Welcome to the horticulture section here at Rural Trader. This is where you’ll find all sorts of information about horticulture.
You’ll find relevant news and articles, upcoming events, related blog and forum entries and horticulture related video clips. Also you can gauge community opinion through our polls.
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This is where we will keep you updated with the latest horticultural news from across New Zealand
Kindly supplied by Yates New Zealand, this gardening calendar will give you expert advice every month
March and April – when it’s not too hot and not too cold – are great months for transplanting evergreen shrubs and small trees
If 51% of our diet was natural (they used the word organic) and consumed raw, then most if not all, chronic illness would be prevented or reversed
Many native plants have interesting flowers and foliage and, once established, need minimal extra care
Autumn is the ideal time to sow new lawns or patch up existing ones
February is the last month of summer and the time when many pest insects have built up big populations if you have not been on the ball with your controls
An Auckland business, which creates organic vegetable gardens in people's backyards, has grown so rapidly in the past two years it now employs five people full-time
Cacti and succulents are popular because of their drought tolerance but also because their structural good looks are so well suited to modern gardens
Many gardeners are always looking for ways to improve their gardens whether it be vegetables, roses, ornamentals or fruit trees
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