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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Chef Stephanie Alexander is visiting our shores to promote an extension of her Aussie programme to help teach children about growing, harvesting and sharing food.

Delicious and filling and so much better from your own garden, potatoes are a deserved family favourite. Justin Newcombe gives us his top tips.

High vegetable prices got you down? Janice Marriott suggests growing your own cash crops.