Dahlias are one of the stars of the summer garden.
Dahlias come in a wide range of colours, flower types and size, foliage colour and heights. They flower freely, are easy care, and make excellent cut flowers for the home.
Herbs are timeless. Their popularity has survived hundreds of years and they are as much in demand today as ever.
Fresh or dried, herbs add zest to cooking, perfume the house and have natural medicinal and cosmetic benefits. The fun of making pot pourri, tussie mussies, infused vinegars and pestos from your own garden is most rewarding.
The use of ferns for decoration dates back several centuries
Ferns come in all shapes and sizes with a classic beauty of their own. There are the magnificent giant tree ferns, right down to the small moss like ferns found on the forest floor. Where ever they grow ferns require shade, moisture and little attention.
Tall and stately, Lilies add a touch of the exotic to the garden.
From the pure white Xmas lily, to bright yellows, oranges and reds, there is a Lily colour to suit all tastes. Lilies are surprisingly easy to grow provided a few simple steps are taken.
How to grow
Fruit trees provide delicious fruit full of health benefits and antioxidants but they can often also perform additional functions, such as shade in summer, blossom in spring and sometimes coloured leaves in autumn. Such a beautiful addition to any garden, and many can be grown in most areas, while a few have more particular requirements.
How to grow
Once upon a time fruit trees could be found in every New Zealand garden but with today’s smaller gardens it is more difficult to find space. With careful selection, however, and knowing where to plant these trees can be accommodated and can thrive.
Care for optimal growth
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are the most popular, decorative evergreen shrubs, with their vivid display of flowers from late winter to early summer. Blooms in many different forms and sizes including tubular, starry, bell and bowl shaped, large and small, and even fragrant.
Learn the best way to get the most life from your bulbs
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Celebrating the end of winter, vibrant spring flowering bulbs give maximum effect for minimum effort.
There is no limit to the number of bulbs that can be planted to give late winter and early spring colour and, with a bit of careful planning, there could be bulbs flowering in your garden right through to late summer.
Easily grown outdoors throughout the season or in the glasshouse, these nutritious greens are a great addition to salads and sandwiches and are full of antioxidants for your better health.
How to grow
There is nothing quite like the taste of fresh vegetables straight from the garden. Add to this the satisfaction and sense of achievement, the savings, the knowledge that your vegetables are free of pesticides and you have some very powerful reasons for growing your own vegetables.
Planting Guide
Whether you're a green-thumb or not, success with plants is relatively easy to acheive provided a few basic steps are followed - especially in planting season. For best results, allowing a little extra time and money at planting time will eventually pay off.
The proper way to do it
Not all trees need stakes and determining when and when not to stake generally arises from the amount of exposure to wind on the site where you're planting the tree, and the plant's height to root ball ratio. Usually, only trees greater than...