(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.
Losing the garden in the garden
How to keep better track of your plants, in a very simple way
Some quick Q&As to get you through the next two weeks
A few people have asked a few questions lately, and they are pretty broad, so I thought they might benefit everyone.
What we can see of climate change
What we are seeing in gardens, so you can get a good feel of the issues
More trimming and a weird rose
This week we spent ages trying to work out this one weird rose, without bothering to actually open a rose book, of course.
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.
A slightly more thorough 'to do' list for Spring
What we are up to, and the considerations behind it
Creating a butterfly garden
Attract butterflies to your garden with some simple tweaks- or go all out and dedicate an area
Give me my Mad Max moment please
If I cannot have a vacuum cleaner sized steamer, I will have a vehicle sized one