Andrew Steens

At this time of year, the occasional burst of sunshine is enough to create a general rush to garden centres to buy fruit trees and...

Finally, winter is almost over. I know some people like winter, but I’m definitely not one of them. August is the toughest winter month for...

I had a moment of nostalgia last week. While pruning the grapevines, I literally stumbled over my old secateurs that I had lost during the...

After a short and dismal summer, it seems an equally short and dismal autumn is leading into an early, grey, cold and damp winter! With...

I’ve been planting up a storm lately, in between storms that is! Seriously though, there is a very good reason for all the planting activity...

Lots of people grow vegetables, happy to potter along growing crops with the seasons. Fanatical gardeners though like to push the boundaries; growing crops that...

Autumn is both a productive and a busy time for gardeners producing their own fruit and vegetables. Many crops come into harvest now such as...

With the focus on health and fitness in Mahurangi Matters this month, I thought I should extol the virtues of gardening as one of the...

Keen gardeners who are impatiently waiting for the weather to warm up can gain an advantage of three to four weeks by using cloches or...