NZ Gardener

HOMEGROWN CUT FLOWERS

Fabulous flowers (especially dahlias!), fantastic upcycling & a flying fox off-the-grid in Eketāhuna • A quirky & creative Oamaru garden full of art & colour • Meet the volunteers replanting native trees along Ōtaki River • Brewing peach-flavoured...

Flowers, Family & Fun! MAKE CHRISTMAS MAGIC

Foxgloves, fountains, roses, rhodos, dogwoods & Devonshire teas in this park-like Bombay paradise • A delightful country garden packed with colour & clever plant combos in Tasman • Gifting vege seedlings to families in need in Auckland • A houseplant...

SPRING STARS

Symmetry, structure & espaliered trees in a healing Hāwera haven • Harmony & humour in a productive, decorative Blenheim backyard • A new lake & wetland alive with birds & eels in Rahotu • What to plant beside a new path in Auckland • Replanting a...

RECIPES

Choc-mint ice cream Spring herb tabbouleh Mint sauce for lamb Broccoli & feta salad Broccoli, bacon & sundried tomato pasta

BOMBPROOF PLANTS!

A garden designer’s own lush sanctuary in a central Auckland suburb • A tropical jungle with an international flavour in urban Christchurch • Covenanted bush, stone artworks, native plants and abundant birdlife in Taranaki • A 91-year-old planting...

FREE HERITAGE BEAN SEEDS

+8 Cut flowers TO SOW NOW

Foliage, form & fabulous rare plants in a green Auckland oasis • Mature trees, manicured lawns & stunning seasonal variation on a park-like Christchurch property • Meet the volunteers at Kimbolton’s rhododendron-packed Heritage Park • Upcycling an old...

+18 NEW FABULOUS ROSES

Bill Brett’s complete guide to rose care across the year

autumn recipes

 Chicken tagine with olives & lemons  Hungarian paprika mushroom stew  Fig & walnut olive tapenade  Creamy mushroom soup  Lemon, garlic & chilli marinated olives

A romantic Rotherham

garden packed with rhodos, roses, paeonies & more • A food grower trialling fig varieties in Kaiwaka • Pruning advice for perfect pipfruit from Whanganui • Sunflowers making a difference for good causes in the Wairarapa • The best feijoas to grow on...

DIY AUTUMN IDEAS

A gloriously colourful Tauranga garden packed with native trees, cut flowers, mop-head hydrangeas & more • A southern plantswoman downsizes to a fabulously floriferous Ranfurly retirement • Rare trees & tropical treasures collected by Taranaki’s Glyn...

water Ultimate guide to IN THE GARDEN

A landscape architect shares design advice Water feature ideas for any size of garden A step-by-step plan to build a backyard pond

SEASONAL RECIPES

❦ Courgette pickle ❦ Courgette chocolate cake ❦ Cucumber & capsicum relish ❦ Chilled cucumber & avocado soup

+GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN

Italian pickles Boysenberry & black pepper shrub Chocolate log with apricots & hazelnuts Gooseberry sauce Rose petal sugar

FRESH IS BEST

A lush tropical resort-like courtyard in Auckland •A Wellington garden designer recommends plants to grow as balls or spheres • Octogenarians planting trees in Taranaki • Stunning new iris hybrids from a Gisborne breeder • Best basil varieties for the...

RECIPES

❦ Barbecued asparagus with hummus & olives ❦ Asparagus, pea & mint soup ❦ Brandied oranges ❦ Orange cake

80 GREAT PLANTS

Stunning perennials bring colour & life to a magical Wairarapa garden • Formal hedges, garden rooms, fountains & flowers in Blenheim • Tulips, ranunculus, anenomes, zinnias & more on a colourful flower farm in Taranaki • Rain-proofing vege seedlings on...

It's sow time! 64

recommended seed varieties for yield, taste & performance

A lush green garden of towering trees & fabulous foliage in Katikati

• The historic homestead surrounded by hellebores in South Otago • A sprightly 95-year-old’s colourful haven in Huntly • An avenue of fragrant frangipani in Northland • A surfer growing superfood on the West Coast • Establishing the pecking order in...