Gardening Tips & Trends

The No Brainer Garden

I dream of an abundance of produce that takes little effort...welcome "THE NO BRAINER GARDEN" I have been thinking long and hard about this concept, what makes something a 'no brainer'? I think I...

Gardening With Autopot

This week I have decided to dedicate my blog to the wonders of gardening with AutoPot. Don't get me wrong I love my soil gardens but I have discovered a very happy balance between gardening in the...

Building a sustainable life - gardening for the environment

Lifestyle Choices A very topical subject these days is enabling a sustainable lifestyle. All of us who grow our own vegetables and fruit have, at least, the desire to know where our food comes fro...

How Hydroponics Promotes Sustainable Life

A closer look at hydroponic gardening- a no soil, nutrient and water-based solution method of growing food. Hydroponic gardening is an industry that has been gradually making its way to the innov...

Autopot summer inspiration

In August Brett and I headed off to England for the annual Autopot summer exhibition. This is Britain’s premier event for all things Autopot. It was a great opportunity to talk to other Autopot us...

Winter surprises

This month I was privileged to talk at both the Waikanae Garden Circle and the Kapiti Horticultural Society and have the Tree Croppers Association visit the shop. These groups have a wealth of know...

Winter is here

Workshop with Hannah Zwartz - Kapiti Green Gardener In May we hosted Hannah Zwartz the Kapiti Green Gardener for a well-attended and very inspiring workshop on planning the garden for spring. The ...

Exciting times

Chili harvest Exciting times as we harvested chili this week. What a stunning harvest we have this year. The chili plants are definitely the star plants this month – only just beating out the pu...

Autumn Community Spirit

In February, the community Defibrillator was installed on the main road at the New World in Otaki. Otaki Hydroponics were involved with Rotary to fund raise for this valuable community asset with ...