Gardening
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Autumn's the best time to plant trees, especially deciduous ones, because it gives the trees the longest possible run to establish a good root structure before the stresses of summer heat/drought. Audio
Margaret Long - Frensham Gardens
Margaret Long developed a life-changing passion for gardening 30 years ago after a garden tour of the UK, followed by numerous local visits and the development of her own garden in Canterbury, known… Audio, Gallery
Paddock to Plate
Chefs at Waimauku's The Hunting Lodge can be found digging, weeding and harvesting in the huge permaculture garden just across the driveway from the kitchen. The Hunting Lodge now grows about 60… Audio
Paddock to Plate
Chefs at Waimauku's The Hunting Lodge can be found digging, weeding and harvesting in the huge permaculture garden just across the driveway from the kitchen. The Hunting Lodge now grows about 60…
AudioGardening with Lynda Hallinan
Our regular gardening guru Lynda Hallinan is with us from beautiful Riverton, in Southland. Audio
90-year-old gardening queen Avis is on a mission
Avis Leeson has created 85 gardens in schools around Waikato in the past eight years and instigated hundreds more throughout the country. The 90-year-old has plenty of passion, but not a lot of time… Video, Audio
Treating plants mean to keep them keen
Gardening expert Lynda Hallinan has good news for people who reckon they can't keep anything alive: being mean to your plants can actually make them perform better Audio
California plant theft draws ire of Queen of the Succulents
Succulent smugglers have been targeting a particularly beautiful specimen of the plant in southern California and last week two people were in court charged with poaching 1800 Dudleya farinosa, or… Audio
Growing microgreens and herbs on your window sill
We don't all have big gardens to grow produce, so Lynda Hallinan has advice on the kinds of things you can successfully grow on your window sill Audio
First Moon seedling dies one day after sprouting
Just 24 hours after sprouting, the first plant grown on the Moon has died.
Flower and Garden show opens in Auckland
The New Zealand Flower and Garden Show opens to the public today. Kate Hillier is the brains behind the operation, and joins us to explain what green-fingered enthusiasts can expect ... Audio
New Zealand's flourishing gardens and the women behind them
Celebrating a sisterhood of gardeners from the Far North to Stewart Island. Juliet Nicholas and Barb Rogers take us on a journey through a diverse array of gardens developed to suit landscapes and… Audio, Gallery
Dunedin Gardening Club's centenary
The Dunedin Gardening Club is about to celebrate 100 years and it's marking the milestone with a naked calendar. It's a fundraiser but the club is calling for more than donations this year, its on the… Audio
Gardening Q&A with Lynda Hallinan
From non-flowering kōwhai to kitten poo to tickling your seedlings - Lynda Hallinan answers more of our listeners' gardening questions. Audio
Lynda Hallinan answers your gardening questions
Mary Holm is away so today and Thursday the 6th September we have gardening expert Lynda Hallinan in to answer your gardening questions - including how to deal with snails and slugs! And when to plant… Audio
Expert: Kate Hillier of the NZ Flower and Garden Show
Kate Hillier from the NZ Flower and Garden show is here to talk about her lifelong love of gardens and what it takes to organise arguably New Zealand's marquee garden event Audio, Gallery
Andy Ellis: from rugby boots to gumboots
Former All Black and Crusaders half-back Andy Ellis is just as comfortable in gumboots as he is in rugby boots. He's a landscape gardener who with his side-kick Danny Kamo has won gold at the… Audio, Gallery
Dr Compost's tips for super soil
Ben Elms – aka Dr Compost – is a man passionate about the difference between dirt and soil. The key to great yields is 'superhero' soil and for that you'll need compost, he says. Video, Audio, Gallery
Kath Irvine - Winter gardens
Kath Irvine is a permaculture designer and has been designing and managing edible gardens since the late 1990s. She runs a series of workshops from her permaculture home garden, called Edible… Audio
Green-fingered millennials: ‘That’s what I love to do’
Toby Dixon and Ryan Gut didn't set out to be farmers. But in the last two years since meeting, these two millennials have created a successful organic farm supplying restaurants and supermarkets in… Audio, Gallery