Companion planting is a bit of a buzz word in the vegetable garden.

May is a good month to have a good tidy up in the vegetable garden.

Two tall steel walls reach forward as I approach The Shack, both burnt orange with rust

The kiwano is also known as the horned melon and is subtropical. Apparently it is related to cucumber.

A good rule of thumb is that you should spend about 10% of the overall value of your property on landscaping.

We share our gardens with countless creatures.

This week we will look at soils and fertilisers and the their importance in ensuring that your garden produces a good crop each year.

The bloke responsible for turning on autumn seems to have been a bit twitchy on the temperature dial lately - after a sneaky frost that killed off my courgettes we've been back to warm nights that, if combined with damp days, are pretty stressful for any grape growers with crops still on the vines.

When starting from scratch with a bare plot most people are extremely excited but daunted at the prospect of creating something from nothing.

Ridding New Zealand of the great white cabbage butterfly is a mission

With two large dogs about, you were never likely to find any Easter bunnies loitering in the garden

As always there are plenty of jobs to be done around the vegetable garden.

CHRISTO SAGGERS - The Marlborough Express

I have recently been engaged to design and build a garden where wheelchair access was required.

Sophie Preece visits a home that reflects the passions of its owners, as well as the countries they hail from

There's a new plant in my garden this season that I'll definitely be growing again.

At the end of a long, winding driveway is a home that commands some of Marlborough's most unique views.

Pests and weeds are two of the biggest headaches for gardeners, causing crop losses and many hours of wasted time if not properly dealt with.

CHRISTO SAGGERS - The Marlborough Express

This week's column was always going to be on my thoughts about the Ellerslie Flower Show but sadly I left feeling disappointed.

Hapuku Lodge has been designed to fit the environment, not compete with it

At Witherlea Kindergarten, trees are for climbing and bushes for exploring.