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Wally Richards

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Wally Richards has been a gardening columnist for over 30 years. Check his websites - for gardening news and tips visit www.gardenews.co.nz. For mail order products visit www.0800466464.co.nz. Wally also has a gardening problem help line on 0800 466 464.

Gardening with Wally Richards: Bryophytes

Bryophytes is a name that you are not likely familiar with but if I was to say moss or liverwort you would know about...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Garlic

Many years ago you could put a few cloves into friable, free draining, fertile soil with their points upwards and their bums down, some...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Confirmation

I have in my articles and books for some years stated that our commercially grown food chain is poor in nutrition but high in...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Minerals from the ocean

A reader recently asked me to write an article about the advantages of using pure salt from the ocean in the garden for its...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Winter is coming … get ready your gardens

Firstly those reading this during Easter; I wish you all a happy Easter and travel safely. If not traveling then enjoy your garden and get...

Gardening with Wally Richards: The Invisible Rainbow

Firstly I give you fair warning this weeks article is not directly about gardening but it is very important to all living species on...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Camouflage

The dictionary definition of camouflage is a condition in which the appearance of someone or something when placed against a background makes the person...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Potting mixes

Having been part of the horticulture industry for most of my working life I have noted many changes and one which I and others...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Serious Stuff

On Saturday mornings I normally write my gardening article for emailing out on Sunday, after proof reading it. Being doing this for so long now...

Gardening with Wally Richards: Gardening for high health nutrition

Anyone can grow some food crops for their health without having to be a active gardener, in fact anyone can grow a range of...

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