More About Gardening

From building a weta motel, to planting shrubs that will bring native birds to your garden, ecologist Mike Bowie has tips on creating biodiversity in your backyard. Audio

Auckland Botanical Gardens curator Bec Stanley on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... contemporary sustainable gardening practices. Audio

Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanical Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us... don't mow the lawn, grow a meadow! Audio

As efforts around the country are being made to eradicate pests to help save endemic species of birds and lizards, home gardeners can do their bit by choosing native plants. The Weekend looks at… Audio

The different kinds of gardens we can make for ourselves; and what kinds of gardens best suit the New Zealand environment. Audio

With Xanthe White. Audio

Landscape designer and writer on her new book The Natural Garden: Landscape Ideas for New Zealand Gardeners. Audio

Is your garden up to the test of keeping itself alive while you sun yourself on holiday? Audio

Ohau gardener who runs Edible Backyard workshops, talking about getting ready for the growing season. Audio

Kath Irvine has spent years teaching permaculture and edible gardening to schools and community groups, and now runs workshops on how to grow food and create edible backyards from her Ohau garden… Audio

Gardener who runs Edible Backyard workshops from her garden in Ohau, talking about hot boxes, and how to grow asparagus. Audio

Teacher of Edible Backyard workshops from her garden in Ohau; talking about fruit trees. Audio

Permaculture and gardening teacher of Edible Backyard workshops, discussing garden design for fruit trees, and the importance of rootstock. Audio

Tips for pruning fruit trees from a teacher of permaculture and gardening. Audio

Noelle talks with Andrew Steens about summer fruit crops. Audio

Gardening expert Robert Guyton joins Noelle from Riverton with some great tips and advice for getting things growing in the New Year. Audio

Ohau gardener who runs Edible Backyard workshops, talking about preparing beds for tomatoes and growing salads during the summer months. Plus Kim goes in depth about the creepy crawlies in her garden.

Noelle talks with Andrew Steens about tomatoes. Audio

Gardener and tutor who runs Edible Backyard workshops from her garden in Ohau, discussing summer gardening and watering. Audio

With Andrew Steens in his garden. Audio

Teacher of the Edible Backyard workshops, from her garden in Ohau; talking about preparing crops and creating robust gardens for the autumn. Audio

It's time for gardeners in some areas to start thinking about planting autumn and winter crops. Noelle talks with Andrew Steens. Audio

Get Growing - tips for those getting back into growing their own veggies. Audio

Author, floral designer, travel writer and keen gardener, Fionna Hill talks microgreens - how to grow them and what to do with them when you have. Audio

Cook and gardener, and author of Grow It, Cook It, and the Tui Vegetable Garden. Audio

Australian writer and broadcaster on gardening and horticulture. Audio

"Gurbing" or Green Urban Living. How to work with nature to create a sustainable and productive garden without being a slave to the spade every weekend, even in an urban setting where space is… Audio

Hannah Zwartz, gardener and gardening writer, has researched edible gardens in the US. She recently attended the Edible School Yard Academy which trains educators to create sustainable edible… Audio

Community gardens are springing up all over the country, in all ways, shapes and forms. Lynn Freeman visited Kapiti Coast gardener Hannah Zwartz who's involved with helping people wanting to start… Audio

Kai o Te Aro in Wellington is a great example of a community garden. Built on the site of an old University carpark, it's been transformed into a productive garden which feeds the community and… Audio

Andrew Fisher Tomlin is a horticultural consultant and three times UK gardener of the year. One of his passions is designing sensory gardens. He says gardening is a powerful resource for the visually… Audio

Author Dee Pigneguy and her husband Mike live tucked away on an urban oasis, deep within Glenfield on Auckland's North Shore. An avid gardener and an advocate of living sustainably, Dee teaches… Audio

Australian gardening consultant Simon Rickard is a garden designer based in the Australian state of Victoria, and has been a botanical guide, leading garden tours in the UK, Europe, Japan and New… Audio

Catlins-based author who has written over 100 books for young readers, and co-author of new illustrated guide, The Tui New Zealand Kids Garden. Audio

86 year-old organiser of community gardening, who has been named national NZ Gardener of the Year 2008. Audio

Social historian whose new book is A History of Gardening in New Zealand. Audio

Montana book award finalist Christopher Johnstone on how our gardening history interacted with our cultural development as a nation. Audio

Magazines, newspaper supplements and the broadcast media are a bombardment of gardening information this month. Wayne takes an offbeat political look at what's growing, with the help of two guests… Audio

A botanist, planner, zoologist and entomologist collaborated in a survey of Dunedin gardens to find out how well native biodiversity fares in cities Audio