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.

Nurture those young fruit trees now - they'll need regular watering to make it through summer, says Janice Marriott.

Crop rotation is a sure-fire way to get more out of your garden, as Justin Newcombe explains.

Justin Newcombe presents a garden you can put together in just 20 minutes from start to finish.

If you've returned home from holiday to find all your lettuces a foot tall and bitter, there's still time to sow another crop.

Even half an hour in Kolkata's Malik Ghat flower market is sufficient to overwhelm the senses, writes Jill Worrall.

Healthy plants are all about good chemistry, says Janice Marriott.

Justin Newcombe continues his central city courtyard makeover with an elegantly simple espalier for fruit trees and an edible garden.

Summer heat means an invasion of the vege-snatchers.

Justin Newcombe continues his central city garden makeover with a paving stone path and low-maintenance lawn.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Justin Newcombe transforms a Freemans Bay courtyard - starting with a place for edible things to grow and flourish

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions

Almost 60 per cent of New Zealanders say they have taken up vegetable gardening in the past 12 months.

Research shows the Fruit in Schools scheme is helping kids stay focused and better behaved in the classroom.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Justin Newcombe admires the hardiness of New Zealand's Christmas tree, the beloved pohutukawa.

It's time to take a new look at the old favourite hydrangea, writes Justin Newcombe.

Like your frocks fabulous and your produce pesticide-free? Dunedin's for you, writes Rachel Grunwell.

Edible plots can be pretty as well as productive, says Janice Marriott.

Justin Newcombe extols the many virtues of mulching your garden, resulting in a happy, healthy and low maintenance patch.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Peppers can be mild or super spicy. And as Justin Newcombe discovered they can also be a whole lot of fun.

Add interest to your outdoors with a sculpture of your own creation - a bird bath, perhaps, or something purely ornamental. Justin Newcombe shows us how it's done.

The recipe for growing great tomatoes is a simple one, writes Janice Marriott.

With NZ's only gardening show Get Growing returning tonight, Anna Leask chats to the new duo hoping to grow green thumbs.