New Zealand's Backyard Beasts | Ned Barraud Joseph Massie coastal gardens and more naturalistic

coastal gardens and more naturalistic meadow style gardens

The Corncockle is a 'cottage garden' plant of old

Bulb problems and pests easily handled in the troubleshooting section

Pink Chiffon is an intermediate incurve Chrysanthemum with a delicate blushed pink colour that looks like a pretty ballet tutu

but more sun means more water

New Zealand's Backyard Beasts | Ned Barraud Joseph Massie coastal gardens and more naturalisticIn the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of their life? That bumblebees have smelly feet? See our book about that here That some species of stick insect are all female? Or that earwigs don't actually