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In the garden this week: Friday 15, 2011
A little attention now will ensure a better winter display from hellebores * It is time to give hellebores (winter roses) a little attention. We go through at this time and cut all the old leaves off,...
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In the Garden this week: Saturday 23 April, 2011
• I was wrong. The first wintery blast did not wait for Easter but arrived last Monday morning. Fortunately we should not stay cold for a while yet, but it was a good reminder to make the most of...
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In the garden this week: Friday April 29, 2011
Prunus serrula would have been better kept to a single leader when it was a young plant• Get any spring bulbs planted without delay. They need to be growing now to give you the anticipated display...
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In the garden this week: May 6, 2011
• Get green crops sown urgently in bare areas of the vegetable garden. You are running out of time for the seeds to germinate and start growing before winter slows all growth. • Finish the autumn...
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In the Garden this week: Friday 13 May, 2011
* The Chief Weed Controller here (aka Mark) advises that the weeds are germinating in abundance and to make a weeding round a priority. If you get on top of this wave of weeds, you should have a...
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In the Garden this Week: May 20, 2011
Arguably the most critical copper spray of the year on citrus now • Get a copper spray on to citrus trees as soon as dry weather returns. This is a particularly important spray to stop fruit rotting on...
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Tikorangi Notes: Friday 20 May, 2011
The lovely tree dahlias - not a plant for places which get early frosts A favourite late autumn and winter scene here - the Queen Palm and silver birch set against the blue sky Latest posts: 1) The...
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Tikorangi Garden Diary: Sunday 12 June, 2011
Fattening magnolia buds signal the need for a nightly possum patrol Despite the torrential rains this week attempting to undermine our gardening efforts, we are nearly at the end of the renovation of...
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Tikorangi Diary: Sunday June 25, 2011
The wisteria festooned bridge in springI have pruned the wisterias. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with wisterias which seem to make a leap for freedom the moment my back is turned, but they...
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In the Garden: December 2, 2011
A fortnightly series first published in the Weekend Gardener and reproduced here with their permission. Rhodohypoxis - one of the showiest late spring bulbs here Vireya rhododendrons can force dormant...
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