
Weekend leisure: Small wonders
Fionna Hill loves micro- greens for their good looks, how easy they are to grow and the fact kids love them, writes Catherine Smith.
Fionna Hill loves micro- greens for their good looks, how easy they are to grow and the fact kids love them, writes Catherine Smith.
Justin Newcombe pays tribute to an icon of the New Zealand garden, one that is just coming into season.
Keep things neat with a garden tool caddy. Justin Newcombe shows the way.
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.
Justin Newcombe shows how to create containers that will keep your produce fresh through into winter.
From forbidden fruit to perfect piemakers, apples are a delight, says Justin Newcombe.
A pumpkin the size of a tractor wheel and the weight of two baby elephants made a perfect-sized sofa for Ella Gordon-Scapens.
Versatile and colourful beetroot is fast becoming a fashionable winter winner, writes Justin Newcombe.
Crafty little signs will keep track of what you have planted. Justin Newcombe shows how.
Keep your garden growing with these reliable in-between crops, writes Justin Newcombe.
Don't let critters get the better of your hard-earned crops, writes Justin Newcombe. Invest in a net and reap the rewards.
Fungi love the warmer weather, but there are solutions, says Janice Marriott.
It's an oft maligned veg but Justin Newcombe insists that broccoli somehow just tastes better from the garden.
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.
Not all weeds are pointless pests, Janice Marriott discovers.
Tomatoes require a little TLC to perform at their peak, writes Janice Marriott.
A photo exhibition about flowers is the result of a life-changing experience for Joanne Cunningham.
Leeks, carrots and dwarf beans should be going in the garden, says Janice Marriott.
Don't overlook some of the less popular flowers when it comes to bouquets, says Justin Newcombe.
These jolly green stalks are from the hardy nibblers' plant that keeps on giving, explains Janice Marriott.
Now's the time to reap the rewards of hard work by eating your way through the summer harvest, writes Justin Newcombe.
Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your question.