The key to successful winter harvests is early autumn planting so young plants can make the most of the soils warmth to get growth well established before winter cold sets in.
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The colours of autumn
Coneflowers thrive in the balmy conditions of late summer and autumn, providing a wonderful food source for foraging pollinators storing energy for winter.
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Gardening with herbs
Home grown herbs provide a constantly available source of fresh culinary flavouring, which can be used with a wide variety of foods. They are also attractive plants for the garden and are easy to grow.
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Awesome Autumn
Autumn is a rewarding time in the vege garden with both harvesting and new planting to enjoy.
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Easy spring colour
Autumn brings with it the delight of planning a colourful display of spring flowering bulbs. Some of the earliest bulbs to arrive on the shelves are the two treasures Anemones and Ranunculus.
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Spring in a pot
There is nothing like a flourish of flowering bulbs to celebrate the arrival of spring. Such beauty is easy to create, especially when you plant your bulbs in pots.
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The sweet promise of spring
Take some little brown bulbs and plant them in some well-drained soil. In just a few months time nature's little brown parcels will morph into a magnificent bloom.
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Nature's planting time
With cool air and warm, rain-soaked soil that's easy to dig, autumn is a great time to be outside planting.
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Autumn inspiration
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How to grow a 'green manure' crop
At the end of summer, if you have nothing planned for your vege space, sow a green manure crop.
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Make me green
By the end of summer most lawns need some love. And autumn is the perfect time to make the switch from parched and patchy to smooth and green.
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Full of flavour
Easy-care feijoa trees produce bucket loads of healthy autumn and winter fruit - year after year.
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Reap what you sow!
Autumn in the vege garden - Summer's end brings no time for slacking, there's plenty to keep us busy in the autumn vege patch.
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Inspiration for Kids
A quarterly mini magazine for children containing colour projects and puzzles to encourage the next generation of gardeners.
Grow moth orchids
Elegant moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are Europe's most popular indoor plants. The ultimate gift, they can bloom for months on end and last for years.
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Living well by design
Deliberately designing her lifestyle to reduce her carbon footprint has been a hugely rewarding experience for Auckland gardener Jenny Marshall.
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19 exceptional foliage plants
Shiny or mat, lacy or bold, big or small, dark forest, rich purple or bright chartreuse - the layering of foliage in different colours textures and leaf shapes makes for a stunning all-season garden.
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Precious urban trees
Think twice! It doesn't take long to chop down a tree, but it takes decades to replace it.
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Kids Go Gardening - spring flowering bulbs
Everyone loves daffodils and tulips. But if you want to have them in your garden you have to plant them in autumn.
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