Garden

Pukekohe hosts floral art event

Pukekohe is about to become a little more artsy with the Auckland Area Floral Art Designer of the Year (September 9) and Auckland Area...

Close shave for dad’s day?

This Father’s Day, plenty of dads may spend time in the garden, but one backyard problem has the potential to turn even the happiest...

Getting daffy (and dilly) with it

Some of us are completely daffy about daffodils! Symbols of rebirth and new beginnings, daffodils have become synonymous with the Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil...

Plant your pot of joy

Pots of Joy is a family-run nursery in Kingseat. Backed by over 30 years of experience, Harry and Maria provide quality plants for wholesale...

Tree of the Year – Tawa bucket stumps Judas

Sadly, Pukekohe’s famed Judas Tree didn’t claim the 2026 Tree of the Year title, with Tawa’s Bucket Tree receiving the most votes. We’re not sore...

Your edible garden

By Greenrose Garden Centre There’s something deeply satisfying about stepping outside and picking fresh food from your own garden. Whether it’s a handful of...

Tree of the Year – Judas branches out

While the annual Bird of the Year poll has met with controversy, the winner of the 2026 Tree of the Year should come as...

Free seedlings – Go Native this winter, council suggests

In a bid to encourage more Kiwis to grow natives, Auckland Council is giving away thousands of seedlings. Thanks to the Go Native campaign, free...

Winter vegetable and fruit gardening

  Sow broad beans, beets, peas, spinach, mesclun, carrots, radish, spring onion, and coriander directly into the garden.  Plant winter vegetable seedlings such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Winter...

A tough nut to crack…

By Natalie Pitfield I’d planted nut trees as a way to offer shade to our pig and chook paddocks. They were side by side,...