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Grow a green 'wall' fast with climbers
Here's a beautiful way to green up a bare wall or provide privacy without building a fence. In this commercial property, Chinese Star Jasmine, a fast growing climber, has been trained to grow up a wire...
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Garden Tips for August
The fruit and vegetable garden Plant alyssum at the base of fruit trees to ensure the bees will visit. Specific seed blends for aiding pollination are also available. Use snail bait or organic snail...
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Landscaper Profile – Val Puxty Landscape Design
Val has been designing beautiful gardens in Auckland for over ten years. She shares her thoughts on landscaping here. A combination of a career in commercial photography and five years spent gardening...
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Garden Tips for September
The fruit and vegetable garden Great time to add the goodies in the vegetable bed for great summer harvest: we love our organic ‘Dave’s’ pelletised fertilisers, Aquaticus soil conditioner (mussel...
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Mind the GAP! What’s up with all these metal aggregates, and how are they used?
You know you need it - that essential but unseen layer beneath the beautiful pebbles, JakMat and concrete - but what do GAPs, SAPs and even WAPs actually mean and what do we use them for? This year,...
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Garden Tips for October
The fruit and vegetable garden Planting edible flowers with vegetables is a no-brainer - salads become more interesting, the vegetable bed looks pretty and the bees arrive! Flowers to eat include...
View ArticleMulching with Second Nature
We spent the morning with the amazing team from Second Nature, as they mulched and rejuvenated this stunning inner-city garden. The gardens got a dressing of Dave's Turbo Garden Blend (worm castings,...
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Garden tips for November
The fruit and vegetable garden Sow bean and basil seeds. For best results beans will need a climbing frame to grow up. Basil grows well near tomato plants. Hang sticky traps in apple and pear trees...
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December Garden Tips
The fruit and vegetable garden Assist eggplant flowers to pollinate – use a small paintbrush to transfer pollen between flowers. Eggplant flowers are pale mauve and droop downwards, so they’re...
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Top 10 Gardening Tips for Summer
Summer is here and it could be hot, dry, windy or wet! Get your garden ready with our summer tips. Summer Gardening Tip #1 Vegetable and fruiting plants enjoy a dose of liquid fertiliser during their...
View ArticleRejuvenate your Garden Beds with Mulch
A fresh layer of mulch can works wonders to rejuvenate tired looking garden beds. Adding mulch is more than just for looks though—mulch helps the underlying soil retain it's moisture, which allows...
View ArticleHow to plan a landscaping project with Kerry Speirs from DIY Designs
Planning a garden design project can be a daunting task, but help is at hand! We talked to Kerry Speirs, the Lead Landscape Designer at DIY Designs, about the do’s and don'ts when planning a landscape...
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March Gardening & Landscaping Guide
General Gardening Tips for March: Green Cover Crop and Brassicas: Sow a green cover crop like lupins or mustard seed in unused garden beds over winter. Plant seedlings of brassicas – cauliflower,...
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Why gardeners dig mulch so much.
This lovely country garden just got a top-up of our Forest Floor mulch. After the wet winter mulch is the best way to take advantage of all the moisture in the soil. Mulching has great benefits: It...
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April Gardening & Landscaping Guide
General Gardening Tips for April 1. Getting the soil back in shape Soil conditioning is top of the list for this time of the year. Digging organic compost and sheep pellets through the garden gets...
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May Gardening & Landscaping Guide
Landscape Project Ideas for May Create beautiful drainage Ahead of the winter rain, now is a perfect time to install drainage in lawns or convert a poor performing one with a pebbled area. Enhancing...
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June Gardening Tips & Landscaping Guide
Winter has arrived in New Zealand, and June is a critical month for garden maintenance and preparation. This guide will help you keep your garden vibrant and healthy during the colder months. General...
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July Gardening Tips & Landscaping Guide
Read our July Gardening Tips & Landscaping Guide below for the best expert garden advice and landscaping ideas for the month ahead. Key Gardening & Landscaping Products for July Premium Garden...
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August Garden Guide & Landscaping Tips
August marks the transitional period from winter to spring here in Aotearoa, New Zealand, making it a crucial month for gardening and landscaping. This comprehensive guide will help you prepare your...
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September Garden Guide & Landscaping Tips
Spring is here, the cherry blossoms are blooming and September is a big month for gardening. We can start to get those summer crops in, sow a new lawn and prep the garden beds for veggies, herbs and...
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