'Sarah the Gardener' tells John about the first thing she planted after moving to the country and her new book

Publish Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 8:02pm

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Sarah is an award-winning blogger and professional gardening writer based in Waiuku. She is the author of the bestselling gardening books such as, The Good Life: Four Seasons in my Country Garden, branded by Yates and published by Harper Collins in 2013. Also author of Play in the Garden, published by New Holland Publishing, and rated by The Listener Magazine as one of the 'top fifty children's books of 2014’. Her latest publication is Growing Vegetables: A Simple Guide for New Zealand Gardeners.

Sarah is a regular gardening contributor for the NZ Herald, Yates Brand Ambassador, motivator and moderator of The Yates Vegie Growing Challenge, and has featured on various TV shows including Seven Sharp, Get Growing and Cook the Books. Sarah is a passionate home gardener, growing all the vegetables for the family on a rural lifestyle block.