PLANT DOCTOR

Call on Weekend Gardener's Andrew Maloy to solve your plant problems. 

Andrew runs his own specialist bromeliad hybridisation and propogation nursery and lectures in amenity horticulture at Unitec. He is a gardening consultant to the Consumers' Institute in Wellington and was elected a fellow of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture in 1999 (he now chairs the national executive as well). Andrew has written two specialist gardening books.

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THIS ISSUE
12 - 25 April 2007

MELBOURNE ON SHOW
At the recent Melbourne Internation Flower & Garden Show Aussie designers came up with a raft of gardens aiming to enhance the quality of outdoor living. Editor Jane Wrigglesworth was there to soak up their creativity.

MOUNTSIDE'S MAGIC
Artifice and ingenuity characterise this paradise under Mt Taranaki. Ben May is enthralled by its diverse influences and abundant plant life.

LATE SEASON SPLASH
Pamela McGeorge is enjoying a colour explosion in her Wanaka garden.

OFF THE WALL
Floral designer Adrienne Patterson creates a living picture using an artist's canvas and a single bunch of flowers.

WHAT'S IN THE SHOPS?
Our regular garden centre guide. We visit Garden Lane Plant World and Nursery in Marton.

HAVE A HOME ORCHARD
The first of expert John Dean's two-part introduction to growing your own pip and stone fruit.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPINACH
Tips on growing this cool-season staple.

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