(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.

Brutal lessons
Are you failing to grow a lemon tree? This long winded explanation is for you!


Trimming back extremely overgrown vines or hedges
There’s a knack to this, and it isn’t the easiest. Hedges and vines can be used interchangeably here, it’s the same concept. Let’s dive straight in.




The final trim
What will you see when you look out your window, or walk through your garden, all Winter? It is time to do the trimming, results of which will last us until Spring....


The equinox has come and gone,
changing our perspectives on the garden for the next three months. We have started waking up and getting ready for our days in the dark, as the days grow shorter.