Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – July 2024

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – July 2024

Monthly Tips & Tasks

Winter gardening Tips in Canterbury I have been busy this past month giving talks to garden clubs both in town and out in the country. What I have seen is a very dry province. June was frosty with little rain to recharge the ground with much-needed water. The garden looks very bare with little colour. … Read More

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – April 2024

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – April 2024

Autumn Gardening, Blog, Fruit & Vegetables, Lawns, Monthly Tips & Tasks, News, The Flower Garden

Autumn is a bustling season in the garden, marked this year by noticeable daytime temperature drops in March. Despite morning dews, rainfall remains scarce, leaving soil moisture notably low. This month is prime for lawn renovation in preparation for winter. Feeding, weed spraying, top dressing, and resowing yield optimal results while the soil remains warm … Read More

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – February 2024

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks – February 2024

Monthly Tips & Tasks

Summer in Christchurch tends to be unpredictable, and this year is no exception. We’ve experienced a mix of hot days and occasional moisture, resulting in a favourable growing season. My stone fruit crops have been abundant, and after their harvest, I’ve applied a fungicidal spray and conducted a light prune to manage unwanted growth. The … Read More