Gardening

If you want to have fruitful, relatively fuss-free crops, there are a few steps to take to set you up for the rest of the year. Resident permaculture expert Kath Irvine shares some tips and tricks for… Audio

Every Friday morning, anyone can drop into the Pacific Vision Aotearoa Centre in South Auckland for advice on how to create gardens with a Pasifika twist.  Audio

As we head into spring, it's time to start getting those tomatoes sorted. Audio

Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan has just returned from a trip to the US and talks to Jesse about some observations she made there about their gardens. Audio

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, today's expert feature is for you. The aptly named Gus Flower is the operations manager at Hamilton Gardens, one of our most varied and… Audio

Landscape gardener Xanthe White on the pros and cons of staking and garden frames. Audio

Country Life visits a food garden in Taranaki, where whānau are getting their hands in the soil and finding out how to sustain themselves from their own backyards. Audio

Fiona Eadie is head gardener at Larnach Castle in Dunedin and Tony Murrell is principal designer at Auckland's Murrell Gardens. Together they have a wealth of knowledge to share and help our gardens… Audio

Hamilton Gardens is one of the countries horticultural highlights, and that's in no small part due to the hard work of Gus Flower. He's the Operations Manager and, having been a gardener his entire… Audio

Sister Loyola Galvin was known as the gardening nun. She organised a community garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington. In 2008, at 86, she was named NZ Gardener of the Year by The… Audio

Summer fruits such as grapes, currants and berries are at the stage where they need care and attention to ensure an abundant harvest. Tackling pests and diseases, thinning fruit trees, and feeding are… Audio

How do you garden when you are blind? One of Taranaki's pioneering environmentalists shows his ingenious method using ropes to help the visually impaired continue to enjoy growing things. This story… Video, Audio

It takes a bit of grit to grow veges in the Christchurch winter, but a group of Fijian families are rising to the challenge via a University of Canterbury-led project. Audio

Julia Atkinson-Dunn's just released a book for established and prospective gardeners. It's called A Guided Discovery of Gardening. Audio

The journal New Scientist has dispelled some old wisdom about the need to water your garden early in the morning before the day warms up. It says that's not necessary, and sometimes it's not a good… Audio