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.

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.

It's the finer details which can add that extra edge to a garden, notes Meg Liptrot.

It has to be a good thing if a vegetable's been popular for thousands of years, writes Justin Newcombe.

Greig Morgan shows us a handy way to take the backache out of gardening.

Justin Newcombe uses his soft side to come up with humane ways to get rid of munching molluscs.

Community gardens are a growing trend in Auckland, a place to learn how to reap what you sow in every sense, writes Kirsten Warner.

Removable shelves and a tray add further practicality to our home-made toolbox. Greig Morgan explains the third part of this handy project.

Beans are a delicious and reliable vegetable that can keep on giving, writes Justin Newcombe.

Justin Newcombe gets in the frame and finds a solution for the vertical vegetable problem.

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.