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Inaugural  Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition 2008

Inaugural Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition 2008

The Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition in Hawke’s Bay was a symposium of work from over 32 sculptors. The gallery below is a selection of some of the work. For more information click here or contact us. View the gallery Here

Seasonal Pests

Seasonal Pests

Warming weather brings out a number of insect pests which include; grass grub beetles, codlin moth, whitefly, leaf hoppers, spider mites, aphids and many more. The later 4 when left without control, will quickly build up their populations making for a real problem later in summer. The first two will be worse next season if […]

Make hay while the sun shines in an economic downturn

Make hay while the sun shines in an economic downturn

At this time in New Zealand things are not too bad as yet, so as we used to say, Make hay while the sun shines. There are two aspects to growing your own food to be more self-sufficient, these are the short term and the long term. For instance on the short term you can […]

Flowers for all seasons

Flowers for all seasons

Low maintenance evergreen gardens make sense in a busy world. Ever decreasing section sizes and diminishing time for gardening have fed the drive for ‘low maintenance’ plants that look the same all year round. But it’s a shame to turn our backs on the things that make us feel great – colour, fragrance, variety, and […]

NZ Landscape Design & Sculpture Awards 2008

NZ Landscape Design & Sculpture Awards 2008

Waikato Home & Garden Show NZ Landscape Design & Sculpture Awards 2008 2008 NZ Landscape Design Awards Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Matt Perry for Wintec Bronze: Tall Poppies Landscape Centre Highly Commended: Imagine Landscape Design, Tailored Environments Peoples Choice: Wintec by Matt Perry Night Light Award Gold: Project Landscape Silver: Tailored Environments Bronze: Tall Poppies […]

Vegetables - Top Tips for Beginnner Gardeners

Vegetables – Top Tips for Beginnner Gardeners

Top Tips for Beginner Gardeners There’s nothing worse than starting a vege patch all enthusiastic, putting the leg work in, then getting disappointing results.  As spring is often the time when beginners decide to give it a go, I’ve put together a few top tips to help you on your way.  If any of you […]

GARDENING IN SPRING

GARDENING IN SPRING

Spring is the time when the new season’s growth really starts to happen which is a result of the extending day light hours along with the warmer temperatures. One thing that you will notice is that the new growth on roses and other plants is very healthy. There are a few reasons for this which […]

Gardening information – Wally Richards

Gardening information – Wally Richards

Gardening is made a lot easier if you know what you are doing rather than just guessing. There are many problems that can arise while gardening such as pests, diseases and weed control, any of which can be very complexing for the novice gardener and even the experienced can get stumped at times. Gardening does […]