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Garden advice, help, tips & plant care

Help Centre

Here you will find useful tips & advice on design & plant care:

Plant care:

Jasmine Espaliers Expert advice on how to grow Jasmine Espaliers
Pleached Trees, Espaliers, Standard A guide on pleached trees, fruit espaliers & tree standards
Buxus Care Buxus Care & Box Blight Buxus care, and how to prevent, identify and manage problems
Hydrangeas Looking After Hydrangeas A few pointers on how to look after your hydrangeas
Hydrangea cuttings How to take cuttings
Ivy Topiary Care How to look after Ivies grown over frames
Plants in Pots Looking After Plants in Pots You can grow almost any plant in a container – but they do need regular care to thrive.
Garden & Pot Fertilisers A Word on Fertilisers Fertilisers are a bit of a dark art - which should I use for pots vs the garden?
Plant Directory Plant photos, shapes & sizes, planting conditions, special features, design ideas, plant care

Design tips & how to:

Gardens to Love - our most beautiful gardens in New Zealand Advice & tips on designing layered & lush gardens; and Special Gardens Issue, NZ House & Garden 2021
DIY Garden Design Create Your Own Dream Garden NZ Gardener, Special Edition The days when vege patches were hidden down the back of the garden are over, and about time too!
Pruning Made Easy NZ Gardener, Special Edition The ancient arts of topiary and bonsai take a little time and skill to master but the end result gives a definite garden wow factor.
Designing Small Spaces NZ House & Garden, Collectors Edition Compact living, clever downsizing, and tiny abodes with styleabodes with style
How to add Pops of Colour DomPost Easy ways to add pops of colour to your garden.
Go Potty to add Garden Style DomPost Go potty to add garden colour & style.
Garden Design Workshop Your Home & Garden Ever wondered how the experts create a gorgeous garden? Rachael Matthews shows you how

More help & supplies:

Garden Consultations Need some design advice or inspiration? Or maybe some help with how to look after your garden? We can spend an hour with you, walking around your garden
Garden gift voucher Gift ideas for the garden folks in your lives
Tool Shed Buy Supplies We stock a small range of supplies that we recommend & use ourselves, that are hard to find elsewhere.
Garden Workshops From time to time we host workshops for gardening groups and groups of friends