootie fruity never stop picking me
Wouldn't it be great to be able to eat off the land and know what goes into your food?
Gareth Carter: Sow seeds now to save money later
It's time to start indoor sowing of seeds for summer-growing vegetable and flower plants.
Have a go – plant some broad beans today!
Broad beans are very easy to care for, suffering very few pests and disease.
Gareth Carter: Microgreens and sprouts - easy to grow and so tasty
Growing microgreens from seed is relatively straight forward.
Gareth Carter: Pruning deciduous fruit trees and roses
The timing of pruning is part of the success - as well as making the right cuts.
How to add colour to your winter garden
The winter rose is a highly valued plant offering colour at this time of year.
Start of the gardening year
Sometimes this is referred to as the start of the gardening year.
Colour in the garden for winter
Long weekend of Queen's Birthday provides another opportunity to get into the garden.
Gareth Carter: Best planting choices for our dry weather
Plenty of plants are suitable for dry conditions.
Growing citrus in Whanganui
How to get the best out of your citrus trees in Whanganui's climate and soils.
Edible gardening in May
Gareth Carter shares top tips for autumn soil preparation and plantings.
Edible garden more useful than ever
Gardening: Autumn is well known as the best time of the year for planting.
Gareth Carter: Want winter veges? Don't delay, plant now
One week's growth during March and April is equivalent to one month's growth in winter.
Gareth Carter: Growing your own avocados is rewarding
Avocados are a hot commodity in the shops but can be grown at home with a bit of effort.
Gareth Carter: Prickles, moss, weeds - how to keep your lawn pristine this summer
Gardening guru Gareth Cater discusss lawn care and pesky moss
Gardening: It's time to plant beans and corn
Gareth Carter gives his tips on gardening in the last month of spring.
Gardening: Time to start planting seeds
It's time to get your summer garden seeds planted.
Gardening: Pansy or viola?
Pansies are perfect anywhere, says Springvale Garden Centre general manager Gareth Carter.
Gardening: When the growing gets tough…
As long as we water our gardens, things are growing well
Gardening: Hydrangeas bloom as summer fades
Gareth Carter, General Manager of Springvale Garden Centre, talks about hydrangeas
Gardening: Eat Healthy - Grow Your Own
This is a period of vigorous growth; trees, shrubs and plants make more rapid progress
Gardening: Labour weekend is the traditional time for planting out summer flowers and vegetables
Time for planting out summer flowers and vegetables
Gareth Carter: Much to do in the vegetable garden
It's spud season! Gareth Carter looks at the best varieties.
Gareth Carter: August is a good month to start sowing seeds of summer vegetables and flowers
August is a good month to start sowing seeds of summer vegetables and flowers.
Gardening: New season fruit trees offer plenty of variety
July is the time of the year when new season's supplies of trees and fruits arrive.
Time to plant strawberries
The best time to plant strawberry plants is during May and June.
Gareth Carter: Time to plant winter vegetables
it is time to clear out finished plants and tidy up the vegetable plot.
Contain yourself! It's a garden in a townhouse
Plants in containers presents gardeners with endless opportunities to express their flair.
Gareth Carter: Lawns rampant as summer enters last month
Gareth Carter's regular gardening column