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Dahlias The vibrant flowers of Dahlias command your attention for around 3 &ndash 4 months ...
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Win! A copy of Flowers – Style Recipes

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Some may subscribe to the principle that we can't eat flowers, focusing their endeavours ...
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Butterflies in my garden – introducing kids to Mother Nature

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

Do kids really know where peas come from? How about butterflies? There are many ways to help children learn about the wonders of nature, while having fun at the same time, as Garden-NZ...
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An easier Easter gardening guide

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Once the egg hunt is done and dusted, why not get those kids – who are probably ‘hopped’ up on sugar anyway – stuck into a few garden chores?
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Sowing a new lawn

Monday, 18 March 2013

Thanks to dry conditions throughout the country this summer, many a gardener could have been forgiven for cutting a rug on the back lawn and performing a sneaky rain dance.
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Saving for a Rainy Day – tips & tricks for water conservation

Wednesday, 06 March 2013

While soil is the back bone of the garden, water is the lifeline. Over the hotter months, even on a dull day, valuable moisture is sapped and lost from both the soil and from leaves.
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An apple from the teacher – cider making made simple

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

What presses your cider? For one retired industrial chemist in the United Kingdom, it was seeing good apples go bad.
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Companion planting – A hard row finding the perfect companion, mate!

Monday, 18 February 2013

It seems that, as with people, plants can make either good, or very strange bedfellows, as former Dig This presenter and garden guru, Eion Scarrow explains here in his own, inimitable way!
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Tomatoes - New tricks for larger crops

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

While many a gardener may think we have tomato growing down pat, it seems it takes an old grower to learn new tricks when it comes to top toms, as Garden-NZ contributor, John Morton, recently...
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Steady diet of compost

Thursday, 07 February 2013

When imagining your own slice of backyard heaven, compost probably isn’t going to be high on everyone's bucket list.
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If it weren’t for your gum tree where would you be?

Monday, 17 December 2012

Gum trees are not uncommon on New Zealand lifestyle blocks or larger sections and at this time of year, observant land owners might notice a black furry-like caterpillar with subtle yellow stripes...
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Top tips to nail slugs and snails

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

The bane of many gardeners, slugs and snails can cause havoc, particularly at this time of year as they sup on new shoots with great delight.
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Labour Weekend gardening guide

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Labour Weekend puts us roughly in the middle of spring, which is typically the best time to get gardens planted in preparation for summer and autumn, as regular Garden-NZ contributer, Wally...
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Amazing grass

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

With summer around the corner, thoughts turn to backyard cricket and barbecues, however, according to horticulturalist, Adam Woodhams, healthy lawns offer major environmental benefits.
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