Long-lasting flowering shrubs are good options for the garden and as cut flowers.

Many roses are excellent for picking, bringing colour and fragrance indoors.

Some colourful plants grow well in Whanganui's winter conditions.

The pansy is more popular than ever before and for many good reasons.

Tulips are easy to grow. Buy a few packets of bulbs now - dig a hole and bung them in.

Gareth Carter has advice on planting vegetables and flowers in the cooler weather.

Few can deny the aesthetic appeal and draw to a nice lawn, writes Gareth Carter

Gareth Carter takes a look at how to get the best from your autumn garden.

Planting now allows vegetable plants to maximise the remaining warm temperatures.

Gareth Carter's top tips for a beautiful spring flower display

During February in our late-summer period, many gardens reach their full beauty

Gareth Carter recommends planting trees for summer coolness

It is this time of year when many underestimate how much water some plants need to thrive.

Gareth Carter recommends planting herbs for some quick wins in the garden.

Gareth Carter recommends growing hibiscus for summer colour

Gareth Carter's tips on how to keep your garden moist and grow plants from cuttings.

Gareth Carter has some seasonal tips to make the most of your vegetable garden.

Leeks and brussel sprouts are the winter vegetables you want to plant at this time of year

Indoor plants are a healthy addiction, writes Gareth Carter.

Gareth Carter has some tips to make the most of the garden this summer.

Roses are such good plants too for picking and bringing indoors

Gareth Carter is a hedge fan and shares some tips on how they can help your garden

Citrus are popular trees are both productive and ornamental in value.

Gareth Carter's advice on how to get the best from hanging baskets.

Gareth Carter has advice for your garden on beans, corn, potatoes and apples

Gareth Carter has advice for your Labour Weekend gardening

Gareth Carter has advice on how to get the best for your lawn.

Gareth Carter has advice on how to get the best out of your tomato plants

Gardening: Now is the time to get started on herbs.

Blueberries are a fashionable item in the garden and on the plate, writes Gareth Carter.

Gareth Carter says it's time to prepare garden soil and maybe plant some veges in pots.

Gareth Carter also has advice on garden jobs that need doing now and early spring growth.

Level 4 lockdown is an opportunity for 'gardening leave' as spring approaches.

Dahlias are growing in popularity - Gareth Carter has some tips for growing them.

Pak Choi and Peas are only a few weeks away from harvest.

Gareth Carter recommends plants for your edible garden.

Seven easy steps for delicious home-grown spuds

The best time to prune is during the month of July.

Gareth Carter recommends some colourful flowers for the winter garden.

Gareth Carter recommends some flowering plants to brighten up your garden

The next month or so is the best time to search garden stores for 'field-grown' plants.

It is now more beneficial than ever before to spray your roses now with lime sulphur

Gareth Carter recommends leucadendrons and proteas for winter colour.

Gareth Carter recommends some plants to add colour to the winter garden.

Gareth Carter has plenty of options for plants that will thrive in dry areas of Whanganui.

Look after your brassicas and get some vege plants sown before the weather turns cold.

Gareth Carter says May is the ideal time to plant strawberries.

The attractive plants are well-suited to Whanganui conditions, writes Gareth Carter.

Gareth Carter has some tips for making the most of the long weekend in the garden.

Gareth Carter shares his expertise on getting the best out of your citrus trees.

Gareth Carter has some advice to get the best out of this colourful flower.

Gareth Carter has some advice on which varieties are best for Whanganui conditions.

Bulbs in your garden will multiply and produce better displays in the years to come.

Gareth Carter: Putting the work into a new lawn pays dividends.

Gareth Carter has some tips for getting the best out of your vege garden.

Daffodils are a favourite but there are many other bulbs to consider planting now.

If you are feeling the summer heat, consider a good spot to plant a suitable shade tree.

Gareth Carter: February is the first of the bulb planting months.

Don't underestimate how much water some plants need to thrive, warns garden expert.

Herbs are attractive and great plants to grow in pots or containers.

Like people, plants all react differently to the heat and some plants relish it.

Vegetable gardening has been taken up as a past time by many more Kiwis this year.

You can even grow pohutukawa in a tub or container, writes gardening guru Gareth Carter

Gareth Carter with this weekend's gardening advice.

Pohutukawa seem to have started flowering earlier this year, writes Gareth Carter.

Gardening guru Gareth Carter with this week's gardening to-dos.

Gardening guru Gareth Carter with this week's hints and tips.

Gardening guru Gareth Carter with this weekend's to-do list.

Gareth Carter: Now is the best time of year to plant an avocado tree in Whanganui.

Gardening guru Gareth Carter with his latest hints and tips - oh, and don't mind the wet!

'Plonking' – you see a plant you want then pop it randomly in the soil

The colour of picked rose blooms offers vibrancy and life.