How to grow cover crops
A guide to growing cover crops. The benefits, common varieties and how to manage them.
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Here, you’ll find stories that explore and celebrate the beauty of places and people found within green spaces. Plus, loads of practical gardening advice and how-tos.
Recipe | Hazelnut romesco sauce
A tasty romesco sauce pairs perfectly paired with seafood or roast veggies.
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Recipe | One-pan salmon with smashed potatoes, romesco & satsumas
A delicious and easy one-pan salmon recipe from Gretchen Lowe's: My Weekend Table
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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
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Recipe | Kūmara gnocchi with burnt sage butter & pecorino
A rich yet relaxed recipe for Kūmara gnocchi from Gretchen Lowe's: My Weekend Table
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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.
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A quaint historic cottage garden in Ophir
Complete with cosy charm and gorgeous garden views, Ryan’s Cottage in Ophir, NZ is the perfect accommodation for your next getaway.
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Cha No Niwa | Kazuyuki Ishihara’s Japanese tea garden at Chelsea
Kazuyuki Ishihara's Cha No Niwa — a Japanese tea garden — was awarded RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year, People’s Choice Best Show Garden and a Gold Medal at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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A winter garden gathering | Celebrating 5 years of Sage Journal with Kath Irvine
A look back at our winter garden gathering with Kath Irvine — celebrating five years of Sage Journal.
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From prison to possibility through horticulture | Jo Thompson’s Glasshouse Garden at Chelsea
'The Glasshouse Garden' — a healing garden that empowers women in prison and celebrates second chances through horticulture.
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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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A garden for experimentation | Where Saint Remy’s Seam Lam and Cam Gilmour test ideas, plants & patience
A constantly evolving home garden that also serves as a testing ground for new ideas by landscape design duo Seam Lam and Cam Gilmour of Saint Remy.
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Designed to challenge perceptions & celebrate difference | The Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden at Chelsea
Awarded Peoples Choice Best Small Show Garden and a Silver Gilt medal winner — the Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden offered an immersive, semi-wooded space aimed to celebrate the individuality and strength of people with Down’s syndrome.
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A new crop | How a Marlborough farming family blends cut flower & traditional farming
Jo Ensor is blending family life, heritage and a love of horticulture as she transforms part of her Marlborough farm into a thriving cut flower garden — and builds her business, Tyntesfield Blooms.
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10 best hedges & screening plants for privacy and beauty
A hedging guide and list of the best shrubs and hedging plants for both privacy and beauty.
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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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A mid-century garden in Ōtūmoetai with its own gin garden
A family garden designed to bring everyday joy, complete with a ‘Gin Garden’ filled with herbs and edible flowers, perfect for dressing up your summer drinks.
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Winter plant picks | What do landscape designers choose for winter planting?
We asked some landscape designers to share their favourite plants for winter — here are their top picks for colour, structure and seasonal beauty.
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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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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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Gardening Series, Guides, Plants
Winter strawberry guide | Growing & propagating your patch
The winter care guide for strawberries: How to grow, care for & propagate strawberries
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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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A garden for pollinators & first-time gardeners | Medal-winning garden: ‘Turfed Out’
A clear departure from the usual lawn-heavy layout of a garden, this design champions both biodiversity and resilience. With a focus on supporting pollinators and drought tolerance.
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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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A garden for all seasons | Created for two garden-loving retirees in Oatlands, Sydney
Designed for a retired couple, this NSW garden is somewhere to potter, unwind and simply enjoy being among their plants.
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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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