Easy Indoor Plants for Beginners (Even If You Think You Have a Black Thumb)
When I first started bringing plants indoors, I wasn’t a gardening pro yet—but I quickly learned that success had less to do with luck and more to do with choosing the right plants. Even now, after years of growing everything from herbs to houseplants,…
How to Style Planters Around Your Pool
When the sun’s out and the pool is glistening, there’s nothing like turning your poolside area into a lush, vibrant sanctuary. Adding planters around your pool doesn’t just bring in colour and texture—it makes the whole space feel more like a tropical retreat. If…
How to Create DIY Flower Beds in Front of Your House
Bring Curb Appeal to Life with a Few Tools, a Little Time, and a Lot of Love There’s something truly magical about walking up to a home framed by beautiful flower beds. It’s like nature rolling out the welcome mat. Whether you’re in sunny…
How to Create a Simple Small Backyard Garden
If you’ve ever stood in your backyard and thought, “Hmm, something’s missing…” — you’re probably ready for a little green magic. Creating a small backyard garden doesn’t require heaps of land or a massive budget. Whether you live in a city apartment, a suburban…
How to Create a Backyard Vegetable Garden
Growing your own food is not just practical—it’s deeply satisfying. Whether you have a sprawling yard or a small patio, you can create a thriving vegetable garden that suits your space, style, and lifestyle. This guide will walk you through the basics of starting…
How to Grow Green Onions Indoors: A Step-by-Step Guide
Craving fresh green onions but don’t have a garden? No worries! Growing green onions indoors is super simple, space-saving, and perfect for beginners. Whether you want a steady supply for your recipes or just enjoy the satisfaction of growing your own food, this guide…
My Favorite: Best Garden Gloves for Every Gardener
Every green thumb knows that a solid pair of gardening gloves can be the difference between a therapeutic afternoon in the garden and a prickly, dirt-under-your-nails kind of disaster. But who says practical can’t also be pretty? From pruning roses to potting basil, here…
Best Herbs to Plant Together: Perfect Pairings for a Thriving Garden
Herb gardening is a joy—especially when your plants thrive together. Planting herbs that get along not only saves space but also helps with growth, flavor, and pest control. It’s like matchmaking for your garden beds! In this guide, we’ll break down the best herbs…
How to Build a Grape Vine Trellis (That’ll Make You Feel Like You Own a Vineyard)
Okay, I’ll be honest—there’s just something about growing grapes that makes me feel fancy. Like I should be sipping something chilled under a pergola while my vines gently sway in the breeze. But in reality? I’m in my garden in muddy boots, trying to…
How to Build a Cucumber Trellis (and Why You’ll Love Having One)
Let me tell you, once I started trellising my cucumbers, it completely changed the game for my garden. No more tangled vines smothering each other, no more cucumbers hiding in the jungle of leaves until they got weirdly oversized and bitter. Just happy, climbing…
Perfect Indoor Plant Pairings for Growth + Pest Control
Here in Aotearoa, we’re blessed with a mild climate, beautiful natural light, and—let’s be real—a fair share of indoor pests like fungus gnats. I started pairing houseplants to create a healthier, more pest-resistant indoor space, and it’s honestly changed the way I look at…
Tiny Space, Big Flavor: My Apartment Herb Garden
Ever feel like your apartment’s too small to grow anything edible? Same here. I used to think growing herbs was only for people with backyards and big sunny decks. But once I discovered how easy (and honestly, fun) it is to grow herbs in…