New Zealand Gardener December 2017

In "as new” condition

CONTENTS:

GROW YOUR OWN Vege patch to-do list: this month’s moon calendar + edible crops to sow & tend now GARDENA Gardener of the Year: meet the 2017 winners! Christmas gifts & homemade baskets: Weave your own baskets and gift what you've grown, says Lynda Hallinan Top 10 fruit trees for renters: Grow your own portable fruit orchard Ruud Kleinpaste: Of rata and pohutukawa DIY project: Outdoor Christmas lights Ask our experts: your questions answered DIY recipe: Mini berry pavlova

PEOPLE & PLANTS In full bloom: Rhododendrons in north Canterbury Literary beauties: The heritage flowers and plants at Katherine Mansfield's home The golden path to green lands: The contribution of Chinese market gardeners to New Zealand horticulture What's the best real Christmas tree? Jo McCarroll tracks down the answer In season: Neil Ross on summer's best blooms Rose of the Year: The results are in! Xanthe White talks plants: The kawakawa provides lessons on health, history and heritage DIY florist: Make rose petal tea

REGIONAL ADVICE Northland: Russell Fransham takes a closer look at the golden chalice vine Auckland: Even neglected plants have their stories, as Mei Leng Wong discovers Taranaki: Abbie Jury's treasured homegrown Christmas decorations Wairarapa: Fragrant rhododendrons are Kerry Carman’s scent ofsummer Kapiti Coast: Julian Matthews meets some old friends in new places Christchurch: Mary Lovell-Smith's native mistletoe Akaroa: Barbara Lea Taylor's gift ideas Ashburton: Alan Trott's guide to summer care for perennials Dunedin: Margaret Barker has tips on how to grow plants from the surrounding islands Southland: Tales from Robert Guyton’s food forest

EVERY MONTH Editorial Mailbox New plants Events Small acorns Man’s world

116 pages

Approx 275mm x 210mm

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