School Gardens Show 2016 – Media Release

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MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 16 February 2016 Primary school students from all over Christchurch have been planning, planting, watering and building their very own garden installations in preparation for the 2nd Oderings School Gardens Show. Presented by the Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS), the Oderings School Gardens Show opens on Friday 11 March … Read More

Water is Not Enough

Fruit & Vegetables, Plant Forum, Resources, Summer Gardening

So you think you don’t need to fertilise…?  Think again. Independent growing trials* were recently carried out on Yates new range of Thrive fertilisers over an eight week period.   One plant received just water and the other plant received Thrive Natural Fish and Seaweed.  The pictures speak for themselves! Trial Results Fertilisers with nitrogen, phosphorus … Read More

Summer Garden Awards 2016 Media Release

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MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 11 December 2015   From flaxes to buxus – it’s time for Christchurch gardeners to sharpen their edges and shine their grasses. The Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS) invites dedicated garden owners to show off their blooming Summer gardens in the Society’s annual Summer Garden Awards. The CHS Garden Awards … Read More

Christmas Eve Spiced Nut Cake with Caramel Frosting

Christmas Eve Spiced Nut Cake with Caramel Frosting

Recipes

[one_third] Ingredients 250 g butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup fruit mincemeat 1 cup apricot jam 4 eggs 3 cups flour ¼ cup cocoa 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves 1 cup natural unsweetened yoghurt 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup raisins 1 cup walnuts, … Read More

Monthly Tips & Tasks – November 2015

Monthly Tips & Tasks – November 2015

Fruit & Vegetables, Lawns, Monthly Tips & Tasks, New Zealand Natives, Plant Forum, Resources, Summer Gardening, The Flower Garden, This Month in the Garden, Trees & Shrubs

From Michael Coulter November is one of the really busy times in the garden as it is the end of Spring and the start of Summer. With the warmer and longer days plants and weeds grow at a very rapid rate as do many of the pests and diseases that will attack them. The weather … Read More