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.

Let your garden add zest to the silly season, writes Janice Marriott.

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.

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.

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 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.

Herbs are a marvellous addition to your plot or a great way to garden on a small scale, writes Justin Newcombe.

With the tabletop prepared last week, Justin Newcombe gets to work on the pizza oven kitset.

Basil is originally from India, so it likes sun, warmth, and water.

Nothing beats the satisfaction of a glowing red homegrown tomato bursting with flavour. Justin Newcombe shares a few tips to achieve the perfect tomato.

If you fancy having your own wood-fired pizza oven for alfresco suppers, you'll need something to put it on. Justin Newcombe has just the thing.