A sustainable garden does not have to compromise on beauty as Soil and Health Canterbury and The Good Gardeners’ Association Christchurch will demonstrate at this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show. Sustainability with Style will be a garden where organically grown fruit and vegetables will nestle among herbs and flowers, all thriving in healthy soil enriched […]
Pesticides could decimate New Zealand’s bee population unless the Government takes action, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. “Bees are vital to our economy, our horticulture, our agriculture and our ecology,” Ms Kedgley said. “We depend on them for about one third of our food, through their role as pollinators.”
Sustainability is a buzzword which permeates flower shows these days – and this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show is no exception. Waterwise planting, water recycling, intelligent use of water, low-energy gardens and restoring soil nutrients are all key international garden trends and many of these concepts will be seen in two exhibition gardens at […]
Conservation groups are reporting that 2009 is set to be a pivotal year in New Zealand’s sustainable revolution. Green living has now gone mainstream, and it’s everyday people that are leading it. 2008 was a sobering year for environmental news. In October, WWF’s Living Planet Report found that our use of natural resources per person […]
Restricted water supplies could become mandatory in Christchurch by mid-century if population growth is realised and water consumption continues at the current rate. Therefore, the Christchurch City Council has developed a Draft Water Supply Strategy aimed at conserving our drinking water, which comes mainly from aquifers beneath the city and is among the highest quality […]
Everywhere you turn, we encounter messages of environmental responsibility and sustainability. The wave of environmental awareness and all things ‘Green’ continues to gather pace. Hybrid cars, environmentally safe exteriors and interiors for our homes, food and yes, even our gardens. So what is "eco-friendly gardening" all about anyway? It’s all about gardening in as natural […]
We only have to open a newspaper or watch/listen to the news on TV/radio these days to hear about global warming. It has become a great concern to the planet and a worry for us, industry, agriculture and Governments. Many of us have difficulties getting our heads around what is actually happening but we do […]
