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Parsnip

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Parsnip   Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable and related to the carrot. Though ...
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Win! A Cut Out Urn from French Country Collections

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Looking for the ideal gift for the mother who &lsquo does'everything? Thanks to French ...
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Vegetables – spring planting guide

Friday, 16 September 2011

When it comes to planting vegetables for spring, if you don’t know Jack, you’re lost in the frost! Some vegetables just plain hate the cold so, it’s essential to know when your...
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Spring is sprung when the onions come

Friday, 09 September 2011

The hero of any spring salad – spring onions - leaps to the rescue adding a bite to dishes, that can’t be beaten.
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What a nice... pear!

Friday, 02 September 2011

When Eve tempted Adam she did so with an apple; but what about a nice... pear?
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Bonsai

Friday, 26 August 2011

In the art of bonsai cultivation Bob Langholm is a giant among men and a giant among his ‘trees’.
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Strawberries

Friday, 19 August 2011

While the strawberry and cream dreams of hot summer’s days may be far from mind, now’s the right time to plant strawberries for the season to come.
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Capsicums

Friday, 12 August 2011

Today, Garden NZ looks as the milder capsicum or bell pepper which is not as hot, or spicy as those varieties generally referred to as chillies or hot peppers. However, planting conditions are...
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Mushroom Farm with a difference

Friday, 05 August 2011

Hunua enterprise Out of the Dark Mushrooms has come up with a great idea to provide a wonderful supply of fresh mushrooms all grown in a bucket. At present these buckets can only be purchased...
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Potted blueberries great for small plots

Saturday, 30 July 2011

While there are plenty of options from pretty specimen plants to fruit and vegetables for the plate, blueberries fit into both categories. They flower abundantly and in autumn, the leaves make a...
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Flatto Peach

Thursday, 21 July 2011

The first flat peach in New Zealand! Sweet Cap is a white fleshed variety with excellent flavour - delicious when eaten crunchy, equally tasty when left to soften slightly. The fruit has a very...
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Asparagus

Thursday, 14 July 2011

Asparagus is a spring vegetable, and a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus. The juicy sweet spears are bliss covered with butter or a light white wine sauce. If you are...
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Raspberries

Thursday, 07 July 2011

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a number of plant species in the genus Rubus. It's an easy to grow perennial plant, the fruit of which is relished and used worldwide in various ways....
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Boysenberries

Thursday, 30 June 2011

The sweetness and flavour of fresh Boysenberries is hard to beat. They are an easy crop to grow, requiring only a little support and a sunny position to produce an abundance of berries....
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