The garden in winter 2025
A wander around the garden highlights in winter 2025.
February in the garden
Harvests are rolling in, and the garden is in full-swing. Here’s how to keep that progress going.
September in the garden
Heading into spring the garden jobs begin to build up. Find out what needs doing in September.
Autumn garden update
As we hurtle towards winter, I’m working away in my garden to get it ready for next summer.
My happy place
3 years ago I wrote about my frustration at my new garden. Today, it is my happy place.
Vegetables that pay off
All things considered, what vegetables deliver the best returns on investment in the garden?
End of season update on the Square Foot Garden
A round up of what went right (and too right!) in the Square Foot Garden this season.
An update on the Square Foot Garden
A few months ago I revealed my plans for a square foot garden. So, how are those plans going?
The spring garden
A seasonal tour of the garden: bed-by-bed.
Square foot gardening
Low rainfall in summer each year means my garden always suffers. This year, I’m planning to share our water with one bed that really pumps… and grows everything.
Garden time
A bed-by-bed tour of the winter vege garden.
The lazy woman’s garden
I’m getting lazy and spending less time in the garden. But we’re still harvesting fresh food regularly. How? I’m letting nature do the gardening for me.
Strawberry fields forever
My imagination ran away without me and now I have incredible strawberry beds.
Lockdown week one: giving thanks
A reflection on what I’m grateful for at the start of an unprecidented 4+ week nationwide lockdown.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
