summer gardening Archives

Clusters of bright orange berries with red and green foliage.

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 […]

Close-up of a blooming basil plant with small white flowers and green leaves in a garden setting.

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

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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 […]