Yerba mate, or Ilex paraguariensis, hails from South America. Brewing the dried leaves results in a traditional caffeinated ...

Increasing the use of native plants, growing your own food and supporting butterflies are all admirable goals. You can ...

“Fruit trees will help you get more produce out of the same bit of land, so your plot becomes more productive. Let’s say you ...

The Herald Travel’s annual search for New Zealand’s best beaches is under way for another year, and the competition is hot: Will fan-favourite Ōhope retain the crown? Or will an underdog rise to the ...

Every year this column is guided by a general theme recommended to us by readers and fellow gardeners. In 2025, Gardeners’ ...

When native pine trees are grown on their own they will develop taproots or sinker roots for stability and to secure enough ...

As gardeners, weeds are one of our biggest pet peeves. They compete with our plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight, take ...

While we might like the idea of an evergreen yard that remains vibrant and full of life all year long, many evergreen trees ...

Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow it to grow more robustly ...

Grapevines and fruit trees. Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings. In a ...

It looks best in a naturalized woodland setting, beneath shrubs and trees. They can easily become overrun by competing ...

Green Giant' and emerald green are excellent privacy plants, but their size and growth rates are vastly different. Learn ...