Fringe food-crop gardening can be an interesting - and fruitful - hobby, writes Virgil Evetts.

Studies prove there are myriad reasons to save our older varieties, notes Meg Liptrot.

You'll be surprised at how weeds can be used in your garden, says Meg Liptrot.

It's time to get your garden ready for the winter months, and the first place to start is at the bottom, writes Justin Newcombe.

Oaks and roses hark back to an earlier time at this homestead, writes Meg Liptrot.

A hanging meadow planted in wool may be adapted to create more affordable "green walls" for the rebuilding of Christchurch.

Fond memories see Meg Liptrot on the hunt for a highly fragrant rose.

Justin Newcombe talks us through the most effective ways to water plants in the summer months

With a small garden or patio space, a bit of inspired thinking is required, writes Justin Newcombe Justin Newcombe with his flourishing garden cube.

Here are five of the best heroic country gardens to visit.

Guest garden writer Simon Farrell sings the praises of tropical blooms.

Planting outside your boundary? You're a guerrilla gardener, writes Justin Newcombe.

Here are a few tips for growing those late summer seedlings.

Justin Newcombe delves into the fascinating diet and agricultural practices of the first Maori in NZ.

Here are a few simple tips on growing mulberries.

Thornless plump berries make Meg Liptrot a blissfully happy brambler.

A surplus of fish is best put to use in a smoker, writes Justin Newcombe with choosing the plant material to use part of the fun.

Vegetable gardens are not only good for the stomach, but good for the soul. Suzanne McFadden visits four city gardens aiming to get fresh food back into our neighbourhoods — and not just for the nourishment.

Edible subtropical plants offer fruit and are handy screens, writes Meg Liptrot.

Enthusiasm may be low, but now's the time to get ready for some late summer crops, writes Justin Newcombe.

There's inspiration to be unearthed by following the trail at a sculpture garden, writes Meg Liptrot.