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Gardening: Leave it to nature
Winter's dormant gardens have a stark beauty of their own, writes Meg Liptrot.

NZ Doco: Gardening With Soul
This lively, beautifully shot documentary is filmed almost entirely in this small community on the southern coast of Wellington. With music by local musician David Long, and full of the sea and garden-scapes that have informed Loyola’s life, Gardening with Soul uncovers a local legend and her community for the wider world.
Playing at the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Gardening: Roses with a twist
Meg Liptrot looks for something sweeter in the world of roses.

Gardening: Earthy autumnal delights
Dig into your plot before it gets too wet, writes Meg Liptrot.

Harry's memorial to Diana
Prince Harry's garden at the Chelsea Flower Show will reflect his own experience of loss, according to its designer.

Gardening: A bright idea for mothers
Make the garden shine and light up Mum's day, says Meg Liptrot.

Gardening: A seasonal flavour to savour
Meg Liptrot says every backyard should have a feijoa tree or two.

Gardening: Build perfect compost heap
Make use of autumn's bounty for a more fertile garden, writes Meg Liptrot.

Gallery: Guerrilla gardening
Have you seen a shabby public space and wanted to give it a make-over? Do you like having a project to work on? Got a bit of a rebellious streak? Or a green thumb? Maybe it's time for you to unleash your guerrilla gardener.

Guerrilla gardening goes off (+pix)
Maybe it's time for you to unleash your guerrilla gardener. Or maybe you already have?

Gardening: Some like it super hot
Meg Liptrot gains fresh perspective on drought at Victoria's Royal Botanic Gardens.

Gardening: Winners without water
Subtropicals come out on top in dry summer, writes Meg Liptrot.

Gardening: Three leaves are lucky too
Meg Liptrot has a swag of reasons toencourage us to sowclover in our lawns.

Final Word: Green thumbs versus the big dry
It’s a sad state when cracks are the only things growing in the garden.

Gardening: Apples under attack
Hot weather hasn't been kind to fruit trees, writes Meg Liptrot.

Better home and garden
Six years ago, Sarah O’Neil was unhappy, unwell and living on one of Auckland’s busiest roads. Now she’s happily feeding her family all year round from her large rural garden south of Auckland. Greg Dixon talks to her about fleeing the city and about livi

Gardening: Ease the big thirst
Is your garden parched? Meg Liptrot says greywater could be a big help.

Gardening: Early autumn in the kitchen garden
Last weekend, Auckland's soil temperature was over 27C. Soil temperatures will remain warm well into autumn, so there are plenty of growing opportunities to be had.