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 […]
Dr Jan Wright speaks to MPs about the science of water quality on 22 June 2010
Dr Jan Wright speaks to MPs about the science of water quality on 22 June 2010
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has voiced concerns over mining’s special access rights to Department of Conservation land in her latest report, Making difficult decisions: Mining the conservation estate.
Note: The Land and Water Forum report is available at www.landandwater.org.nz A comprehensive report by the Land and Water Forum on the management of freshwater in New Zealand has been welcomed today by Environment Minister Nick Smith and Agriculture Minister David Carter.
On this page you will find lists of trees that attract bees in Canterbury. Download the full brochure as a PDF LEGEND: Common Name (Scientific name) — Life form, Maximum height in metres, Months of flowering
An evolving ice garden with a two-metre high towering iceberg, a developing ice sheet and an ocean abundant with plants representing marine life comprises the Christchurch International Airport’s Antarctic Garden at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in March. A metaphor for the Antarctic landscape, An Icy Oasis (pictured above) is designed by Christchurch landscape designer […]
Featured article from September / October Alfresco Magazine 2009 Landscape designer Sandra Batley investigates the concept of Living Walls, the latest gravity defying technology literally changing the way we view gardens.
