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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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.
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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A textural garden that connects work, life & landscape in rural Christchurch
A modern country garden just outside Christchurch, this low-maintenance landscape blends soft grasses, seasonal texture and functional outdoor spaces to create a relaxed, lived-in connection to its rural setting.
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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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How to compost | A practical guide to hot & cold composting methods
Composting isn’t complicated — it’s a key part of a healthy garden. This step-by-step guide covers the basics of compost bins, the difference between hot and cold methods, and simple tips for turning garden and kitchen waste into rich, usable compost.
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A reimagined Middle Park warehouse | A Melbourne home with six garden spaces
In Middle Park, Melbourne, Andy Murray Landscape Design has turned a former industrial site into six welcoming garden spaces.
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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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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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Bringing order to chaos | A professional garden designer’s own garden
Garden designer Carolyn Campbell transformed a once-overgrown Tawa hillside into a layered, living artwork. A story told in partnership with Resene.
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Gardening Series, Guides, How-to
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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How to grow, prune & care for raspberries
A guide on growing, pruning and caring for raspberry plants.
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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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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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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.
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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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Fields, family & the garden in between | A rural New South Wales garden
Located on a rural estate in New South Wales, this contemporary garden is part of a functioning family-run farm.
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