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It’s important to get good quality information from the right sources. These are some of the best resources for block owners.

White gardens are beautiful day and night, but even the most famous one in the world is a mix of colours, and that’s all-white.

Permaculture farmer and gardener Nelson Lebo has spent 20 years perfecting the art of creating and managing low-maintenance garden beds.

Bugs are a part of nature and I come in peace, but when they invade an entire apple crop, its time to declare war and this is the time to get started.

Jenny answers six common questions about what could be going wrong when it comes to growing lettuce.

If you want to find an affordable dream country home, here are six spots to consider.

Keep your dream summer harvest in mind when planting out your garden this November.

Starting a backyard herbal enterprise can be a viable means of earning extra cash.

It can look a bit like an alien turnip, but kohlrabi is a lovely addition to summer salads and winter comfort foods.

Watch out for this weed, it can easily outcompete pasture and clog up your waterways.

Passionfruit is a warm-climate plant, but with protection from wind and cold, plants can be grown in cooler areas too.

A family vegetable business on a South Auckland block has created an award-winning way of selling their produce.

It's time to sow, sow, sow for a bountiful season ahead.

While cucumbers come in different shapes and sizes, their garden preferences are nearly identical.

There’s one non-negotiable, flavoursome, highly productive vegetable in Jenny’s summer garden, and it saves her money.

Sarah Hopkinson’s personal and professional passions come together in a sandy section she’s transformed into a productive garden.

Cherry tomatoes are a good option for smaller gardens.

This sweet herb – sometimes maligned as an invasive weed – deserves a second look, and with it you get a bee guarantee.

If you’ve got out-of-control weeds or long, tough grass, a brushcutter is a great tool for tidying.

Gardening guru Kath Irvine breaks down different ways to support vine tomatoes in her book, The Edible Backyard.

October grass is often thick and lush, putting extra stress on your ride-on mower, so give it a spring makeover.

There's nothing quite like the flavour of freshly picked peas from the garden.

They’re the winter equivalent of cucumbers, and there's a secret to picking the ones that taste best.

Because who doesn't want some fronds with benefits?

David Whyte's tree crops outgrew his 500m² section. Now he and his family live a sweet life growing organic citrus.

Creating a thriving food forest is an art and a science.

As the soil begins to warm up, it's time to get your spring garden started.

On this block it takes a month to cut down a tree, six months to build a garden bed, and two years to plant avocados, all to save money, effort, & time.

A crusade against the noxious vine has grown from one to a thousand-strong team.

It may still be chilly, but spring produce is just around the corner.

It helps if you have a big budget and a team of landscapers, but there are easy ways to create classic 'rooms' in your garden.

They look quite cuddly, and they're roaming on a farm near Taupo, but farming them isn't for the fainthearted.

Good biosecurity will save you money and heartache.

Haven't pruned your fruit tree in years? Here’s where to begin.