Bare-rooted trees and shrubs
Sat, 06/06/2020 - 2:20pmPenny Woodward explains how to plant bare rooted trees and shrubs.
What to plant now
Horseradish power
Wed, 18/03/2020 - 5:05pmAutumn is the time when the wonderfully pungent horseradish is in its element -- you can plant and harvest now and once harvested it's time to start cooking!
Growing wild alpine strawberries
Wed, 18/03/2020 - 2:58pmWild alpine strawberries are very tasty, writes Penny Woodward, and you can grow them in your backyard!
Native violets for your garden and table
Tue, 12/11/2019 - 2:11pmKaren Sutherland introduces native violets - great for your garden and in spring salads.
Colourful flowers to plant this spring
Tue, 24/09/2019 - 9:47amIt's hard to pick favourites when it comes to flowers, but this gorgeous blossom is at the top of Lentil Purbrick's list this spring.
Succulent sweet corn
Sun, 22/09/2019 - 3:23pmPut your water on to boil, says Penny Woodward, before picking your sweet corn.
The sweetest thing
Fri, 23/08/2019 - 5:56pm
Penny Woodward asks why isn't stevia more widely grown and used?
Flowers for late winter and spring colour
Tue, 02/07/2019 - 2:49pmAlyssum is one of the annual flower seeds Penny Woodward suggests planting now for late winter and spring colour.
Grow kiwi fruit and reap the benefits
Thu, 20/06/2019 - 11:08amPlant kiwi fruit vines now, says Penny Woodward, and reap the benefits for decades.