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The newest 'room' of your house could be right outside your door. Here's what to think about when you're creating the ultimate outdoor space.

Start sowing and planting these crops before cooler weather sets in.

Learn from the mistakes of long-time block owners and use their lessons to your advantage.

Two of Valda Poletti’s ancestors arrived from England, settled on land near New Plymouth and burned the bush and forest to make way for pastures of ryegrass and clover. Valda has done precisely the opposite.

There's one key to growing a good leek crop, and Jenny finally feels the love.

Keep a watchful eye on the garden as the summer heat ramps up.

The summer sizzle is on its way, and these under-utilised plants love it.

If you want extra beds for summer guests, a simple sleepout may be the ideal solution.

A 2 billion year old organism is the hot new food trend, and a gourmet business opportunity.

Succulents are a beautiful business plan if you enjoy some simple DIY and a little creativity.

These common weeds compete for more desirable species such as ryegrass and clover.

There's nothing quite like biting into a homegrown tomato.

Dill is often confused with fennel, but if you love to cook, you need to know the difference.

Pop these seeds on your next shopping list — summer's the perfect time to get sowing.

A practical climbing frame for plants can double as art for the garden.

Kellie Hollingsworth wasn’t interested in cars, let alone restoring them. But then a shabby old Toyota stole her heart.

Wellness for People and Planet – Canterbury Hemp Farming

Mother Nature left nothing behind when she created hemp, a plant described as nothing short of a ‘miracle’. Sarah Perriam shines a light on the new rock star in Canterbury’s food and fibre basket that has been forbidden fruit for over eight decades.

Gardeners know growing plants is great for your health, and now science is showing us some of the reasons why.

If you’re more interested in being kinder to your land, its soil and the health of the creatures living in it, you will need to take a longer-term view of dealing with weeds.

There aren’t many mouth-watering veggies that can also be a bath sponge and a dishcloth.

The happy, healthy chicken diets you need to feed your poultry for every age.

These plants are an easy source of nutritious protein and can be grown in most parts of the country.

Gardening is a fun activity for kids, and a great way to get them interested in eating vegetables.

Richard Thompson and Laurel Stowell have grown their dream home, and a village to go with it.

Now is the time to sow to reap the benefits this summer.

Banana-passion vines stand no chance against a Golden Bay man’s infectious vision.

These gourmet mushrooms can cost you around $60 per kilogram, or you can grab your chainsaw and grow them yourself.

Sow your courgette seeds now for a fruitful summer harvest.

Whether you like yours white, blue, grey, pale green, orange, striped or knobbly, you can never have too many pumpkins. Or so says this pumpkin lover. A dedicated pumpkin patch will ensure you remain in pumpkin for the whole year.

Mary Biggs started with Le Cordon Bleu, detoured into lemon cordial and is now back to basics with a country cooking school, sharing the bounty of her beloved farm.

Nature gets away with quite a bit in this otherwise formal country garden.

If this green-fingered Dunedin landscape architect had her way, the entire world would be a massive garden with flowers bursting into bloom all year round.

Gardens are great teachers, and Jenny Somervell’s has taught her a lot. She shares her key lessons, sometimes learned the hard way.

What to do before you fire up the tractor for spring.