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![Growing subtropical plants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Growing subtropical plants
Edible subtropical plants offer fruit and are handy screens, writes Meg Liptrot.
![Gardening: The second sowing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: The second sowing
Enthusiasm may be low, but now's the time to get ready for some late summer crops, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Sculptures add appeal to the garden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sculptures add appeal to the garden
There's inspiration to be unearthed by following the trail at a sculpture garden, writes Meg Liptrot.
![Ocean's gift to the garden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ocean's gift to the garden
There's no need to waste any part of your summer catch, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Gardening: Feast for the eyes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Feast for the eyes
A Christmas table is made all the more lovely with a beautiful bunch of blooms, writes Justin Newcombe.
![The greener grass in a second-time dad's backyard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The greener grass in a second-time dad's backyard
Growing a family is a serious business. So is growing a lawn. Alan Perrott, a second-time dad, explains the important connection.
![Learn ley of the land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Learn ley of the land
If they grow among 'buddies', fruit trees produce more lavishly, says Meg Liptrot.
![Sunday DIY: Herb about this one?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday DIY: Herb about this one?
Greig Morgan puts his green fingers to work constructing his own herb planter.
![Gardening: You are my sunshine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: You are my sunshine
Bright and cheerful sunflowers can bring a smile to anyone's face, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Weekend project: Stepping it up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend project: Stepping it up
Creating stairs in a bush setting is hard work but worth the graft, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Keep those little green fingers growing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Keep those little green fingers growing
Channel your child's natural love of plants into a productive garden.
![Sorting out your soil](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sorting out your soil
Many problems in lawns and gardens can be easily rectified if the owner knows the condition of the soil.
![Step it up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Step it up
It's the finer details which can add that extra edge to a garden, notes Meg Liptrot.
![Sunday DIY: Bring the vege plot to you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday DIY: Bring the vege plot to you
Greig Morgan shows us a handy way to take the backache out of gardening.
![Down to earth: Community gardens around the city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Down to earth: Community gardens around the city
Community gardens are a growing trend in Auckland, a place to learn how to reap what you sow in every sense, writes Kirsten Warner.
![Sunday DIY: Tray of plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday DIY: Tray of plenty
Removable shelves and a tray add further practicality to our home-made toolbox. Greig Morgan explains the third part of this handy project.
![Gardening: Magic beanstalks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Magic beanstalks
Beans are a delicious and reliable vegetable that can keep on giving, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Weekend project: Doing a runner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend project: Doing a runner
Justin Newcombe gets in the frame and finds a solution for the vertical vegetable problem.
![We all say tomato](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
We all say tomato
It's that time again. Justin Newcombe talks us through planting tomatoes to get the best of them for endless summer sauces, snacks and salads.
![It's all in the sting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It's all in the sting
A nettle among the blooms is vital to attract a special native, writes Meg Liptrot.