Our garden guru Steve Wratten on buzzwords and biological control.

Hiring a contractor to cut down a tree is standard household business - except when the tree is in your neighbour's garden.

Our new gardening guru on the joys of growing your own.

All is not lost for the keen gardener in the coldest season, writes Sarah O'Neil

Think conservation, think kakapo and kiwi. But birds aren't the only natives under threat

In the Sacred Blessing Sanctuary on Waiheke Island, among the foliage and the roses and very close to the vegetable garden is a rabbit.

Brazilian beetles will be released into Wellington's town belt today to help control the wandering willie.

With summer almost over it's time to feast on the last of the season's fruit and veg and start making plans for autumn, writes Sarah O'Neil

Organisers of the flower show that cost Christchurch City Council $516,000 last year want public money from Auckland to start a new, multimillion-dollar garden event.

A sneak peek at this year's edible, fragrant, exotic and native finery gives Catherine Smith dreams, inspiration and determination.

It's hard to believe, as you walk around the Kelmarna Gardens, that the busy thoroughfares of Jervois and Richmond Roads are metres away.

Mud, dirt, soil - call it what you like, but respect it. It's full of life.

Despite money not growing on trees, gardening seems to be the most popular way for NZ's white collar criminals to while away the hours behind bars.

It's all flash and colour as plants entice bees to spread the love.

Nature's diligent little helpers now need us to secure their survival.

The weather's getting warmer so it's time to plant your veges.

If you met nurse Lisbeth Alley or former landscaper Robyn Laurenson on the street, the word guerrilla would probably not be the first description you would reach for, writes Catherine Smith.

Vodka, mouthwash, bleach? Do any of these tips really work? Here is what happened on seven identical bouquets.

Professional planters do it the easy-on-the-spine, no-blisters way.

Far from being boring, winter vegetables jazz up our meals.

If your pruning is behind take a brave approach with secateurs.

Clever planting and decorative touches hint at maturity, writes Carol Bucknell.

When we talk about the French urban garden it conjures images of a courtyard with cafe-style iron table and chairs to sit at for a coffee in the sun.

We kiwis love a good deck. They suit the design of most of our houses, are perfect for the casual barbecues we love so much.

Hope, recovery and restoration are what Matariki and the Maori new year are all about and this Auckland project has it in spades.

Good outdoor furniture can move your living spaces outside, writes Carol Bucknell.

After days of anticipation the Auckland Domain Winter Garden's 'corpse flower' is expected to come in to full bloom today.

When planning A food garden, understanding your site is the key to success. Analyse the conditions of your site and you'll be harvesting tasty crops in next to no time.

Auckland Domain's stinky flower could bloom this weekend, says a Winter Garden spokeswoman.