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October gardening guide | Feeding, sowing & planting in your mid-spring garden

Feeding, sowing & planting in mid spring. What to do & plant in your garden in October.

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What is a food forest?

Angela Clifford and Nick Gill from The Food Farm in North Canterbury talk us through what a food farm is, and how they set up their food forest layers.

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5 blossoming trees to add to your garden for spring

If planting trees is on your garden to-do list and you’re looking for the best blossomers, here is a selection of trees that will provide early season interest with their blossoms, as well as year-round interest.

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Sowing summer annual flowers & edible succession sowing | Spring gardening

You may be tempted to jump ahead and begin planting your flower seedlings. But it's important to know which ornamentals can be planted in the garden now, and which need to be withheld…

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The spring overview | Spring gardening guide

Feeding, sowing & planting. What to do & plant in your garden in spring.

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Pruning hydrangeas: When & how to cut back different varieties

A guide for how and when to prune the different types of hydrangeas.

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How to grow dahlias from seed

Step-by-step instructions on how to grow dahlias from seed.

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Wintering well | Growing flowers, herbs & bulbs indoors during winter

As well as embracing a brisk morning wander to look for signs of life in the tulip bed, ‘wintering’ involves bringing the outside in, so we can pay attention and enjoy it up close.

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August Gardening Guide | Winter Gardening

Spring is on it’s way! Though we’re not there yet. Late winter storms still work hard for us in the garden - the heavy rains are cleaning up unwelcome insect life around the garden, the winds are removing dead debris and leaves from trees and tidying the garden. Nature is at work.

Vegetable Mix can be combined with Garden Mix in a raised or edged bed

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A simple guide to soil mixes & amendments

A guide for understanding your options and discovering the most effective soil mixes and amendments for your garden.

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Planting & underplanting fruit trees and passionfruit care | Mid winter edible gardening

Quick tips for planting + underplanting your fruit trees & passionfruit care in winter.

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July Gardening Guide | Winter Gardening

Before the end of this month, get your fruit and deciduous trees and roses planted, get your strawberries in, and start preparing your soil for planting your spring vegetables.

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Winter strawberry guide | Growing & propagating your patch

The winter care guide for strawberries: How to grow, care for & propagate strawberries

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Winter gardening guide | Pruning, planning & planting

Don’t let the cooler weather put you off getting outside. Winter is the best time to plant and prune deciduous trees and shrubs. And there's plenty in the edible garden to do!

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Pruning berries & brambles, growing winter greens, fruit tree care + pruning | Early winter edible gardening

Quick tips for pruning berries & brambles, growing winter greens & herbs and winter guides for fruit tree care & pruning.

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June Gardening Guide | Winter Gardening

Don’t let the cooler weather put you off getting outside. Winter is the best time to plant and prune deciduous trees and shrubs. And there's plenty in the edible garden to do!

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Cultivation guide | Converting grass to new garden beds

A guide to converting grass to new gardens: No-dig vs. sheet mulching. Autumn is the perfect time to create new garden beds from scratch.

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How to plant, propagate & prepare perennials for dormancy | An autumn guide

A guide to planting perennials, propagating new plants and putting the perennial garden to bed for autumn and winter.

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Late autumn gardening | A quick task rundown

While the garden is slowing down, there's still plenty to do. Your autumn clean up + lots of planting and harvesting in the edible garden.

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May Gardening Guide | Weeding, feeding & protecting

May is a last chance to give the garden a good tidy up before temperatures plummet — lots of weeding, feeding and protecting. It's also the last chance to get your spring bulbs in, and a great time to plant veggies for spring harvest in the veggie patch.