The Invincibles

In winter, more than at any other time of year, indoor plants are worth their weight in gold. Shorter daylight hours mean we spend more of our time indoors, sometimes only seeing our gardens on weekends. These easy-care plants breathe life and sparkle into winter rooms.
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Citrus - winter's golden glow

A citrus tree in the garden is a beautiful thing, offering not only colourful fruit but fragrant blossoms too, and attractive foliage throughout the year.
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Fast and fabulous

A beginners guide to hardy annuals. What costs less than a takeaway coffee but will brighten your days for six months or more? A takeaway punnet of flowering annuals!
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A Daphne fit for a princess!

Daphne Perfume Princess™ is the earliest and longest flowering of all daphnes with the largest flowers (in soft pink or pure white). She also has that unmistakable, blissful daphne fragrance and is not fussy like other daphne varieties.
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Grow stone fruit

Winter is action time for summer fruiting trees.
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Kids Go Gardening - grow kumara

When it's too cold for planting outside, get busy indoors. Kumara (or 'sweet potatoes') are tropical plants which only grow outside when it's warm, but you can give them a head start by starting them off in a warm sunny room indoors.
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Grow daphne

A single sprig of daphne can fill a room with perfume. Such powerful fragrance on a small evergreen shrub is especially precious in mid winter!
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The essential lemon tree

The trusty lemon fulfills all manner of culinary needs; from marinades to dressings, to lemonade for summer and hot soothing drinks for winter. And only lemon rivals chocolate in the most heavenly of desserts.
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Winter inspiration

From June 12

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Kids Go Gardening - fun with flowers

Lucky for us, some flowers love winter. So wrap up warm and plant some pots with colours that will put a smile on your face every day.
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Grow grasses for grace and function

Beautiful grasses produce stunning visual effects, whether you plant en masse or weave them into the garden. They're easy too, but the trick is to plant the right varieties for your soil and climate.
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Nature's way to a better world

Coming up with a workable composting system that fits your lifestyle will greatly reduce food waste and build better soil.
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Growing azaleas and rhododendrons

Azaleas and Rhododendrons are versatile shrubs with dazzling displays of flowers from late winter to early summer, and a variety of foliage and growth forms.
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Inspiration for Kids

A quarterly mini magazine for children containing colour projects and puzzles to encourage the next generation of gardeners.

Go local

Great foliage, great form and adaptability to local growing conditions are key requisites for a successful hedge, which is why NZ natives rate among the very best for Kiwi gardens
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Kids Go Gardening - make a splash!

One of the best ways to enjoy birds in your garden is to build them a bath. They will reward you with their playful daily antics!
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Precious urban trees

Think twice! It doesn't take long to chop down a tree, but it takes decades to replace it.
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Backyard buffet

Planting a garden to provide food and safe nesting places for wild birds will enhance the garden for all who live there.
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