Home & Garden - gardening

As well as an A-Z section on NZ flowers covering plant care and maintenance, the book will include sections on: choosing the right flowers for the right place; annuals, bulbs, perennials, roses, climbers, natives and wild flowers; edible flowers, flowers for fragrance, flowers for children; flowers to attract birds, flowers for drying, flowers for weddings and flowers for remembrance; tips for flower arranging; a flower colour guide. There is also a seasonal Garden Diary that outlines what needs to be done in the garden at which ti... read more

Dennis Greville is respected internationally for his plant and garden photography and is New Zealand's most published gardening author and photographer. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned gardener, growing year round will encourage and inspire you, with practical advice that will help you achieve optimum results in your garden, whatever its size, climatic conditions and soil type. Dennis provides readily accessible information and tips on how to do things better. These easy to follow ideas will enable you to take charge of yo... read more

A comprehensive book on all you need to know about the wide variety of vegetables available to us in New Zealand.

Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember run a successful business installing edible gardens: in polystyrene boxes on balconies, in crates you can put anywhere in your backyard, or by creating no-dig, raised garden beds. After years of helping clients set up spaces to grow their own fruit and vegetables they believe anyone can create their own little edible garden, in almost any area. And in this easy-to-use guide they show you how simple it is! Fundamentals such as soil, climate, watering, composting, worm farms, saving and sowing seeds, a... read more

SEASONS - a journey through the garden showcases a startling array of plants and their ever-changing forms and colours. Photographer Sally Tagg spent three years capturing seasonal displays of flowers and plants at Auckland's Botanic Gardens. The result is a stunning collection of photographs that celebrates the diverse beauty of the garden world. Accompanying Sally's spectacular photographs is a tribute to each plant's unique character written by respected plant expert and Director of the Botanic Gardens Jack Hobbs. Also included ... read more

Another down-to-earth, practical gardening guide from best-selling author Andrew Steens - a companion volume to Grow it Yourself Vegetables. Packed with sound advice and information, Andrew Steens and his new book, Grow it Yourself Fruit & Nuts are your first port of call when planting a new orchard, or looking for guidance on how to care for your fruit crops. With space-saving new dwarf varieties for today's smaller gardens and multi-grafted trees that are more resistant to pests and diseases now available, growing fruit... read more

Wild birds can indeed be encouraged to live in the domestic New Zealand garden. The secret is providing the right kind of water, food and shelter. <br>In this brilliant family reference book by Gordon Ell, you'll find everything you need to know to cultivate a property teeming with wildlife. Filled with practical general advice about luring birds and other creatures close to your home or school windows, you'll also find step-by-step guidelines and illustrations for building simple feeders, lists of suitable food plants and no... read more

A new type of gardening book that is not only a very good read but also packed with numerous tips making it an excellent reference book as well. The first section deals with the most important areas of the garden such as Roses, Tomatoes, weeds, lawns, vegetables, fruit etc.Section 2 gives information on safe to use sprays and remedies. Section 3 deals with other areas not covered in section 1. Section 4 talks about the harm chemicals do to the soil, garden and our health. Section 5 lays out a number of healthy alternatives such as ... read more

Ralph Ballinger has spent much of his life in the breeding, selection and testing of flowers, growing flower seed crops and for thirty years flowers commercially under glass. This is a practical book written for home gardeners and the common names have been used mainly for identification of plants. Nearly 200 flowers have been described covering mainly annuals and perennials used for bedding and herbaceous borders. The first section of the book covers the planning of the flower garden plus the raising and propagation of plants. T... 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.

In this timely book, organic gardening guru Jeffrey Hodges explains how to make the most of our precious water resources to create and maintain a healthy, flourishing garden. This practical manual will help you: * understand the way plants use water and the way water is stored in the soil

Reprint. Over 190 trees, shrubs, ferns, herbs, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail in this practical field guide. There is information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised, particularly by Maori, their nutritional value, and where they can be found. In a separate section there are descriptions of poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with the edible plants. Illustrated with drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest... read more

New Zealand's benign climate creates superb growing conditions for flowers, fruit and vegetables, so it's no wonder that Kiwis love to turn their garden into a slice of paradise. Now gardening enthusiasts will be able to pick up Dennis Greville's highly practical gardening book and find some instant improvement they can make to their garden. The text was previously published by Harper Collins in 1995 but has been fully updated, and now comes with the author's exquisite colour photography throughout. The book is structured around... read more

Striking, mysterious, sinister, and strange all describe the singular appeal of plants with black (or near-black) foliage, flowers, or fruit. For some gardeners, they are curiosities that yield a special thrill. For others, they are invaluable for providing contrast with brighter elements. Whatever the source of their somber magic, these dusky denizens of the plant kingdom are irresistible to anyone drawn to nature's more unusual manifestations. In this compact, accessible volume, PaulBonine profiles 75 of the most alluring black a... read more

A personal selection and authoritative guide to the most beautiful bulbs on the earth. The publication of Anna Pavord's guide to her favorite bulbs, corms, and tubers is an event to be celebrated. Here, the world famous author of "The Tulip," selects 540 favorite bulbs, more bulbs than and gardener could grow in a lifetime. Easy-to-grow, generally inexpensive and highly accessible, bulbs are readily available from many outlets. From acis, anemones and arums to zantedeschia, zephyranthes, and zigadenus, this alphabetical collection... read more

A down-to-earth practical guide to growing the vegetables that will sustain and nourish your family. Andrew Steens shares his enthusiasm for the rewards and gives the reader friendly informative advice on how to avoid the disappointments of gardening.

Following the success of Yates Young Gardener: Growing Things to Eat, Janice Marriott's latest gardening book is packed full of ideas for outside fun and learning. With experiments like making shrunken heads, a butterfly feeding jar or fungus garden, or even designing a dream garden, this book is packed full of activities for you to do in your home garden. Look out for KIA - short for Mr Know-it-all - offering useful advice along the way, Nurse Nasturtium, teaching you how to keep safe in the garden, and the Red Hot Poker Joker, wh... read more

This book contains simple steps to growing herbs in your garden, from the experts at the RHS. Follow RHS show-how and know-how and discover how to fill your garden with herbs with the minimum time and effort (whatever size it is). Inspirational tips and techniques will help you choose, plant and sow herbs to add scents, flavours and flowers to your garden and kitchen all year round. Get amazing results, whether you're a green-fingered guru or a gardening novice. For more step-by-step gardening advice, pick up other titles from this series.

With stunning photographs by Dennis Greville, this all-in-one gardening guide and recipe book provides a wealth of practical information that will inspire gardeners and cooks alike.