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
Geranium Rozanne is unlike other traditional geraniums. This excellent long season plant has a medium sized, mounded growth habit reaching 60cm and flowers from early in the summer with showy clusters of bright violet-purple flowers.
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
From Michael Coulter December, the beginning of Summer and all those flowers, fruit and vegetables to grow and harvest. We are well behind on our rain fall and the ground is very dry so we need to manage our watering well to ensure that our garden will produce good results. Mulching will become more important … Read More
[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
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
Spring has finally arrived albeit about 10 days late. We are still behind on rainfall and the risk of frosts is still with us so we need to approach the season with some caution and patience. October is one of the very busy times in the garden as much of what we do now determines … Read More
Relive this wonderful night of floral creativity, camaraderie and humour with a professionally produced DVD
The end of Winter and the start of Spring is the beginning of the growing season and when work in the garden really determines results for the coming growing season. The old saying, “well begun is half done” can be applied to the garden, so start the season off properly by doing the right tasks … Read More
Spring has sprung and we are so excited we’ve wet our plants! But in all seriousness spring always feels like the season of scents to me, and at the top of this list of the ever popular daffodils and daphne is a must have plant, the brown boronia. These are in full bloom, so you … Read More