NZ Gardening

Get Growing gives people of all ages the gardening basics, as well as fun projects and activies to spark the imagination and cultivate green thumbs. Children don't need to know everything there is about edible gardening to get started. The book re-introduces the idea that food comes from nature - not the supermarket - and the acts of growing, preparing and sharing it can be immensely satisfying. This book is packed with information and ideas for making edible gardening a fun activity that all members of the family can enjoy. ... read more

Whatever the size of your garden, this book provides simple, practical advice on the most efficient way to use a limited space to grow healthy organic produce. Includes tips on planting, growing and caring for a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and fruit, including the best available varieties for each.

Lots of exciting ideas that provide nutritious,economical, tasty and tempting meals for young families. Everyone trying to balance the demands of family will delight in this collection of delicious recipes. This book was written with busy parents in mind and is full of wonderful food suggestions to tempt the fussiest of eaters. Including: Everyday eggs -- Pasta please -- Finger-picking chicken -- Party time -- Super soups -- Meals without meat -- Delectable drinks -- Popular puddings. First published August 2009.

Nothing beats succulents for variety, colour, form, ease of cultivation, container suitability and the wow! factor that comes from plants with such spectacular shapes and textures. The first edition of Succulents for the Contemporary Garden, now out of print, introduced the succulent lover to 60 genera and hundreds of species of these fabulous plants. This new edition completely repackages all that invaluable material with a look suited to the times. Useful for both beginners and experts, it's a treasure trove of species. The autho... read more

What do I need to make a garden? What plants can I eat from my garden? Is spaghetti squash a plate of flat pasta? If you want to know more about growing your own juicy tomatoes, crunchy carrots and tasty strawberries, then this is the book for you. Find out what tools you need and how to make seeds grow into fruit, flowers or vegetables. Learn how to grow a pumpkin with your name on it, how you can make a living tepee and how to grow a cucumber inside a bottle. Discover who your garden friends are and find out who's just waiting to... read more

Vegetable gardening is big again. Here's a book that takes readers by the hand and shows them how to go from backyard bombsite to organic Garden of Eden in one year. Author Xanthe White, New Zealand landscape-design star, documents a year in the garden she built from scratch in a rundown inner-city backyard, inspiring readers to realise that they can do it too. With a chapter for each month of the year, Xanthe's monthly diary inspires and confides, and her guides to sowing, planting, pests and diseases, making compost, mulching and... read more

In The Good Life journalist and TV presenter Francesca Price offers a positive guide to a greener, cheaper and more sustainable life in New Zealand. She covers the ethical issues in a wide range of everyday subjects including shopping, parenting, food, building and renovating, holidays and community life. Each chapter includes interviews with well-known Kiwis who are looking for the greener options in life: David Trubridge talks about his approach to furniture design, Kay Baxter shares her wisdom on gardening and self-sufficient li... read more

The popularity of organic gardening continues to rise as people increasingly want to control the quality and freshness of the food that they eat. And organic gardening isn't just about creating delicious healthy food for the table; it's also about nurturing nature. Specially tailored to New Zealand's growing conditions, Growing Organic is a handbook of eco-friendly and health-aware gardening techniques for sowing and growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, and much more. From selecting tools to propagation, crop rotation, watering, we... read more

While Fionna will be the first to tell you she's not actually a Granny in the biological sense, she is most definitely a wise woman of the world who meets all the criteria for anyone's favourite Gran. When she decided to improve her health and grow her own food she had to find somewhere to grow it. Living in urban Auckland severely limited her options. While she could manage window boxes of micro-greens, she yearned for more space - and was utterly delighted to eventually find herself with a plot in the Grey Lynn Community Garden. ... read more

As life becomes busier and gardeners look for more permanence in their landscaping, foliage plants have come into their own. In this authoritative overview of 114 of the best foliage plants for a range of climates and regions, renowned garden writer Julian Matthews uses stunning photographs to illustrate their inherent beauty and distinctive qualities. With full care and cultivation advice and handsome layout, this book is an indispensable gardeners' and landscapers' aid. First published September 2007.

Wendyl Nissen's year-long journey towards self-sufficiency. The book details each home discovery as it happens - both the triumphs and the disasters - while Wendyl slowly sheds her corporate life. A Home Companion is the book for any woman who finds herself yearning to get her hands covered in soil and become a green goddess.

Bill shows you how to grow your own fruit, vegetables and even edible flowers.

A practical and colourful guide for anyone who wants to enjoy the simple pleasures of growing their own produce.

Lumps on your lemons? Daffodils refusing to flower? Hebes turning yellow? If you have a gardening problem, look no further. In The New Zealand Plant Doctor Andrew Maloy has compiled answers to the most common problems gardeners face, which he has assembled from years of experience answering readers' questions in his popular 'Plant Doctor' column for Weekend Gardener magazine. He offers sound and practical advice on eradicating disease, pest and weed control, spraying, feeding and more. From organic remedies to approved chemicals, A... read more

One of gardening's greatest pleasures is growing herbs & using them fresh from your garden. Ginny Clayton shows you how in this handbook for the modern herb grower. From culinary herbs such as Thai basil and French tarragon to herbs for healing, including comfrey and chamomile, Ginny describes how to propagate, raise and maintain over 60 herbs using organic growing methods. There are tips on how to plan your kitchen herb garden, companion planting, which herbs to plant to attract bees, and which ones repel insect pests. Also in... read more

A practical, comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to planting and maintaining a vegetable garden for the novice to the experienced gardener. The Tui New Zealand Vegetable Garden contains all the essential information you need, from how to condition the soil, how and where to plant, sprouting schedules to what kind of yield to expect from each plant variety, and harvesting tips. There is also a section on how to combat pests and diseases in order to build a healthy and thriving garden - whether yours is of the raised bed varie... read more

For busy families who don't have time for a large garden, containers are also ideal. This book is full of useful information and covers almost every aspect of container gardening. First published November 2006.

Landscape design has its highest profile ever right now. New Zealand garden design is rapidly becoming recognised internationally as excitingly innovative and creative, from sharp city minimalism to sweeping coastal and country estates.<br><br>Following a brief introduction outlining the history of garden design in New Zealand, the author and photographer celebrate the work of 20 of our most accomplished garden designers.<br><br>The range of personalities is truly national, from Ted Smyth, Rod Barnett, Trish... read more

The Ellerslie Flower Show has been a hit with the public since it was first mounted eleven years ago, and has grown into an event to rival Chelsea on the international horticultural calendar. This lavishly illustrated book is packed with photographs that celebrate the best of Ellerslie's innovative designs, and makes a souvenir that no regular show-goer will want to miss. Chapters cater to all tastes - from the formal grandeur of an English country garden, and the witty charm of children?s spaces, to the unique flavour of local Pac... read more

A beautiful and well-researched guide to over 50 gardens throughout New Zealand that are open to the public for visiting. From New Zealand Garden Trust gardens of international significance to small personal favourites of the authors, this richly illustrated guidebook will delight gardening fans throughout the country. With comprehensive contact details and opening hours, readers can plan to visit these gardens in person, or simply enjoy reading about them from the comfort of their armchair.