Your Garden Coach NZ

🌿 Episode Highlights : 🍵 Tea of the Week : Lemongrass Tea —a refreshing favourite of Connie Cao, our guest this week. Perfect anytime of the day. 🌿 🎉 Kings Seeds Winner : Congrats to Sasha Pollard —this week’s lucky recipient of our Kings Seeds giveaway! 🌻 🌕 Gardening by the Moon : Keep your garden on track by aligning your tasks with the moon phases! We’re in a Barren Period until the 26th,...

🌸 Let’s Plant the Seeds of Success this Spring! 🌸 We’re here to guide you through this busy spring season. 🌱 Join us on Your Garden Coach NZ as we dig into the latest tips for a thriving garden. Available on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts! 🌿 Episode Highlights : 🛡️ Main Topic : Scarecrows —learn how these classic garden protectors can be both functional and fun in your vegetable patch!...

🌸 Spring is in the Air! 🌸 This week on Your Garden Coach NZ , we’re all about keeping your garden thriving through spring. 🌱 Listen on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts ! 🌿 Episode Highlights: 🛏️ Main Topic : A Crop Rotation Refresher ! Keep your garden beds healthy and productive. 🌱 Plus, learn how gardening by the moon can boost your results— Waxing moon = rising moon , perfect for gro...

🌸 Spring is Here, and Your Garden is Ready to Thrive! 🌸 In this week’s episode of Your Garden Coach NZ , we’re covering Spring tasks and expert tips to help your garden bloom. 🌱 Listen now on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts ! 🌿 Episode Highlights: 👧 Gardening with Children (Part 5) : This week, we’re thrilled to have Anita Croft from Growing Kiwi Gardeners join us! 🌻 Anita shares her...

🌸 Spring is Springing! 🌸 In this week's episode of Your Garden Coach NZ , we’re diving into the joys of sowing seeds and transplanting seedlings. 🌱 Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts ! 🌷 Episode Highlights: 🌷 Special Guest : We chat with Luke Gardener from Longbush Cottage about his stunning Tulip Festival and the most gorgeous glasshouses available in New Zealand! 🏡💐...

🌱 Spring Season 2, Episode 3 is Live! 🎧 This week on Your Garden Coach NZ ,  some essential tips for a thriving spring garden. 🌸 Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts ! 🌿 Episode Highlights: 🌾 Mastering Mulch : Learn how to mulch like a pro—your plants will love you, and those weeds won’t stand a chance! 🌱 🌘 Garden Tasks : Descending Moon in the waning phase means it's tim...

🌼 Spring Season 2, Episode 2 is LIVE! 🎧 Catch us on Buzzsprout, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for this week's gardening goodness! 🌱 🌿 Episode Highlights: 🏡 Planting Your Glasshouse : Got a new glasshouse and not sure where to start? We've got tips to help you! 🍅🥒 👧 Gardening with Children (Part 2) : Learn how gardening can build self-image and empower kids. 🌻 🥬 What's Harves...

🌿 Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1! 🌿 Jen and I originally set out to create a year’s worth of gardening podcasts, packed with tips and tricks for beginner gardeners and the skills we’ve picked up along the way. But thanks to your incredible support, we’re thrilled to keep going! 🎉 This season, expect fresh advice, inspiring guest talks, and maybe even a few local workshops! 🧑‍🌾 In today’s epis...

Wow, we've completed our 1st year of Podcasting.  Spring Episodes, Series 2 start next week and we are refreshing our content for you to enjoy. This week Asparagus is in the limelight. Root Crop Sowing on 28th & 29th August. Happy gardening, Ali and Jen Support the show You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz  and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

It's good to be home, but wow what a wonderful trip. So good to be back in the studio with Jen. Tomatoes are the talk of gardeners right now - when to get them started?? And other useful information. Yarrow and Mint Tea, dried and stored last season. Moon Calendar - Waxing Moon - Root Crop sowing NOW Book 'Broccoli and Other Love Stories',  Paulette Whitney  Ali reviews her visit to...

Stinging nettle tea - it's so good for you. Cultivate 17th to 20th August. Sow Root Crops 21-22 then again28th & 29th We talk about cabbages this week. Book reference "Secrets of Longevity" Dr Maoshing Ni Ali reports from L'Escargot Errant - The Wandering Snail Winner of this week's $20 Voucher Bronwyn @bees.picton.garden Huge thanks to our financial supporters. Your d...

Thank you for joining us again for your weekly dose of gardening chat. This week - Container gardening, a great way to start your early gardening - close to the house so you can keep an eye on things, and get back into the swing of checking on your veggies each day.  We will take a closer look at the Spring Onion, an underrated and under appreciated tasty addition to your meals. Ali reports from a...

This week we continue our glass house topic, and we discuss the Walipini  Tasks this week - prep your soil in readiness for sowing and planting  Sow your Root Crops 30th & 31st July Veg of the week - Peas Tea is Lemon Verbena - consider adding these seeds to your list. Happy Gardening Jen and Ali Support the show You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz  and follow us on socials @yourgar...

Spring sowing is beginning around the country, We will take a look at some early options. Ever thought about extending your season with a greenhouse, glasshouse, tunnel house or Walaipini? We have some suggestions to help you decide which would suit you best.  Book of the Week - The Englishman’s Country - a collection of musings, my favourite is from Vita Sackville-West You have one more week to e...

It's hard to believe were are releasing episode 40. This time last year the podcast was alive only in my mind. We have been delighted so many of you are enjoying our weekly garden updates. A huge thank you to those of you who are contributing to the costs. If you are in a position to help visit Buzzsprout.com - Your Garden Coach, (or Patreon) there you can decide how much you'd like to g...

It appears that over Winter our Episode releases each week are a little later than anticipated. Let's roll with that for the time being. A full episode this week updating your current winter tasks, yes there is plenty to keep you motivated and enjoying the benefits of being in the garden even if winter days are shorter (and cooler). Go on, wrap up warm, head outside and get your Vitamin G (Gr...

Happy Winter Solstice, by the time you are listening to this episode (late again), you will be on the right side of the season, heading straight towards Spring. On the other hand, here in France, where Summer is yet to arrive, we've received incredible quantities of rain every day.  We fitted actual floodgates at a friends house this afternoon, a fabulous design used in many low-lying areas o...

Once again we apologise for the delay in releasing this episode. We will try harder. This week we take a look at the moon calendar. It’s’ sowing and planting time and we have a few suggestions for your vegetable and flower gardens. Ali visited Eltham Palace and grounds just after visiting RHS Chelsea, this garden is definitely one to visit if you find yourself in London.  Boyhood home to King Henr...

Apologies once again for the delay in uploading the podcast - I am definitely on French time. Another RHS Chelsea report today. Hope you enjoy it. Stay warm, but do get your hands in the dirt as often as you can, it will make you feel good.  Ali Support the show You can contact us at coach@yourgardencoach.nz  and follow us on socials @yourgardencoachnz

A special report from RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week.  Ali was incredibly fortunate to be invited into one of the Show Gardens to interview the designers.   What a surreal experience to be recording the very talented Dido Milne and Sophie Parmenter in the garden they designed for The National Autistic Society. An enveloping, safe and calm garden in the midst of a bustling show. Upon stepping in...

Hello listeners,  I am currently in transit and technology is getting the better of me. I've finally managed to upload this week's podcast but... I cant get my notes to update you on what is in the podcast. So, you will have a lovely surprise. Hoping to update this blurb when I get settled in France.  In the meantime, happy listening and happy gardening,  Ali Support the show You can con...

This week, by popular request, we give some tips on what to record in your diaries to make the most of your observations and assist with forward planning. We have two guests this week, Phoebe Atkinson from @nga_kaupeka, Phoebe is a founding member of the Secret Gardens of Aotearoa group and the strength behind the very successful Forrest Hill Community Garden. Our second guest is Rita Hammond from...

Rosehip and Pine needle foraged tea Erin Allison from Harvest Homegrown gives us a snapshot of her Hāwea Market Garden - she also teaches us how to grow micro-greens . @harvesthomegrown book your spot at Erin's Winter Workshop now. We draw the winner of the 2nd NZ Bulbs Competition - huge thanks to Paul and Gemma for supporting our podcast. Cultivate 8th & 9th May Sow and plant from 10th...

Tea - Kānuka A New Zealand Native Three gardening periods this week Barron - 1st-3rd May - avoid planting. “Spoil your soil with goodness” Sow Root Crops 4th & 5th In temperate climates sow radish, onions, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, and try ginger too.  In frosty zones sow radish, swedes Jerusalem artichoke, and turnips. Cultivate period 6th - 9th Just do a few odd jobs - store away hoses a...

A busy week this week… Lots of Autumn tasks coming up. We welcome back the very talented Leah Evans @mrs.evans.garden Leah gives us a Snapshot of her Autumn garden and she has some inspiring wisdom for us. Tea - Lemon balm and Sage - a favourite of ours. NZ Bulbs have partnered with us for the 2nd of 3 Bulb Giveaways - Enter this fabulous competition (open to NZ residents only, Drawn on 3rd May, w...