Simon Williams-Fry started his timber journey at MLC Group in 2005 as an apprentice machinist and during his 15-year career, has chalked up a lot of experience timber processing. Simon was born [...]
This post about organic gardening should be written on recycled hemp paper, and smell of tofu and kombucha. That’s because – like recycled paper, tofu, and kombucha – organic gardening is seen as [...]
The title of this post shouldn’t make you feel overwhelmed! Transforming the look of your garden suggests something mammoth needs to happen. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the [...]
Gardening is a rewarding and fruitful experience, and we applaud you if you’re about to dig deep into the world of growing your own produce, flowers, shrubs and trees. To help you transition from [...]
New Zealand wildlife is more mild than wild. Our native creatures need some encouragement to overcome their shyness and mingle with us human types. But the effort to lure native wildlife into [...]
As we wrote in this post: raised garden beds have many winning qualities: They fit neatly into confined spaces They look so good that they become features in your garden You can control [...]
When most people around the world think of Christmas, they picture snowflakes, snowmen,Santa’s sleigh ploughing through the snow… all very, very cold things! Here in New Zealand, things are [...]
A homemade gift is a thoughtful gift. It shows the recipient that you have put some real effort into making it instead of picking up something off the shelf. Anyone can do that! But it takes a [...]
If you’re stuck for Christmas gift ideas, this little tongue twister might help: “Garden lovers love gorgeous garden gifts.” In other words, give a gorgeous garden gift to a garden lover and [...]
The peg might seem like a small and humble piece of timber but as every big job starts with one, its importance can never be overstated. The peg can be a strong support when you’re concreting, or [...]