(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.
One year's seeding makes for 7 year's weeding
Saving seeds (for all of the various reasons)
Convolvulus
I don’t know if it’s the weather, or the time of year, or just the way the jobs have fallen- but we have spent a lot of time this week removing convolvulus.
On hydrangeas
I appreciate that this is a bit of a targeted post! Some of us hate the things. But this post is targeted at you, person who has hydrangeas, but cannot seem to get the timing right for pruning.
Losing the garden in the garden
How to keep better track of your plants, in a very simple way
What we can see of climate change
What we are seeing in gardens, so you can get a good feel of the issues
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
