Kōkihi, nasturtium and flatleaf parsley in a 'forage garden' Photo: Hannah Zwartz
So, you like the idea of gardening but can't bring yourself to spend hours toiling away in the outdoors, making a self-sowing 'Forage Garden' might be the answer.
With minimum effort you can utilise a wild corner of your patch, relinquishing control and letting the garden do the hard work for you. When done right it creates dense growth where you can go and forage for greens - so you've always got a salad or stirfry to hand. It comes down to two things - choosing the right plants that will self-seed, and giving them a good start.
Gardening expert Hannah Zwartz shows us how, and will answer your listener questions.
Hannah has over 30 years' experience gardening professionally, including looking after the herb and succulent gardens at Wellington Botanic Garden and running community market gardens in the Hutt Valley.
