Garden Mentors NZ

21/04/2022

Free mulch 😃

Leave the leaves, sip your wine...

13/04/2022

I did not know this. No wonder slugs and snails like them!

You don't often think of grandma's hosta patch as the best place to harvest lunch, but perhaps it's time to open your eyes to all the wonderful edibles lurking in your very own yard.  Foraging

06/03/2022

You might want to save this.

Old friends..and new strategies for holistic garden care and design.

31/01/2022

Who said money doesn't grow on trees!

30/01/2022

Helpful advice for those with Buxus sempervirens (English Box) hedges

Now is a good time in NZ to check & trim your buxus, early-mid summer and, as always, trim only on dry days.

Sharing this very helpful picture showing some common foliage problems with Buxus.

1. Top left - sun scortch
2. Top right - Volutella blight
3. Bot left - nutrient deficiency
4. Bot right - frost damage

Posted by topiary specialist and there’s a link to James’s website in my bio.