8 Mar 2025

Autumn gardening with Hannah Zwartz

From Saturday Morning, 10:45 am on 8 March 2025

Photo: Hannah Zwartz

Gardening expert Hannah Zwartz

Gardening expert Hannah Zwartz Photo: Supplied

Autumn is a season of fruitfulness - but it's also the season for blights, mildew, rust, shield bugs and passion vine hoppers. Don't despair though, mildew is a bit like grey hair or wrinkles, nothing to freak out about! It's a natural sign of plants aging.  And getting to know insects' life cycles is the first step to managing them.

With over 30 years' experience gardening professionally, including looking after the herb and succulent areas at Wellington Botanic Garden and running community market gardens in the Hutt Valley, Hannah Zwartz is a seasoned hand with a green thumb. 

She joins to share her tips and tricks for managing a garden in changing seasons, and to answer your questions.