Home and Garden
Nurturing nature
Companion planting is a bit of a buzz word in the vegetable garden.
Time for groundwork
May is a good month to have a good tidy up in the vegetable garden.
Silver lining
Two tall steel walls reach forward as I approach The Shack, both burnt orange with rust
Prickly produce
The kiwano is also known as the horned melon and is subtropical. Apparently it is related to cucumber.
Dazzling designs
A good rule of thumb is that you should spend about 10% of the overall value of your property on landscaping.
Welome visitors
We share our gardens with countless creatures.
Fertilisers give veges a boost
This week we will look at soils and fertilisers and the their importance in ensuring that your garden produces a good crop each year.
Harvest time
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.
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Landscape endeavours
When starting from scratch with a bare plot most people are extremely excited but daunted at the prospect of creating something from nothing.
Butterfly danger
Ridding New Zealand of the great white cabbage butterfly is a mission
Cut away
With two large dogs about, you were never likely to find any Easter bunnies loitering in the garden
Time to tidy up garden for winter
As always there are plenty of jobs to be done around the vegetable garden.
Practical design
CHRISTO SAGGERS - The Marlborough Express
I have recently been engaged to design and build a garden where wheelchair access was required.
Passion for planes dominates decor
Sophie Preece visits a home that reflects the passions of its owners, as well as the countries they hail from
Tasty tomatillo
There's a new plant in my garden this season that I'll definitely be growing again.
Perched high in the sky

At the end of a long, winding driveway is a home that commands some of Marlborough's most unique views.
Pest control plans
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.
Magical modern day moa
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.
Heat goes on firefighter pin-up
Jailed over drug dealing, illegal gun
School boards need more parents
Heavy crops signal better season
Patient's plea: Let me move house
Peg, 109, raises a glass to a life fulfilled
Grand old lady seeks gent for cruises, parties
Alleged rapist from Hawke's Bay sent to Blenheim
Shop asked to stop selling gun


