Gardening

Ohau gardener who runs Edible Backyard workshops, talking about getting ready for the growing season. Audio

For the past 25 years Kay Baxter and her husband Bob Corker have been saving New Zealand's heritage fruit trees and vegetables at Koanga Gardens in Kaiwaka. But five years ago they decided they needed… Audio

Scott Thiemann from CCS Disability Action talks about teaching people to be gardeners, or a better gardener, in order to build more sustainable communities. Audio

Obesity and diabetes are just two of the epidemics facing western society today and most concerning, increasingly amongst our children. The Garden to Table Trust was set up recently to encourage… Audio

It's time for gardeners in some areas to start thinking about planting autumn and winter crops. Noelle talks with Andrew Steens. Audio

Noelle talks with Andrew Steens about tomatoes. Audio

Noelle talks with Andrew Steens about summer fruit crops. Audio

With Andrew Steens in his garden. Audio

Gardening guru Kristin Lammerting has a famous garden in Cologne, and has just released her new book 'Inspirational Gardens of New Zealand'. She talked to Kathryn Ryan in Auckland. Audio

From building a weta motel, to planting shrubs that will bring native birds to your garden, ecologist Mike Bowie has tips on creating biodiversity in your backyard. Audio

Catlins-based author who has written over 100 books for young readers, and co-author of new illustrated guide, The Tui New Zealand Kids Garden. Audio

This week Ideas looks at Community Gardens. Audio

Social historian whose new book is A History of Gardening in New Zealand. Audio

Gardening expert Robert Guyton joins Noelle from Riverton with some great tips and advice for getting things growing in the New Year. Audio

86 year-old organiser of community gardening, who has been named national NZ Gardener of the Year 2008. Audio

We finally make our compost pile! After a month spent gathering the right organic matter Colin Walker shows us how to build a killer compost heap from scratch. Audio

The salad and rocket's going off but when will we have a bit more variety on the menu? Plus Colin Walker supervises more planting - this week, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and basil. Audio

Our executive agrarian adviser Colin Walker fields some of your gardening related queries. Audio

Colin Walker drops in to our urban veggie patch to see how the compost heap's getting on. Audio

We’re planting spuds, and Colin’s got a swag of varieties for me to plant in the iPlot. Using the bio-intensive style we’ll get nearly 30 plants in a four-metre long bed, and with a bit of crafty… Audio