r/nzgardening

Cabbage tree has a lot of decay around the base of the trunk.. the upper leaves etc still look ok but I’m worried it’s unsafe. Do I need to remove it?

Surely this is not normal for July in Canterbury

Looking to prune and get it back up. I'm up for the challenge but mindful of doing unnecessary damage.

The fruit are smaller than the oranges at the supermarket but still sweet. I’ve seen lots around the neighborhood but I can’t find the name of it online and I want to plant another

It's definitely great to see the roses budding and good to see a frosted cobweb.

Hi all! I am living here for almost a year now and the grass on my tiny town house lawn still looks patchy. The curbside grass looks much more lush than my lawn. I am looking for suggestions to improve the overall look of this patch of grass that can do, having no experience in gardening.

Appreciate any suggestions!

Mower or line trimmer for this 30 m² council lawn strip? Any recommendations? Would a Ryobi 18V line trimmer be powerful enough if it's kept trimmed regularly? I already have an Ego 56V multi-head, so I could buy the line trimmer attachment for around $300, or pick up a Ryobi 18V line trimmer for about half that. I also already have a Ryobi 18V 4Ah battery. This is the only grass I need to maintain, as I don't have any other lawn on my property. Which option would you recommend?

I sprinkled lots of wildflower seeds a couple of months ago on this fresh soil and now there’s lots of greenery sprouting but I don’t know if it’s weeds or wildflowers!! Probably weeds given its winter??

Have recently purchased this place and wondering what this giant thing is and whether to chop it or keep it

Hi, needing help with a new lawn we did ourselves but seem to have an issue with a type of couch grass (I hope that’s correct term). I’m not exactly sure what it is or how to get rid of it

It was a section so after our house was built I sprayed glyphosate all over it, left it for few weeks then used cultivator on it everywhere, raked as much as possible and got screened topsoil delivered and put all around before finally adding grass seed and watering a bunch. I used rye, fescue and browntop seed from Bunnings. This was around February/March this year

What’s the best approach to try work out the exactly type of couch grass and how do I best go about removing please? I’m afraid I’m quite new to this so doing my best with limited knowledge.

Thanks