Clusters of themed pots can lift your garden's mood, says Meg Liptrot.

Justin Newcombe works out the secret to a healthy of crop of beans, to be eaten fresh, or dried and stored for winter.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Anyone who has ever spent time in South Africa knows meat plays a key part in its national cuisine. Smoked, roasted, dried, fried, whatever - meat is king.

Meg Liptrot gives her fruit trees a shoulder to grow on and reaps a generous crop.

Justin Newcombe attempts to grow a tea bush in order to create his own perfect brew.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

You don't need heaps of room to make a go of gardening, writes Meg Liptrot.

Nature walks on Waiheke Island reveal to Donna McIntyre the cornucopia of medicinal herbs masquerading as weeds.

If space is short in your garden, you can't go past herbs, says Justin Newcombe.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Dry soil or boggy patch, knows just the flower to grow there.

You can still plant for a strawberry harvest, writes Justin Newcombe.

New spuds and strawberries spell Christmas Day for Meg Liptrot.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Justin Newcombe shows us how to give seeds the love they need to grow into produce to make us proud.

Concrete is so versatile, it's a wonder we don't use it more often, writes Justin Newcombe.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

You say tomato and Justin Newcombe says beefsteak, San Marzano, Grosse Lisse and cherry.

Pets can come with practical problems. Justin Newcombe shows us how to keep your animals in without compromising aesthetics.

Moving garden can be a harrowing experience, writes Michele Hewitson. Enter garden guru Xanthe White, who puts all to rights and helps her to feel in the pink.

After a wet, wet winter many of us are itching to get gardening, says Meg Liptrot.

Less is more when it comes to designing a front garden, writes Justin Newcombe.

The addition of sleepers to a vege patch can mean the difference between chaos and harmony, writes Justin Newcombe.

Honeybees' hard labour is linked to humanity's very survival, writes Meg Liptrot.

Justin Newcombe advises us to embrace the rainbow for excitement in the garden.

With spring just around the corner, Justin Newcombe says it's time to get reacquainted with your garden.

If you've thought about planting fruit trees, now is the time to do it, says Meg Liptrot.