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NZ Gardener 2007 index- download our handy reference guide
20 worst weeds (2008)- nasty & noxious garden plants turning into thugs
Lawn care calendar
Growing gourmet crops from seed
Raising hellebores- Lift your hellebores above the crowd - plant them in pots.
Fern friends- Grace and toughness combine to make ferns great potted companions.
Popping up- Poppies are a combination of delicacy and devil-may-care.
Wiping out wild ginger- How to kill it and some friendlier alternatives.
Ivy - The nasty creep- The difference between good & bad ivy
Love & Roses- White and frilly or cool and sophisticated, there's a rose for every wedding.

Gardening guru Neil Ross' garden diary includes general tasks to keep your backyard in top shape
Jobs to do: January - Feeding, watering, deadheading; Collecting seed; late summer bulbs, lawn care.
Jobs to do: February - Taking cuttings; Attracting bees; Powdery mildew; Earwigs; Hollyhocks.
Jobs to do: March- Semi-ripe cuttings; Propagating subtropicals; Bulbs; The perennial cosmos, Cosmos peucedanifoliu.
Jobs to do: April -Taking root cuttings of Japanese anemones; Planting new perennials; Shelter from storms.
Jobs to do: May -Planting lily bulbs and deciduous trees; Lifting and dividing herbaceious perennials; Tulips; Lawn care.

Our 2007 Gardener of the Year, Robert Guyton, reports each month from his sustainable garden in Riverton, Southland
Jobs to do: February- DIY pizza oven; Summer harvests; Herbal pointers; Beating the bugs.
Jobs to do: March- Sowing cover crops; Plant winter crops; Harvesting apples; Easy weed management.
Jobs to do: April - Preparing spring soil; Planting winter veges; Storing root crops; Saving Punui; Protecting berry plants from birds.
Jobs to do: May - Pruning fruit trees; Winter storage; Asparagus tips; Seed potatoes; Manures for the compost.

Find out what to sow, plant and harvest in your vegetable garden each month with Get Fresh author Dennis Greville
Jobs to do: January - Sowing salads; Seedling care; Cherry tomotoes; Compost-making tips; Kaffir lime.
Jobs to do: February- Winter lettuce; Storing onions; Home-made chilli spray; Albino carrots; Cool caulis.
Jobs to do: March- Feeding citrus; Growing radish; Sowing broad beans.
Jobs to do: April - Feeding citrus; Growing radish; Sowing broad beans.
Jobs to do: May - Mizuna, kale and shungiku (edible chrysanthemum), rocket, broccoli and Brussels sprouts.

Kay Baxter from the Koanga Institute shares her advice for organic gardening and saving our heirloom edibles
Jobs to do: January - Planting autumn crops; Heritage veg; Protecting plants from birds.
Jobs to do: February- Saving seeds; Pruning fruit trees; Plant your peach stones; Making mead; Bottling and freezing produce.
Jobs to do: March- Saving seed potatoes; Rare root crops; Tomato trials; Harvesting and storing kumara; Kumara soup recipe
Jobs to do: April - Last chance to plant winter veges; Putting carbon back into soil; Composting and fertilising.
Jobs to do: May - Preparing beds for planting; Kay's top 5 fruit trees; Double digging.

Here are a few of our favourite online resources
www.nzgardener.blogspot.com - Find out what editor Lynda Hallinan is up to in her self-sufficient Auckland garden
www.garden-nz.co.nz- The ultimate New Zealand gardening site, with loads of info about all aspects of gardening
www.5aday.co.nz- Fruit & Vege info – varieties, history, basic growing facts & nutritional information
www.bestgardening.com - This site's got heaps of articles and a good A-Z index (and it's Kiwi despite the .com address)
www.organicdirect.co.nz - Shopping directory – full of links to organic websites eg. Demeter, BioGrow NZ, Bokashi etc
www.plantfinder.co.nz - This has just gone live again after a long absence and lists a huge variety of plants and where to find them. Well organized, accurate and up to date
www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz – Easy to use plant catalogue and gallery of ideas for landscape planting that shows you the "what to", "where to" and "how to" plant solutions.
www.yates.co.nz
www.edible.co.nz
www.colourwave.co.nz
www.kings.co.nz
www.ngia.co.nz
www.palmers.co.nz
www.landscapedesign.co.nz