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Table spread with assorted food and fresh bread

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Broccoli, leek & ricotta pie

A pie inspired by the classic orecchiette broccoli pasta, from Baking & the Meaning of Life by Helen Goh

Rolling landscape with flowering meadow in foreground and hills beyond

How-to, Plants

How to design a garden & create a planting palette for your garden

Learn how to design a thoughtful planting palette using plant forms, foliage contrast and structure to create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that suits your style and climate.

Gardening Series, Guides

The spring overview | Spring gardening guide

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

Prawn & Avocado Salad with Basil & Green Chilli Sambal by Rosheen Kaul

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Prawn and avocado salad with basil and green chilli sambal

A lovely chilled starter for dinner on a hot day, or a light, feel-good lunch. Adding some soba noodles to this wouldn’t be a bad shout either.

A green plate with grilled broccolini and a creamy dip on top of a large cabbage leaf

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Grilled broccolini with ‘everything bagel’ chilli oil

Beautiful things happen to brassicas when you grill them over high heat. This simple, spicy broccolini recipe is no exception.

A colourful platter of dumplings and salad leaves topped with cherry tomatoes and sauce

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Dumpling salad with the ultimate dumpling sauce

This fun little dish casts dumplings as the protein in a fresh salad, with the ultimate dumpling sauce and a cumin buttermilk ranch dressing.

Creamy broccoli salad in a textured ceramic bowl – quick, delicious, and family-friendly side dish recipe

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Creamy broccoli salad

A quick broccoli salad with the perfect balance of crunch and creaminess, by Anna Cameron.

Freshly baked savoury bacon and vegetable muffins served with butter on a rustic wooden board – easy homemade snack recipe

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Savoury bacon & vege muffins

These delicious savoury muffins by Anna Cameron are packed with flavours and textures.

Homemade apple walnut loaf sliced – moist and wholesome fruit bread recipe

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Apple & walnut loaf

This tender loaf brings together a beautiful combination of fragrant spices with fresh apple and crunchy walnuts

Gardening Series, Guides, How-to, Plants

Pruning hydrangeas | When & how to cut back different varieties

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

Gardens

Turning wet ground into a working garden

A Warsaw, Poland garden transformed from bare ground into a private retreat for a family – this garden shows how small sites can work hard for everyday living.

Freshly cut dahlias in pink, red, and yellow tones arranged on gravel

Gardening Series, Guides, How-to, Plants

How to grow dahlias from seed

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

Warm cauliflower, quinoa & chickpea salad recipe

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Warm cauliflower, quinoa & chickpea salad

A straightforward recipe for warm cauliflower, quinoa & chickpea salad.

Asia kale with cabbage, peanuts and mint recipe

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Asian kale with cabbage, peanuts & mint

A quick recipe for Asian kale served with cabbage, peanuts and mint, with a tangy Asian dressing

Spiced salmon with edamame and creamy avocado sauce

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Spiced salmon with edamame & creamy avocado sauce

A recipe for spiced salmon served with edamame and a creamy avocado sauce to balance it out.

Gardener transplanting herbs into a white planter box in a lush backyard garden setting.

Gardening Series, Guides

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.

Drone view of a heritage estate with white gravel driveways, gardens, and surrounding trees.

Books, Gardens

The enduring garden at The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga

The fertile land at Te Papa Tauranga has been cultivated for centuries – not least, The Elms Heritage Garden.

Books, How-to

How to grow cover crops

A guide to growing cover crops. The benefits, common varieties and how to manage them.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Hazelnut romesco sauce

A tasty romesco sauce pairs perfectly paired with seafood or roast veggies.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Kūmara gnocchi with burnt sage butter & pecorino

A rich yet relaxed recipe for Kūmara gnocchi from Gretchen Lowe's: My Weekend Table

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Roast butternut & beet salad with orange whipped feta & hazelnuts

A sweet and sticky roast veggie salad bursting with flavours from Gretchen Lowe’s: My Weekend Table

Guides

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.