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Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares how to best prepare for autumn

Gardening expert Mary Lovell-Smith shares how to best prepare for autumn

As summer flowers and veggies fade, and even though there’s still much to harvest, it’s time to prep your garden for autumn Red rowan berries are often too bitter for people to eat raw, but they make a beautiful Rowan berry jam.  Chores to prepare your garden for autumn And just like that, autumn is […]
The late summer garden tasks to do this month

The late summer garden tasks to do this month

Smooth the transition from summer into autumn with prudent nips and tucks, and harvest and store the last of the summer bounty How to let nature do the sowing In nature, plants drop their seeds as they become ripe. These seeds then sit on the soil and wait until the season and conditions are right […]
The garden tasks you can do this summer

The garden tasks you can do this summer

Get picking on the daily – it’s summer harvest time in the garden January is a traditional time for holidays in Aotearoa. That it coincides with peak harvest can be annoying if you’re planning on heading off for a sunny sojourn at the beach or river. Unless you get someone to come and pick them […]