Your Ultimate NZ Plant Guide


 

Useful Tools

Seasonal Garden Calendar

Our monthly roundup of timely tips, advice and inspiration. If you want to know what to do in your garden right now, you can find out here.

Seed Finder

Wondering what you can sow in the garden now, or planning ahead for next season? With a quick selection from the drop-down choices, we'll give you options custom-tailored for your garden!

Problem Solver

Browse through the list of common pests, weeds, and diseases, to positively identify the problem. When you have a diagnosis, we'll give you the best solution!


Project Guides & Articles

 

Go For Fast and Filling Greens, to Save $$

To keep a close eye on grocery spend, growing at home is a smart way to put food on the table and reduce costs. Here's how autumn sowing can deliver fresh, home-grown harvests!

The Enduring Benefits of Heirlooms

Heirlooms are a rich mix of emotional connection and practical benefits. Their origin stories can be historic, or deeply personal. Many have a special place in heritage cuisines. Pragmatically, they also taste fantastic, support biodiversity and enable seed‑saving.

Gardening Makes Memories: Growing with Kids

Gardening with kids offers benefits that go way beyond simply growing plants. It teaches patience and perseverance. It's a hands-on introduction to nature and healthy eating. But most of all: it’s fun!

Vegie Gardening in a Small Space

No space to grow vegies? Here are some tips that might change your mind. It's amazing what vegies you can squeeze into the tiniest of spaces; all you need to do is choose the right varieties for the job.

5 Steps to Spring Vegies

Have you been considering a vegie garden at your place? Here are our tips to turn thinking into action! It’s really not that hard, so we’ve broken down the process into 5 simple steps to help get you started - then take you right through to harvest.