Garden Life

No gardener would say that an aphid is their favourite insect.

Commonly called snowberry or wax berry, Symphoricarpos albus is a deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family.

One of the most stunning shrubs for this time of the year are hydrangeas.

It is the large, rounded leaves of Astilboides tabularis  that make this herbaceous perennial so noteworthy and unique among garden plants. The bright green leaves resembling lily pads or...

The word wort is an old word simply meaning root, herb or plant. It faded from everyday use during the 17th century but is still incorporated in the common names of many plants today.

Tucked away in a sheltered spot of the Lindsay Creek border next to the Wolf Harris fountain there is an appealing combination of foliage and flowers on display.

A must have for every garden is the mock orange shrub, Philadelphus. A member of the hydrangea family Hydrangeaceae, there are 60 species and numerous garden origin hybrids and cultivars.

Virgillia oroboides is widely known as keurboom in its native homeland of South Africa, translating to "choice tree" for us in New Zealand.

It's warming up out there and now is the prime time for sowing seeds for your flower and vegetable gardens.

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, kahikatea or white pine — whichever of these names we are familiar with — was once abundant in swamplands, and lowland forests throughout New Zealand. However,...

The delightful shrub Prostanthera rotundifolia, also known as round-leaf mint bush, is a fast-growing southeastern Australia plant that in ideal conditions can reach up to 3m high.

While you may not have heard of euphorbias or the family Euphorbiaceae, it is quite likely you have seen one or more of these plants in their different shapes and forms in home gardens or...

Thrips such as the greenhouse thrip are an increasing problem in our warming and drying climates.