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Gareth Carter: Team up your herbs for better gardening rewards

COMMENT: Companion planting can improve your herb and vegetable crops.

Gareth Carter’s holiday season gardening tips

Comment: There is always something to do in the garden.

Kevin Page: Christmas stress the hit even the best

Some folk are getting a little bit tetchy, writes Kevin Page

Gareth Carter: Avocado varities to consider for your garden

Comment: Planting a range of trees will give fruit at different times of the year.

Comment: Spinning foundations for change

Nicky Rennie writes about a Whanganui man making a monumental life change.

Gareth Carter: Gift ideas for gardeners

Comment: There are many Christmas gift ideas for gardeners or those keen to start.

Comment: Feeling stink at the beach

Kevin Page's dog walk runs into a foul issue.

Nicky Rennie: Marathon event cements family bond

OPINION: 'It gave me hope the human spirit is indomitable.'

Nicky Rennie: Job losses a house of cards for small towns

OPINION: The greatest jewel in Tokoroa's crown was without doubt Kinleith Mill.

Gareth Carter: Time to plant summer vegetable, flower seedlings

Comment: It's the most significant weekend in NZ's gardening calendar.

Gareth Carter: Traditional time to plant tomatoes

Comment: Labour Weekend is a busy time for gardeners.

Comment: It was a dirty job but someone had to do it

COMMENT: Kevin Page encounters some unpleasant work stories.

Opinion: Christmas is starting too soon

OPINION: Financial pressure is coming on people even earlier this year.

Gareth Carter: Fill your garden with the joy of perennials

Comment: Perennials are flowering plants that last a number of years.

Sandra Kyle: What it takes to euthanise fewer dogs

OPINION: This is a community-wide challenge that we can tackle together.

Kevin Page: A fitting afternoon to dust off the wetsuits

OPINION: 'I don't know about you but I'm not a big beach person.'

Rob Rattenbury: Half a century of being a dad

OPINION: 'All those years. They have flown.'

Gareth Carter: Time to plant hardy summer vegetables

Comment: Watch out for changeable spring weather conditions though.