from Kowhai Thompson Permaculture – The Joys of Mulching Now that the Summer is over it’s a great time to put mulch on the garden. In permaculture, mulch is used regularly. So what is mulch and what does it do? Mulch refers to any organic material that is used as a top dressing on a … Read More
Where were you born and where did you spend most of your childhood? I was born in Timaru and my family lived in Fairlie until I was 5, then we moved to the Marlborough Sounds where my parents worked at the Outward Bound School. After being in the Sounds for 8 years my family moved … Read More
From Michael Coulter Autumn is really with us the weather as been wet and windy which has effected the plants in our gardens causing an early end to some of our crops and also some damage to trees and shrubs.Repair damaged branches to trees and shrubs by cutting back to healthy branches close to a … Read More
Four highly qualified and experienced speakers will present this series of stimulating talks culminating in the M J Barnett Memorial Lecture on Thursday 16 August 2018.
Venue is the Harcourts Grenadier Auction Rooms, 98 Moorhouse Ave. Talks start promptly at 7pm.
Best in Show Rochelle Morgan’s garden (below left) took out the residential house category, while Shirley Boys High crop (below right) won the school or early learning centre category. THE FIFTH annual Papanui – Innes Edible Garden Awards were held on Thursday. The awards ceremony attracted more than 50 guests as well as elected members … Read More
T-Rex Begonia Ruby Slippers What a great show again this year for the Oderings School Garden Competition. We love having the opportunity to help encourage the gardeners of our future, and what a stella job they did again this year. Say goodbye to a muted space of green houseplants and say hello to colour with … Read More
Where were you born and where did you spend most of your childhood? I was born in Wellington in 1929. At six months of age I moved to Ohakune beside Mt Ruapehu with my parents and two brothers. These were the depression days. We had a big vegetable garden and hens in one of Railway … Read More
From Michael Coulter Autumn is almost here and the first of the trees are showing colour and the mornings are cooler with dew on the lawns. This is a busy time as we need to get our gardens ready for the coming season as well as making the most of the fruit, vegetables and flowers … Read More
Kowhai Thompson provides some simple tips for a garden renovation One question we face when we purchase a property or when we have lived in the same place for some time is: how do we update this garden? What do we keep? What do we remove? How do we tie this whole garden together? Gardens … Read More
Thank you to all our participating students, teachers and support crew at this years Oderings School Gardens Show. What wonderful interpretations of this charming theme, Once upon a time…
Congratulations to Sockburn School (seen here) on winning the People’s Choice Award and to St Albans Catholic School on winning the School’s Choice Award.