A colourful life | Violet Faigan and her Ōtepoti Dunedin garden
Dunedin-based gardener Violet Faigan tells us about her wonderful, colour-packed garden.
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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.
Last minute gifts for gardeners: Gift guide for your favourite green thumb
We’ve curated a list of the best gifts for your green-thumbed friends and family members (or perhaps a wee treat for yourself!).
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Renewing a century-old Brighton garden for modern family life
In Victoria, Australia, Paul Pritchard has reinvented this garden with a renewed sense of life while also honouring its history.
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How to create a shade garden: Shade plants by season
Martha Stewart’s guide on how to choose which specimens to incorporate into your own shady garden.
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The layers of a food forest | The Urban Food Forester
Growing your own fruit, veggies and herbs can be time-consuming. But by harnessing the power of perennials, trees and shrubs, you can establish a thriving ecosystem that requires minimal upkeep – perfect for busy people.
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December Gardening Guide | Summer Gardening
Your edible garden will be starting to overflow, with summer harvests readying. Watering will become essential for those with vegetable gardens, young plants, grass that you want to keep green and especially for your potted plants.
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How to create an outdoor container display for summer | ‘Thriller, filler, spiller’ formula
The “thriller, filler and spiller” formula – a guide for creating an outdoor pot display for summer.
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Your ever-changing orchard | Homegrown fruit: A Practical Guide
If you’ve ever dreamed of growing your own fruit but weren’t sure where to begin, let us introduce you to Homegrown Fruit: A Practical Guide. The book is packed with straightforward advice for your easy orchard life – growing prolific, healthy fruit trees at home.
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Plot twist | The Little Barn Garden
Wedding flowers are usually sourced from growers and florists, but Liv Wynne-Lewis decided hers would come from the soil of her parents’ Hawke’s Bay farm.
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Water Tower Grove | A garden in the Manhattan sky
A New York City rooftop garden created to unite architecture, planting and urban life.
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Recipe | Michael Rantassi’s simple potato salad
An easy recipe potato salad from Salata, by Michael Rantissi and Kirsty Frawley
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Recipe | Watermelon & feta salad
This salad sings of summer. Recipe from Salata, by Michael Rantissi and Kirsty Frawley
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How to manage pests in the garden | Mitigating slug, snail, aphid, white butterfly & bird damage
As the garden wakes up in spring, so do the pests that can harm your plants. Here's a guide for how to naturally manage pests in your garden.
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A Mornington Peninsula garden evocative of local beach walks
A garden with thoughtfully designed zones that capture the spirit of its coastal location.
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Maximising your garden | Springtime succession sowing, companion plants & vertical gardening
How to maximise your vegetable garden in the final month of spring for abundant summer harvesting...
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November gardening guide | Feeding, sowing & planting summer crops
Feeding, sowing & planting. What to do & plant in your garden in November.
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Capturing the spirit of the Scottish west coast | A seawilding garden at Chelsea
Seawilding, inspired by the dramatic landscape of Loch Craignish on Scotland’s west coast, was awarded Best All About Plants and received a Gold Medal at the 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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How to raise a family on homegrown food
Abylene Chalmers became proficient in growing organic food and shares steps on planning a garden that can feed your family.
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Floral abundance | How Canterbury gardener Kate Williams creates her flower field each season
Canterbury gardener & floral workshop host shares with us how she prepares her large flower field and what she plants in it.
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How to feed your soil & plants in spring | Liquid fertilisers & amendments
Spring is a great time to feed up your soil and plants. Organic matter feeds the soil, while liquid fertilisers feed the plants. Learn how...
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Recipe | Teddy’s favourite garden greens pasta
Made from greens found in the garden all year round, this simple pasta recipe if a favourite of Jane & Jimmy Barnes' grandchildren.
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Recipe | Off the vine tomato pasta
This is quick, easy and fresh – straight out of the summer garden. Recipe by Jane & Jimmy Barnes.
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Recipe | Timmy’s never fail pavlova
Jimmy Barnes was taught to make this recipe by New Zealand chef Peter Gordon, who learned it from his mum, Timmy.
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A Sydney garden created with the whole family in mind
By reclaiming neglected corners of the property, this garden brings new life and a sense of individuality to the home.
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Planting out your summer seedlings | Labour weekend gardening
Labour Weekend means it's finally time (for most regions) to plant out your summer vegetables and flower seedlings. Here's how...
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A guide for spring disease prevention & management | What to do about powdery mildew, rust & black spot
The combination of rain and moisture, mixed with warmth and high humidity in spring is the ultimate recipe for fungal diseases. Find out how to prevent and manage fungal diseases with these homemade sprays and solutions.
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Foraging cherry blossoms + Forest’s cherry blossom gin fizz recipe
Chef Plabita Florence, the force behind Auckland restaurant 'Forest', reflects on foraging cherry blossoms and shares her recipe for a cherry blossom gin fizz with Eat Wild's Sophie Merkins
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The anatomy of a kōwhai flower & how it unfolds for bird pollination
Kōwhai is regarded by many as New Zealand’s unofficial national flower, providing abundant nectar for some of our most-loved native birds.
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Case Studies | A story of plant travel
Case Studies: A Story of Plant Travel is a book that, through striking photography and reflective essays, reminds us that our values and choices shape the land beneath our feet.
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