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Kindly supplied by Yates New Zealand, this gardening calendar will give you expert advice every month
Chives are the most versatile of herbs. They’ll grow in just about any climate and, with their upright leaves, can fit themselves into quite compact spots
Once raspberry canes have fruited, the old canes should be cut out and new, young canes trained to replace those pruned out
If you want to get an early start with your summer vegies, why not sow seeds into pots on a windowsill, ready for transplanting when the weather’s warm enough?
I have found that Passion fruit vines are difficult to grow outside these days, but do well in my glasshouse in Palmerston North
While the early-blooming sasanquas have pretty much finished for the year, the shade-loving japonica camellias are at their peak and the large-flowered reticulatas are trying to prove they are the showiest of all
Spring is a good time to sort out any problems you may have in your lawns
Deciduous trees and plants such as roses are now starting to move, or in other words, break dormancy and start a new season
The generally wet soil conditions of mid-winter mean it’s the season for planting trees for shelter
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Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Hamilton
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Great Barrier Island
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Peacegrove Road, Hamilton, New Zealand
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Cambridge Town Hall, Cambridge, New Zealand
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