Horticulture

The winners of five regional competitions compete for the national title of 2015 Young Grower of the Year in Christchurch. During the final, contestants face a series of practical and theoretical… Audio

Patrick Malley was 2014's Young Horticulturist of the Year. The Whangarei avocado and kiwifruit grower has recently returned from drought-stricken California where he has been looking at fruit… Audio

Specialising in gerberas and roses, Paul Loader's nursery in Springston South produces more than two million stems of cut flowers per year. He sells them through wholesale auction houses and… Audio

Ross Tanner had to get up out his chair three times at the inaugural Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business awards. He won the Agricultural/Horticultural Business of the year award, the Most… Audio

Andrew Fisher Tomlin is a horticultural consultant and three times UK gardener of the year. One of his passions is designing sensory gardens. He says gardening is a powerful resource for the visually… Audio

Plant and Food Research is focussing on recruiting Maori students to fulfil a growing need for specialist skills in horticulture and food science. Audio

The pleasures and pitfalls of a low vision lifestyle: You'll seldom see a cane in Mike Steven's hand but he has just one eighth of the vision most people enjoy. Mike is one of almost 170 thousand New… Audio

David Blewden is the president of the New Zealand Flower Growers' Association. He is also one of the country's largest growers of lilies. In the ten days before Mothers' Day 100,000 lilies leave his… Audio

Located in the Motueka Valley near Nelson, this 12 hectare smallholding provides a satisfying means of livelihood for those working on the property, who are also wanting to become more spiritually… Audio