(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.

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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.

Zoe Reid 3/15/25 Zoe Reid 3/15/25

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Making do with what we've been given

And doing a lot of fixing up

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One year's seeding makes for 7 year's weeding

Saving seeds (for all of the various reasons)

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Summer

We had a ripper of a week here at VGG. We have been trying out all sorts of unorthodox things just to see how they work. So until 2 of my big-plan items are ready for telling you about, here is a list of our trials and errors..

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Tomatoes, trimming and lawns

And a list of things to put off till it is drier

Summer heat, and hopefully some harvests

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Summer heat, and hopefully some harvests

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Planning out the profusely flowering garden

Or any flower garden, I suppose!

Zoe Reid 1/3/25 Zoe Reid 1/3/25

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A quick check in on your garden

If you have even seen it!

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Water, Water, Water

Getting it in the ground and keeping it there

Zoe Reid 12/7/24 Zoe Reid 12/7/24

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So hot. So Sweaty.

How dry will it get? How hot? How can we protect our plants?

Zoe Reid 12/1/24 Zoe Reid 12/1/24

I have used every hose and irrigation item available in NZ

And now, you don't have to.

Zoe Reid 10/26/24 Zoe Reid 10/26/24

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Attack of the floof

The floof... it is everywhere

(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.

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