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Food is the biggest household expense after accommodation, and the cost of it seems to be skyrocketing year after year, so what are the most high value things you can grow to save money?

Rocket can be grown year-round, although the cooler temperatures in spring and autumn produce the best crops.

A passionate group are hunting for Aotearoa’s most magnificent oak trees to make sure we can all share the love.

Say goodbye to dreary winter days, and hello to a garden ready to bloom into spring.

The Horwell’s are surrounded by nuts — the fresher, the better.

Late winter or early spring is a great time to start sprouting kūmara and potatoes.

The things that turn citrus bad can be pesky little buggers.

There’s an art to the science of regenerative farming and it has turned this conventionally-trained farmer into an earthworm warrior.

You don't need a large garden to grow potatoes. Try growing them in a bucket or a container.

The bigger the patch, the bigger the investment.

Learn how to look after your citrus - and treat yourself with this yummy ice cream recipe.

The final days of winter are upon us, and with it comes flourishing daffodils and a list of tasks to keep you buzzing around the garden.

There's nothing sweeter than pulling up garden-fresh onions from the ground.

A hedgerow is an old-fashioned way to feed yourself and your livestock, and create valuable habitat.

Missing, stolen or damaged property are significant problems in rural communities. Michael Van de Elzen and FMG’s lifestyle insurance specialist, Montana Kerr, discuss the best methods to keep lifestyle blocks secure.

Nestled away on a Rotorua lifestyle block, Wildberry Cottage is a Scandinavian-inspired Airbnb that has taught Paul Charteris many lessons.

A colourful garden may be synonymous with spring, but the planning starts in late winter.

Preserving lemons requires lots of lemon juice so do it when you have a surplus of lemons on your tree, or they are in season and on special at your local shops.

The good news is poor pruning is like a bad haircut – it will grow out.

Broccoli is in short supply in supermarkets - so why not try growing your own?

July is an ideal time to keep tasks ticking along, from planting garlic to sprouting early seed potatoes.

It's the best time of year to start controlling two annoying pests, before they start breeding again in spring.

Banana plants grow widely across New Zealand and even where they can’t bear fruit, they have plenty of other uses.

Good fences will only stay that way with regular maintenance.

You can pay for a professional soil test, or assess it yourself with some close observation.

It’s worth as much as gold per gram, but fortunately it’s easy to grow.

Winter can be pretty quiet for fruit, but you can add something exotic to sweeten up the cold season.

Sow, plant, and compost your way to a bountiful winter garden.

Thomas Schneider’s whimsical approach to significant issues results in a profusion of sculptures and statues, flowers and trees, animals and birds, and all critters — great and small.

Lynda Hallinan looks forward to the 'ritual annual catharsis of combustion' every autumn.

Fancy a spring floral display that gardeners in Holland would be proud of? It’s time to plant tulip and daffodil bulbs for gorgeous spring bouquets.

If you’re planning to plant trees this winter, here are six good options that make excellent firewood.

A good woodlot is for generations to come, so think about harvesting while you’re planting.

Dreaming of some fat homegrown cauliflower? Plant this crop (and many others) now and reap the rewards later.