Cottage garden style is all about layering flowers, a tenet that Fish happily applied to her garden. The pathway leading up to it is lined with lady’s mantle, purple columbine, lavender, and ‘Sarah ...

It sits on a fairly small, 515 square-metre block, but is blessed with two wide verges that Natasha now includes as part of her garden. Having deep volcanic soils also makes growing easier.

Your plants always need attention. We dropped in to see Trevor Kashuba at Corky's Garden Path to help tackle some of the common problems that can plague your houseplants. Spider mites often invade ...