Gardening
Lynda Hallinan on preserving
Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan has been preserving her summer fruits. Audio
Growing orchids
Orchids are a species of flower that can seem just too hard to cultivate for most of us. But orchid devotees Roy and Lee Neale believe there's an orchid out there for everyone. Audio, Gallery
Gardening with Gerard Martin
It's been a hot dry summer on the East Coast, but Gerard Martin of Kings Seeds says there are 200 millilitres forecast for today. Audio
Getting the best out of your soil
The health of your soil is crucial to the success of your garden. Philippa Jamieson, the editor of Organic NZ magazine, joins The Weekend with some ideas on how to get the best out of your soil. Audio
Encouraging backyard biodiversity
Auckland City Council biodiversity advisor Ben Paris can explain this and so many more ingeneous ideas as to how you can spend your holidays in the outdoors. Audio, Gallery
Annabel Langbein: companion planting
Which plants make happy bedfellows and which don't? Cook and gardener Annabel Langbein talks about good combinations of plants - like tomatoes and basil, beans and corn, and beans and potatoes, and… Audio
Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
Tips and tricks to get your fingers green with Lynda Hallinan. Audio
Rebecca Lees - Incredible Edibles
They have runnerbeans growing up the side of a police station in Canterbury, and if you pick them you won't get arrested. They're there - like many of the fruit and vegies growing in Geraldine - for… Audio, Gallery
Seeds with Gerard Martin
The need to reinvent gardening and growing to the young generation . Audio
Lynda Hallinan: Growing Roses
Lynda says of all the flowers of spring, they're among the most reliable and certainly the most beautiful, even if they have a bad reputation as being fussy, high-maintenance and disease-prone. Audio
The best lawnmower ever?
A buyer's guide to lawnmowers with George Block of consumer.org.nz. And for the first time in 55 years an electric rechargeable mower tops the list, but it will cost you an arm and a leg! Audio, Gallery
Holding up banks and shooting blanks
Agapanthus (agapanthus orientalis/praecox) are a feature of many gardens and public spaces here in New Zealand. With their ability to grow in many conditions, provide ground cover, and stabilise banks… Audio, Gallery
A buyer's guide to line trimmers
With warmer weather not too far away (in theory), George Block of consumer.org.nz reviews the best line trimmers on the market. So should you go petrol or electric? Audio
Gardening - Fionna Hill
Author, florist and Gardener, Fionna Hill has been the master of growing edibles in containers. Audio
Elizabeth Hay: Canada and nostalgia
Kim Hill talks to Canadian writer Elizabeth Hay, a former radio broadcaster, and the author of many short story collections and novels, most recently, His Whole Life. She speaks at two WORD… Audio
Gardening: Lynda Hallinan
Gardening guru, Lynda Hallinan, tackles the unsung heroes of the winter garden... Hellebores. Audio, Gallery
What not to do in the garden in winter
Spring is just 25 days away, and for many... there's that itch to get into the garden to get everything ready. But is that the right thing to do? Our gardening guru, Lynda Hallinan says jumping the… Audio