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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Recipe | Apricot & blackberry cobbler
A cosy recipe for apricot and blackberry cobbler. From Wendy Morgan's: Comfort Cooking.
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Recipe | Brown butter sage sauce with gnocchi
A recipe for brown butter sage sauce, perfect for drizzling over gnocchi. From Wendy Morgan's: Comfort Cooking.
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Recipe | Crumbed mushrooms with sherry cream sauce
A classy little entrée to serve to dinner guests. Crumbed mushrooms, served with a delicious sherry cream sauce. From Wendy Morgan's: Comfort Cooking.
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A garden for dogs & those who love them | Monty Don’s Dog Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Much-loved broadcaster and esteemed gardener Monty Don stepped into the Show Garden spotlight, bringing his own design to 2025's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Restoring Kaikōmako | The garden that sparked the Secret Gardens garden-share platform
Jane Mahoney shares the story behind Kaikōmako — her ten-year garden project in Corsair Bay, Canterbury, and the beginnings of Secret Gardens.
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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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Autumn in a subtropical, suburban garden | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Hawke’s Bay
An interview with Secret Gardener, Sue of Texture Garden — a subtropical, suburban garden in Taradale, Hawke's Bay.
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A productive urban garden called Ngā Kaupeka | Autumn insights from a Secret Gardener in Auckland’s North Shore
An interview with Secret Gardener, Phoebe of Ngā Kaupeka — a small-scale, productive garden in Forrest Hill, North Shore, Auckland.
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How to grow, prune & care for raspberries
A guide on growing, pruning and caring for raspberry plants.
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Golden light & generations of growth | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Hāwea
An autumn interview with Secret Gardener, Ali of Crosshill Garden — a century old garden in Hāwea, Otago.
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How to grow pansies & violas in the garden or containers
A practical and poetic guide to transplanting pansies and violas, with tips on soil prep, container growing and supporting pollinators. Excerpt from Pansies by Brenna Estrada.
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Recipe | Eggplant fries with artichoke dip
A divine recipe for eggplant fries, paired with a creamy, zesty artichoke dip. From cookbook: Take Me to Spain.
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Recipe | Roasted beetroot + orange salad with berry dressing
This zesty beetroot and orange salad from the cookbook - Take Me to Spain - is as stunning as it is delicious.
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Recipe | Grapefruit + basil gin & tonic with smoky paprika nuts
A pretty and refreshing twist on the classic G&T from cookbook: Take Me to Spain.
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What to do in your edible garden in mid-late autumn | Fruit tree care, supporting pollinators & strawberries planting
Mulching fruit trees, growing strawberries from runners, supporting pollinators, pruning feijoas & checking over fruit trees.
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Autumn colour, feijoas & formal roses in Rangiora | Autumn insights from Secret Gardeners in Canterbury
An interview with Secret Gardeners, Raewyn and Dave of Willoughbridge — an established garden complete with an orchard, large specimen trees and bonsai collection in Rangiora, Canterbury.
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How to grow garlic | A homesteader’s guide to growing garlic
Gillian Swinton shares her tips for growing garlic as a self-sufficient crop. Words from her modern homesteading book: The Good Life.
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Everything you need to know about growing & caring for dahlias
Dahlia lovers, this one’s for you. A roundup of all of our top articles for growing, caring for and propagating dahlias.
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The pros & cons of keeping chickens in an urban backyard
We reckon keeping chickens is pretty rad: A little bit frugal, a little bit feral and a little bit fancy. Here are some pros (and cons) of keeping chickens in your garden, according to Phoebe Atkinson.
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Autumn reflections from a historic homestead garden | Insights from a Secret Gardener in Martinborough
An interview with Secret Gardener, Phillipa of Waihora — a thriving garden for a historic homestead in Martinborough, Wairarapa.
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From backyard to book | Kimberly Andrews on her children’s book, ‘Giraffe the Gardener’
Kimberly Andrews shares how her own garden and other green spaces influenced her latest children’s book, Giraffe the Gardener
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Mid autumn gardening | A quick task rundown
A quick run down of tasks you need to focus on in the garden for early autumn.
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Forager’s favourites | 6 interesting edible fungi to find in Aotearoa
This article highlights six edible fungi found in Aotearoa, selected from A Naturalist’s Guide to the Fungi of Aotearoa New Zealand by ecologist Ruben Mita
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A comprehensive guide to planting & growing spring bulbs | Autumn gardening
A complete guide to which spring bulbs, and how to plant and grow them, this autumn.
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Sowing success | Autumn seed sowing tips
Learn how to sow hardy annuals in autumn with key tips on spacing, direct sowing vs. seed trays, and the best methods for growing sweet peas, sugar snaps and snow peas.
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How to grow strawberries from runners
A guide on growing strawberries from runners in autumn.
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The people behind the gardens: Our most-loved stories of 2024
Meet the artists, chefs, winemakers and homesteaders whose love for plants and the land shaped our favourite people-stories of 2024.
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