I would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Xmas and a Happy Gardening New Year.
It is a very great pleasure to bring you gardening information each week and to hear about your successes and problems.
Your emails and phone calls contribute a lot to these columns and sometimes when stuck for a topic, one [...]

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A very popular ornamental shrub commonly known as Buxus or Boxwood and often grown as a border plant, trimmed to keep compact for a more formal type setting.
In the past thousands of these plants have been produced by nurseries to satisfy the demand from gardeners wanting to establish box hedges. The same plants have been [...]

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The met service has reported that we had the warmest August ever since records began with about 1.5 degrees above average, which does not seem a much on those odd cold days, but for a lot of insect pests it means an early arrival.
A good hard, cold winter takes its toll on insect populations from [...]

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This winter has been wetter and colder than any we have had for some time. For us gardeners it is a matter of doing our best to keep plants alive and the gardens in reasonable shape while chaffing at the bit.
Wet feet
One of the worst problems is saturated soil which is a problem for [...]

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Potassium Permanganate (Condy’s Crystals) has numerous uses in gardening as well as in other areas. I remember as a boy that if one had a sore throat a mild tincture of Condy’s Crystals would be made up to use as a gargle. This would hopefully kill the bacteria which was causing the sore throat. [...]

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Are you looking for plants and nurseries in the Manawatu area – including Wanganui, Palmerston North and Linton? Or anything to do with garden centres and suppliers, specialist nurseries, garden ornaments and supplies?

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Are you looking for plants and nurseries in Christchurch – including Avonhead, Richmond, Avonside, Linwood, Addington, Riccarton, Fendalton, New Brighton, Sumner, Cashmere, Wigram, Hornby, and other suburbs? Or anything to do with garden centres and suppliers, specialist nurseries, garden ornaments and supplies?

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Are you looking for plants and nurseries in Wellington – including Ngaio, Lower Hutt, Kapiti, Karori and surrounding areas? Or anything to do with garden centres and suppliers, specialist nurseries, garden ornaments and supplies?

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Are you looking for plants and nurseries in the Bay of Plenty – including Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Te Puke, Papamoa, Whakatane, Opotiki and other areas? Or anything to do with garden centres and suppliers, specialist nurseries, garden ornaments and supplies?

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Are you looking for plants and nurseries in the Waikato – including Hamilton, Cambridge or the Claudelands area? Or anything to do with garden centres and suppliers, specialist nurseries, garden ornaments and supplies?

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