Growing guides

Looking for a specific growing guide for your fruit & veg? On this page you can find all our guides — so whatever the season, and whatever you're growing, you'll find the tips and advice you need.

Passionfruit

Passionfruit represents the sweet taste of summer and autumn months in New Zealand. A bright green vine with striking...

Pea

Nothing beats homegrown garden peas for their tenderness and taste. Pick them when small, steam within an hour of...

Peonies

Peonies produce striking blooms that can grow in the same location for many years.

Rose

Roses are among our favourite garden plants – and deservedly so. They are versatile, produce vibrant colour through...

Rosemary

Rosemary is a hardy, evergreen shrub loved for its highly fragrant foliage. Like the climate in the Mediterranean where...

Runner Beans

Runner beans, or more correctly scarlet runner beans, (phaseolus coccineus) are among the easiest and most rewarding...

Salad Greens

Grow your own leafy vegetables for garden fresh salads every day, nothing tastes better! By growing a range of different...

Strawberry

Nothing beats the flavour of strawberries picked fresh from the garden. Warm and oozing with sweetness, perfectly ripe...

Tomato

Nothing beats the taste of your own homegrown tomatoes, freshly picked and warmed by the summer sun. Slice them into a...

What to plant in December

What to plant?

Courgettes growing

Courgette

Freshly dug potatoes

How to grow potatoes in New Zealand

Runner beans growing

Runner Beans

Homegrown salad greens

Salad Greens

Rosemary growing

Rosemary

Monstera indoor plant growing

How to grow Monstera

A passionfruit tree growing across a wooden fence.

Passionfruit

A gardenia shrub in New Zealand blooming with white flowers.

Gardenia

What to harvest?

Blueberries growing

Blueberry

Coriander growing

How to grow coriander

Courgettes growing

Courgette

Peas growing

Pea

Freshly dug potatoes

How to grow potatoes in New Zealand

Rose in garden

Rose

Strawberries growing

Strawberry

Runner beans growing

Runner Beans

Homegrown salad greens

Salad Greens

Homegrown Tomatoes

Tomato

Rosemary growing

Rosemary

How to grow Garlic | Love the Garden

Garlic

A border of purple and pink hydrangea flowers in a New Zealand garden.

Hydrangea

Orange dahlia flowers growing in a New Zealand garden.

Dahlia

Find your local store

Looking for specialised gardening advice? Or just hunting for a specific product? Visit your local store and get help from dedicated staff.