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Wally Richards: roses in December

If there is one plant I am asked more about than any other, it is a rose. Gardeners and even non-gardeners just love their roses, going out of their way to have great looking specimens. Roses do best by far if you throw away all your chemical rose foods and sprays and give them the more natural … Continue reading →
November 30, 2011 Leave a reply

Rose named after city gardens blooms in awards

A rose named after Hamilton Gardens has claimed a category award at the annual Pacific Rose Bowl. The Pacific Rose Bowl was held at Hamilton Gardens over four days from 17 November, and includes seven different award categories: Rose of the Year, Best Floribunda Rose, Best Climbing Rose, Best NZ … Continue reading →
November 23, 2011 1 Reply

Digger Dan: growing tips for October

Digger Dan's growing tips for this month:   Plant tomatoes in Living Earth Garden Mix or in pots in Living Earth Organic Potting Mix, adding a 1.8m stake at the time of planting. Plant your tomatoesin sunny sheltered positions and be prepared to water regularly. During the growing season, … Continue reading →
October 18, 2011 Leave a reply

Wally Richards – pruning tips & roses

Soon thousands of gardeners will get out their secateurs and saws to begin the annual job of pruning roses, deciduous fruiting trees and plants. There are several good reasons why we prune: keeping a good shape removal of dead or spindly wood preventing woodiness shaping so that all of … Continue reading →
August 5, 2011 Leave a reply

Wally Richards – growing healthy roses

There are a number of elements that are vital to a healthy rose plant, collectively referred to as 'The Soil Food Web'. It's the micro-organisms and beneficial fungi which not only live in the soil but also 'in' and 'surrounding' a plant. Earthworms are also vital to healthy soil and plants;  if … Continue reading →
July 19, 2011 Leave a reply

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