While you may not be relishing the end of summer, it's now time to get the garden ready, writes Justin Newcombe.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

There's no need to waste any part of your summer catch, writes Justin Newcombe.

A Christmas table is made all the more lovely with a beautiful bunch of blooms, writes Justin Newcombe.

Growing a family is a serious business. So is growing a lawn. Alan Perrott, a second-time dad, explains the important connection.

Basil is a herb with a bit of a history. Justin Newcombe delves into its past but also shares how to look after it in the present.

If they grow among 'buddies', fruit trees produce more lavishly, says Meg Liptrot.

Greig Morgan puts his green fingers to work constructing his own herb planter.

Bright and cheerful sunflowers can bring a smile to anyone's face, writes Justin Newcombe.

Creating stairs in a bush setting is hard work but worth the graft, writes Justin Newcombe.

Channel your child's natural love of plants into a productive garden.