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![Gardening: Bring on the bugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Bring on the bugs
Get your garden buzzing with beneficial insects by planting their favourite food, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Weekend project: Pimp my shed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend project: Pimp my shed
Justin Newcombe has some tips on how to personalise that essential extra space in the garden.
![Gardening: Go with group therapy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Go with group therapy
Lining up plants like rows of soldiers is not a good look at all, says Meg Liptrot.
![Sweet success growing kumera](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sweet success growing kumera
For ease of growing and nutritional value, you can't go past a kumara, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Sunday DIY: Seed them grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday DIY: Seed them grow
A mini glasshouse is the simple way to kick-start a vege patch, says Greig Morgan.
![At home: A growing passion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
At home: A growing passion
Three Auckland women share the secrets of their green thumbs with Viva.
![Thyme to let nature help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thyme to let nature help
Herbalists offer some advice on the natural ways you can combat illness.
![Gardening: Going bananas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Going bananas
Supermarket varieties don't have a patch on home-grown yellow beauties, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Weekend project: Island time at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend project: Island time at home
If you fancy having a gazebo to lounge under, why not make a fale as a nod to our Pacific neighbours, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Edible garden: Beetroot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Edible garden: Beetroot
Beetroot is a classic Kiwi addition to a burger, so giving it a go in the vege garden would be the patriotic thing to do in this month of rugby mania.
![Gardening: Dig down deep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Dig down deep
Grab a spade to enrich your patch now for a bumper summer crop, says Meg Liptrot.
![Gardening: Reacquainted with strawberries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Reacquainted with strawberries
You may think you know them intimately but, as Justin Newcombe discovered, strawberries have some strange secrets.
![Gardening: Spring scents the air](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Spring scents the air
Make mine a magnolia, says as fragrant blooms appear on her tree.
![Edible garden: Lemon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Edible garden: Lemon
A lemon tree is one of the most worthwhile small trees to have. The best fruit are produced when the tree is planted in full sun and fertile soil with adequate moisture.
![Gardening: Back to grass roots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Back to grass roots
Make your lawn the star of the garden this summer by giving it some TLC now, writes Justin Newcombe.
![Gardening: Light my way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Light my way
Meg Liptrot sings the praises of an old fashioned, forgotten beauty - abutilon.
![Sunday DIY: Pooch gate made simple](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday DIY: Pooch gate made simple
Greig Morgan shows how you can keep the dog safely at home.
![Gardening: The root of the problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: The root of the problem
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.
![Gardening: Abs-olute exercise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Abs-olute exercise
If you're no gym bunny but want to be fit, try some composting, writes Meg Liptrot.
![Gardening: Neighbourhood treasures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardening: Neighbourhood treasures
Gardening doesn't have to cost the earth, as long as you look in the right places, explains Justin Newcombe.