(VGG) Very Good Gardening Blog
Zoe’s Wellington based blog which covers one new skill a week, relevant to what the weather is doing this week; what to do in your garden, and what plants are exciting to us at this time of year.

Finding your niche
Generational trauma and the need to grow a Trendy Thing that doesn't work for you.

Autumn/Winter planting
A few things I've added to my garden this past week, and how to do it yourself






Some quick tips to make your garden substantially more impressive
Have guests over? Have you talked up your gardening prowess? These reframes will help you to make even the biggest of failures something to celebrate


One year's seeding makes for 7 year's weeding
Saving seeds (for all of the various reasons)

Outcomes from some experiments this season
Spray trials, planting trials, and lots of trimming practice



The ground rules of Tomatoes
The basics of tomato growing in Aotearoa are lost on the majority of us. Some simple tips to set you straight.


Grow broad beans with me!
Have you ever wanted a step by step for growing plants in Wellington? Here it is! And we're starting with an easy one- let's grow some broad beans.