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Police 'testing courts' in drugs case - lawyers
An barrister says charges against gardening equipment suppliers may be difficult to prove.

15 appear in court after massive drugs bust
Fifteen men arrested on drugs charges have been remanded on bail until next month.

It's Cannabis & Co - cops
An indoor gardening chain would not have made a profit if it hadn't knowingly supplied equipment and advice to cannabis growers, police say.

Scattering of ashes ruining roses
The covert scattering of human ashes in Wellington's Botanic Garden is upsetting gardeners and ruining the roses.

Edible garden: Compost's worth the wait
Edible gardens not only feed us, they need to be fed themselves.

Garden Guru: Sunny side of life
Why don't garden centres segregate their stock and drop the practice of an A to Z of shrubs?

Edible gardens: Greens for winter
Get those greens going this winter. Janice Marriott shares some tips.

Fungi and lichen garden wins flower show's supreme award
The Christchurch Botanic Gardens' Life and Death garden exhibit takes the top award at this year's Ellerslie International Flower Show.

Ellerslie Flower Show winners for 2010
The gold and supreme award-winners from this year's show.

Edible Garden: Tips for fruit and vegetables
Picking your own produce is all about timing and technique.

Garden Guru: Grand vision blossoms
The weather has been kind in the run-up to this year's Ellerslie Flower Show, and the organisers are confident they can build on the success of last year's show.

Edible Garden: Plant in the shade
If you've depleted your salad crops and tomatoes and gobbled all the beans, it's time to plant again. This time in the shade.

Seeds of subversion
A local horticulturist is plotting to remove the blandness from our gardens.

Garden Guru: Beside the seaside
When Jackie Michelmore and her husband bought a derelict mussel works on the banks of an estuary, their friends thought they might have been drinking the seawater and gone a bit mad.

A long path to the perfect garden
Perseverance paid off when Samantha Hayes jumped on the garden bandwagon.

Take a walk on the wild side
Get in touch with the artistry of nature at the Stoneleigh Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition.

Edible garden: Protect and prosper
Vegetables grow better behind shelter but a windbreak doesn't have to be conventional.

Green wall - it'll grow on you
New Zealand's first ever green wall, consisting of more than 1000 plants, has been created inside a new salon.

Project helps homeless find their roots
Ngati Whatua has given up part of its land at Bastion Point for homeless people to grow vegetables for the City Mission's foodbank.