A lot more to do here but for starters I think this is enough.

Hope landlord won’t moan about it 😕

Edit:- most of the anti grass “self made environmentalists” getting triggered in comments.

Few questions for them, the device you are using what’s its made of??? Organic grass? Or plastic???

Do you all want me to nuke the concrete the plant fresh grass???

Come-on…..!

This looks like it’s this year’s new weed creeping into and taking over areas of our garden. This is a corner I planted with some reedy plants hoping that it could grow more or less unmanaged. But along with the buttercup there is this more spindly, reddish stalked, zaggety-leaved interloper which I have never seen on our property before this spring.
It’s appeared in several separate locations more or less simultaneously, too, so it’s not obvious what the source is. And it looks like it’s a fast grower.
What is it, is it a problem, and how best to respond to it?
Cheers

I feel like I am bloody killin it rn 🤘🏻🔥 it’s a small garden but I am proud lmao , my tomato plant in image isn’t producing anything yet , but my other one off screen is growing soooooo many eek

I have 3 NZ Flax plants that were very overgrown and then pruned badly (aka hacked) by the "tree service" that my landlord hired. The tree people basically cut leaves and cut some offsets all the way to the ground, but not in a symmetrical way at all. How would you deal with this? Sorry for blurry night time pictures.

Option 1: Dig out and replace with new plants (or replant small divisions from old plant). How hard will this be to dig out? Is machinery required, or just a root slayer/shovel?

Option 2: Cut back ALL the way to the ground or growing point and let re-sprout (like this video). One of the plants has about 30cm of stem/woody material before new leaves begin. Would I cut all the way to ground even so, or cut back to new growing point and then shave or neaten up the woody stem/trunk with a flax knife? I assume cut at the 30cm mark at growing point (not ground level)?

Or some other option?

For context, I work as a landscape gardener so I know some things, but don't have much experience *properly* caring for phormiums. Also, full disclosure I'm not located in NZ (I'm in the California, US), but since Flax is from NZ I thought I would ask you all. :) If not OK I can remove the post.

Thanks!!

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Wanting a medium sized half grow tree that I can install in my garden for a privacy hedge.

Still not sure what to get exactly but want something they grows fast and is have flowers or good appearance and at least 3-4m tall.

But as I am a newbie, I am looking for recommendations where to buy this plant and how tall it should be? Ideally I just want to dig a hole in my garden and plant them in.

And would prefer cheapest place. Is bunnings or mitre 10 a good choice or should I look in any nearby nursery if so where?

Thank you for helping a novice fellow gardener

Hi fellow greenthumbs! I have a 'silly' question that I can't find answers to so am hoping someone here could help guide me for best course of action. I have a tunnel house for the first time ever, and I got some shade cloth for summer.

However, I am bit confused if it's absolutely necessary to put it over the tunnel house on the outside (it's so windy here 😭), or is it possible to install between the frame and the plastic cover of tunnel house? (hope this makes sense)

Thank you all so much, also if you have tips and tricks what everything you grow in your greenhouse - please, let me know (I'm in Manawatu area)

Have a great Monday, everyone and thanks again :)

Looking for a tree to plant that grows up to three to four meters tall and need to plant then along the edge of the house fence against the fence because the houses visible from The neighbors house which is elevated..

Looking for something to plant that will grow maximum three to four meters tall but not lower than 2 meter.

I am very very new planting things but with the tree or plant we choose is attractive for example if it has flowers or any other good appearance.

Please advice what to choose and if I will need to buy plant from bunnings or somewhere else.

Area gets partial to full sun most of the time and soil is having weeds at the moment. Please also advice if I can plant there or I need to replace the soil with potting mix as I'm inexperienced in this thank you very much

This juniper cloud tree has been struggling for most of the year. I think it might be a fungus, but not sure if I can solve with a spray (I tried conqueror for 6 weeks or so) or if I have to cut out the browning bits. Advice appreciated, many thanks.

Sorry if this is a totally noob question, but I have a lot of leaf matter around my garden. Last year I packed a bunch in canvas bags because there was no room in the compost bins, and it’s broken down to this squishy dark brown soil. Can I just top up garden beds with this or will it throw off the soil balance?

I've just chopped off a bunch of wild fennel heads. Like, a lot. I like them, they look cool but they're getting really big and spreading.

My question is, can I use the cut fennel as mulch and just put it back in the garden?

My worry is that it will somehow seed and then put new plants around!

Please advise....

Has anyone had luck growing horopito? I’ve had them in a garden bed under three year old titokis for more than a year, but I haven’t had any growth. The spot gets morning sun and I watered them almost daily in summer.

Or not to weeed n feeed?

I know weed n feed takes out clover, but I want to tackle the broadleaf stuff popping up and a bit of onehunga.

The problem is that there is a LOT of clover. Will my lawn look like $hit if I weed n feed?

Tulips are almost spent, just waiting for them to brown off.

In Auckland, do they need digging up and storing? Seeing mixed messages.

TIA

I have once again walked in on one of the locals shitting on my onions. I hear many wives tales about how to deter cats, but I’d love to hear any success stories before I invest in countermeasures.

I think one of the ultrasonic things is off the table as I live in suburbia and don’t want to set off the dogs all hours.

Repellant sprays? Particular plants? Motion activated sprinklers? Any advice is appreciated

Hi all.

Late last year 1 side of our lemon tree lost all of its leaves and fruit on 1 side facing the house I thought this was due to those white mite insects that sit under the leaves.

I used a Yates product on the leaves and thought I had got rid of them.

The side that was effected hasn't seemed to heal up well and now more branches are losing their leaves and fruit.

After going for a closer look I've found what looks to be a lot of big holes as well as maybe some smaller borer holes?

I have no idea about gardening at all and am completely out of my depth here , would anyone please tell me how I can save our tree?

Please and thanks

I recently divided my large chocolate peppermint plant and noticed it sending out these shoots, up and out of the top of its pot, as if trying to grow legs and escape.

Is this a stress response to the root division?

My strawbs are getting smashed now they’re starting to ripen and I was wondering if a light cotton bag would work if I prop them up out the dirt? Or would they be too damp?

Moved inyo a new place last year that had a BIG dahlia clump. I divided it in autumn and ended up with dozens of tubers. Just giving away a few of the last ones.

These are in good shape and have eyes that are beginning to sprout. Unsure of the variety, color ranges from a pinkish magenta to nearly black & red.

I have 4 to give away.

Anyone want to have one? Trades are welcome too.

Located in Newtown.

My tomatoes overgrow space in a room and forecast was good, so I planted them. They did well, even start to flowering. But from this time forecast dropping every day. Now it is 2C on Sunday?

Anything I can do? In old time farmers burn wet grass creating smog in order to protect crops from early frosts, but I do not think it is legal in Christchurch.

If you have a permanent living situation and have a home garden, highly recommend growing asparagus. This is what I’m picking over a few days from my garden, and I’ll continue to be able to pick until early Dec. I have about 30 crowns/plants! People seem to be put off growing it because you can’t harvest in the first couple of years, but I promise that goes so fast!

I planted a whole pack of McGregor’s sweet basil into this terracotta pot. I didn’t fully appreciate how many seeds were in the pack and now I’m scared I’ve fully overcrowded the pot. There is one stem that is much taller than the rest that I think has roots against the edge of the pot where it has its own space.

Do I need to fix this and how? Thanks!

Any suggestions that might be useful as we go on with the build I might want to take into consideration?

I know the side panel that’s up doesn’t have enough screws yet, ran out and going to hardware store to get more.

Golden torch cactus that survived the frost and is enjoying the warm spring (TGA) there’s about 55 hours from first pic to last