Our Land

If your goal is to grow nutrient-rich food in sync with nature, the key to getting it right starts long before you plant anything.

When it comes to climate mitigation, writes Dr Mulgan, Planet Earth’s survival is more complicated than most suppose.

Gum as a tree divides a lot of people. One reason is different varieties do better in different parts of the country

Growing mushrooms in your backyard does double-duty – they provide a healthy, sustainable food source while improving the soil.

Be in the know before planting this finicky crop.

A former theatre nurse has turned her Raglan property into an almost self-sufficient “wild garden” and is now raising a gluten-free bread business that looks and tastes as good as the real stuff.

As temps begin to drop, it's time to start thinking about cool-season gardening.

If you live in paradise and want extra income, it makes sense to invite people to stay. Sheryn shares her lessons hosting visitors from near and far.

If you pick and choose your varieties carefully, you can be munching on sweet mandarins from early winter until late summer or even all year round if you plan it well.

When you’re creating a bouquet, think about balance. If you put one type of flower on one side, it looks good to put the same thing on the other side.

Here's how good planning can transform your block and protect our environment.

Tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, beans and more are all ripe for the picking. But how and when you pick them can make all the difference between sweet and succulent, bland or bitter.

This sunshine-soaking plant is a favourite for European rooftops.

With heatwaves sweeping through the country, it's time to brush up on fire safety in rural areas.

It’s a funny-looking cousin of the plum, and it can tarten up your gin too.

Here's what to sow, what to save, and what to protect from high humidity.

The owner of Slow Blooms, a cut-your-own flower and herb garden, explains how to apply slow-garden principles at home.

Looking for spray-free solutions to outsmarting bugs? Here's the ultimate guide for remaining one step ahead.

Regenerative agriculture is a term thrown around more and more frequently, but what exactly is it and how can it be practised on a lifestyle block in New Zealand?

If it weren’t for chocolate and coffee, Angela Clifford and her family would be mostly self-sufficient food-wise from their bountiful organic block.

Going on holiday to the beach? If you prepare right, you won't have to worry about block security while you're away.

With this guide, you'll be sure to select fruit trees that will yield fruit year-round.

Once the petals begin to fall, it's time to get to work.

Ben Gaia visits two small sections that are big on production.

Their 6.4ha block was once covered in gorse twice their height.

With the number of lifestyle block owners rising each year, many of them new to farming, it’s important to know where to find reputable advice and help.

Summer is the time to take proactive measures to prevent fungal diseases, thirsty plants, and insect infestations.

Permaculture gardener Kath Irvine shares her years of experience, and the secrets to creating a great garden bed, in her book The Edible Backyard. 

You’ll find these common weeds in your garden or out on your block, but you’ve probably never thought of harvesting them for dinner. Here’s how to turn a plant in the wrong place into a delicious, healthy addition to your diet.

One couple, one hectare, and a thousand more years in which to write a vision upon the land.

The more nourishment plants get, the better they grow. Making your own garden fertiliser is easy, eco-friendly and sustainable.

Add native New Zealand plants to your garden and reap the rewards.

Here are 12 trees you should plant in your paddocks, simply because they’re beautiful.

Here's our monthly gardening advice — straight from the experts.