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Citrus tree care & advice

Citrus tree care & advice

Potential problems you may encounter with growing and caring for citrus. An important aspect for your citrus tree is the area between the trunk and the drip line. This is the area where you want micro organisms to work and thrive, so avoid using any Herbicides, chemical sprays and fertilisers it this area. Instead hand […]

Gardening in February

Gardening in February

February is usually the driest and hottest month of the year and the time when a lot of the earlier plantings of vegetables have reached maturity and been harvested. It is the second to last month to plant out crops for winter harvesting so make sure the empty spaces are manured and replanted with winter vegetables this […]

Wally Richards: Coming Up Roses

Wally Richards: Coming Up Roses

It is likely at this time that the roses are in an in-between state of losing foliage as they go into dormancy for the winter months. Some may still have flowers and buds, and if you have not removed them, they will have seed pods which are called ‘rose hips’. These rose hips will contain […]

Wally Richards – Planting Asparagus and Winter Pruning

Wally Richards – Planting Asparagus and Winter Pruning

Asparagus is a favorite seasonal vegetable for many gardeners and gourmets. Bountiful too – once established, mature crowns produce many delicious spears each spring.  I spoke to a elderly lady gardener recently who told me that she had a bed of asparagus that is now 30 years old and still producing an abundance of spears […]

Find Plants & Nurseries in the Manawatu area.

Find Plants & Nurseries in the Manawatu area.

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?

Find Plants & Nurseries in Christchurch.

Find Plants & Nurseries in Christchurch.

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?

Find Plants & Nurseries in Wellington.

Find Plants & Nurseries in Wellington.

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?

Find Plants & Nurseries in the Bay of Plenty.

Find Plants & Nurseries in the Bay of Plenty.

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?