After time spent tending your garden you'll need somewhere to take a load off. Justin Newcombe puts the finishing touches on a courtyard makeover. Part 4 of 4.

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

Plan now for perfect festive garden gifts, says Janice Marriott.

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.

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.

Diagnosing any potential problems with your soil early can save you problems in the long run.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin Newcombe answers your questions.

The Three Sisters of corn, pumpkin and beans are a praiseworthy ensemble.

The kids will just love growing their very own peanuts, writes Janice Marriott.

There are more benefits to organic gardening than just healthy produce, writes Libby Nicholson-Moon.

Companion planting is an ecologically sound way to benefit your plants, writes Justin Newcombe.

Sails are an easy and adaptable way to provide shade, writes Justin Newcombe.

Landscape gardener and Life columnist Justin answers your questions.

Be patient with your veges, urges Janice Marriott.