Garden Maintenance

Natalie’s garden blog November 2025: Spring Gardening in New Zealand, Late spring growth, opportunistic weeds and plants best avoided

Weeding can be a little like solving a puzzle. If you look closely you’ll find hidden amongst the weeds are treasures like self-grown flower seedlings...

Natalie Quirke

Nov 18, 20255 min read

Natalie’s garden blog September 2025 Spring gardening: summer cut flowers, grafting and flower shows and festivals

Spring is an ideal time to sow or plant seedlings for cut flowers and foliage.

Natalie Quirke

Oct 6, 20253 min read

Summer Gardening with Natalie Quirke: Heat-Loving Plants, Deep Watering & Bulb Planning

The February garden is sunfilled and feeling the heat. Summer flowers are embracing the summer sun and feeling very much alive,...

Natalie Quirke

Feb 14, 20254 min read