Guest garden writer Simon Farrell sings the praises of tropical blooms.

Planting outside your boundary? You're a guerrilla gardener, writes Justin Newcombe.

Here are a few tips for growing those late summer seedlings.

Water features such as ponds or fountains can transform a garden, writes Meg Liptrot.

Justin Newcombe delves into the fascinating diet and agricultural practices of the first Maori in NZ.

Here are a few simple tips on growing mulberries.

Thornless plump berries make Meg Liptrot a blissfully happy brambler.

A surplus of fish is best put to use in a smoker, writes Justin Newcombe with choosing the plant material to use part of the fun.

Edible subtropical plants offer fruit and are handy screens, writes Meg Liptrot.

Enthusiasm may be low, but now's the time to get ready for some late summer crops, writes Justin Newcombe.

There's inspiration to be unearthed by following the trail at a sculpture garden, writes Meg Liptrot.

There's no need to waste any part of your summer catch, writes Justin Newcombe.

A Christmas table is made all the more lovely with a beautiful bunch of blooms, writes Justin Newcombe.

Growing a family is a serious business. So is growing a lawn. Alan Perrott, a second-time dad, explains the important connection.

If they grow among 'buddies', fruit trees produce more lavishly, says Meg Liptrot.

Greig Morgan puts his green fingers to work constructing his own herb planter.

Bright and cheerful sunflowers can bring a smile to anyone's face, writes Justin Newcombe.

Creating stairs in a bush setting is hard work but worth the graft, writes Justin Newcombe.

Channel your child's natural love of plants into a productive garden.

Many problems in lawns and gardens can be easily rectified if the owner knows the condition of the soil.

Strawberries are fun to grow - easy, delicious and nutritious.

It's the finer details which can add that extra edge to a garden, notes Meg Liptrot.

Greig Morgan shows us a handy way to take the backache out of gardening.

It has to be a good thing if a vegetable's been popular for thousands of years, writes Justin Newcombe.

Justin Newcombe uses his soft side to come up with humane ways to get rid of munching molluscs.

Community gardens are a growing trend in Auckland, a place to learn how to reap what you sow in every sense, writes Kirsten Warner.