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Mind the GAP! What’s up with all these metal aggregates, and how are they used?
What's the difference between GAP, WAP and SAP metal? What do these terms actually mean? How do you use the different types of aggregate? Get all the answers in our latest blog!
Garden Tips for September
Spring is here! Here's what to do in the garden this September.
Landscaper Profile – Val Puxty Landscape Design
We talk to Landscape Designer Val Puxty about her recent work, working collaboratively with her clients, tips for winter gardening and the value good landscaping brings to a property.
Garden Tips for August
Our gardening tips for August - including how to recondition your garden beds, what to plant and what to prune this winter.
Grow a green 'wall' fast with climbers
Here's a beautiful way to green up a bare wall or provide privacy without building a fence.
Garden Tips for July
Our garden tips for July include citrus tree care, tips on tree planting, pruning and what to grow over winter.
Winter Wellness for the Lawn
Do this now to encourage strong grass growth when the weather warms up! Winter is only just beginning, and for many Aucklanders, the lawn is already a bog! The heavy rain since the beginning of 2023 has caused stress to lawns, resulting in bare patches where water pools, or bursts...
The Mushroom invasion - friend or foe?
In this blog, we’re looking at the widespread outbreak of mushrooms on garden soil and mulch - why and when it happens, and how to deal with it. Auckland’s recent unseasonal wet and warm weather has seen a huge increase in the ‘fruiting’ of fungi in the form of toadstools...
Garden tips for June
Our garden tips and advice for June, including how to deal with mud, what to plant in your winter garden and frost protection.
Garden tips for April
Check out our garden tips for April, with suggestions on what to plant, what to prune and what to build this autumn!