Tui Autumn Times 2014

AUTUMN times

EnJOYING AUTUMN OUTDOORS issue 16

featuring:

• BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VEGETABLE GARDENING PAGE 4 • 4 steps to a lush lawn page 5 • Summer garden snaps Page 11

Gain ideas and inspiration for your autumn garden with Annabel Langbein’s feature article.

Discover how to achieve even better results in your garden with Tui’s new Plant Protection range.

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Welcome

to the Tui AUTUMN Times for 2014.

Autumn is here which means many of us will be in a major harvesting period of the year - it’s all about reaping the rewards of what you have sown and planted. It’s also time to get some crops in to enjoy over the coming winter months.

Carol, West Coast

It is an exciting time for the Tui team as our new look packaging is beginning to roll out instore. Just like the Tui bird, our contemporary new look has a lot of character. Its fun and distinctive style will become quite recognisable as we update all of our products - keep an eye out for the Tui bird in the white ‘full moon’ circle on our new packaging, along with our always distinctive bright colours.

This edition we have something for all gardeners – for novices starting out with your first vege garden, Tui’s Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening provides simple advice to help you get underway (page 4); and for those of you looking to be inspired, take a look at Annabel Langbein’s ‘Harvest Festival’ article on page 6. This is sure to help make the most of your harvests over winter when fresh goodies from the garden are scarce. Annabel’s ever-popular Harvest Tomato Sauce recipe can also be found

TUI’S AUTUMN FACEBOOK COMPETITION Visit our Facebook page facebook.com/TuiGarden this Autumn and enter to win a garden prize pack.

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there, a fantastically versatile way to make the most of your crop of homegrown tomatoes.

For those of you looking to perfect your patch – autumn is the perfect time to sow a new lawn and for lawn T.L.C and repairs. Check out our 4 Steps to Lawn Care Guide to create a lush green lawn that is the envy of your neighbourhood.

And last, but not least – we share our new Plant Protection range with you, designed to help you achieve even better results in your garden – turn to page 8 to find out more!

Happy gardening, from the Tui Team.

For gardening tips, advice and competitions join us at facebook.com/TuiGarden

TUI’S 4 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL AUTUMN GARDEN 01

prepare

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plant

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nourish

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protect

PREPARE

PLANT

NOURISH

PROTECT

Like building a house a good foundation is the key to success in your garden.

The better the soil the better the crops! If you are starting with an existing garden bed, digging in a good helping of Tui Organic Compost and Tui Super Sheep Pellets will help add organic matter to your soil and replace valuable nutrients summer crops have taken from the soil. You can then add a layer of a specially blended planting mix that suits what you are planting – for example Tui Garden Mix for fruit trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials.

Popular crops for planting in autumn include: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages, spinach, silverbeet, lettuce, and spring onions. Sow seeds for your winter crops like carrots, swedes, turnips and radish. Keep planting herbs like coriander, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme for a continuous supply to add a flavour punch to your meals.

To encourage prolonged fruiting in autumn continue to feed your crops. Feed your plants regularly with an all purpose fertiliser variety, such as Tui NovaTec Premium fertiliser or with a fertiliser specially blended for your crop like Tui Vegetable Food for your vegetable garden.

Prepare for winter’s cooler weather by mulching around your plants.

Keep adding organic matter to the soil to add nutrients and condition your soil – use layers of compost or mulch, and a scattering of sheep pellets. Healthy soil will grow healthy plants.

Weeds will take up nutrients and moisture your plants could be using – pull them out, mulch to suppress further weed growth, or use a weed control product.

If you choose to rest some areas of your vegetable garden over autumn and winter, plant a green manure crop like Tui Lupin or Tui Mustard Seed.

Also known as cover crops, this adds nitrogen rich organic matter back into the soil ready for replanting in spring.

In your flower garden calendula, pansy, poppy, and snapdragon are perfect varieties to plant at this time of year.

Autumn is the best time to plant bulbs for spring flowering. Bulbs are perfect for pots – use Debco Bulb Mix for best results.

Autumn is a busy time for the home orchardist as new season fruit trees become available and existing trees are laden with fruit. Plan winter planting of new trees, vines and berry fruit. Remove runners from strawberries and plant them out to become your strawberry plants for next season.

Autumn leaves can be collected and added to your compost system.

Apply Tui Citrus Food to citrus trees early in autumn. In frost-prone areas, don’t feed after March as new growth will be sensitive to frost.

Encourage longer blooming of autumn flowers by feeding with Maxfeed All Purpose Plant Food and removing faded blooms.

A well watered, well nourished garden will have a better chance of keeping insect pests and diseases at bay.

If early frosts are a concern, protect seedlings with a cloche or growing tunnel.

Protect ripening grapes, and the last of your tomatoes and strawberries from birds with netting.

Autumn is a busy season for slugs and snails so protect your young vegetable seedlings with Tui Quash slug & snail control. Aphids, white butterflies and their hungry caterpillars will be lurking about too; use Tui’s new Plant Protection range to stop these ruining your crops.

Watch our AUTUMN Gardening Guide for more tips!

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A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VEGETABLE GARDENING Whether your dream vege patch is bursting with salad greens for summer barbeques, or carrots and leeks for hearty winter soups, nothing beats the satisfaction of ‘growing your own’. This guide is designed to help the first time vege gardener get on their way to harvesting a bumper crop of homegrown vegetables in 4 simple steps: Prepare, Plant, Nourish, Protect.

Prepare Choose a sunny spot, sheltered from the wind and easy to access for harvesting and watering. Soil is the backbone to any good garden, the better the soil, the more successful your garden will be. If you are starting with an existing garden bed replenish soil by digging in Tui Super Sheep Pellets and Tui Organic Compost and then add a layer of Tui Vegetable Mix. If starting fresh and building a raised garden bed, choose nontreated timber and fill with layers of sheep pellets, Tui Organic Compost and Tui Vegetable Mix, creating a lasagne effect.

If planting in pots and containers, fill with Tui Vegetable Mix.

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Plant

For first time gardeners, it is generally easier to grow from seedlings, rather than seeds. Across New Zealand there are differences in climate and soils, so some plants are planted at different times of the year depending on your region. Our planting calendar (tuiproducts.co.nz/ page/planting-calendar) has a handy list detailing what to plant each month, based on your region. As a rule of thumb spinach, lettuce, radish, leeks, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, silverbeet, celery and spring onions are all good ‘beginner’ crops for this time of year. When planting, allow at least two hand spaces apart for lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and silverbeet. The best times to plant are early in the morning or late in the day, so the plants aren’t exposed to the hot sun straight away, and be sure to always water plants well before and after planting.

Nourish

Plants need nutrients to grow. If you don’t feed your plants you can’t expect to reap the rewards. Continue to add a scattering of Tui Super Sheep Pellets around your plants, and use an all purpose fertiliser such as Tui NovaTec Premium fertiliser to provide nutrients over a sustained period of time. You can also choose a fertiliser specially blended for your crop like Tui Vegetable Food. Once growing,

fertilise your vegetables every four weeks during the growing season for strong growth and a continuous supply. A well watered, well nourished vegetable garden will have a better chance of keeping unwanted insect pests and diseases at bay.

Protect

The weather, weeds, pest insects and diseases can all impact on the success of your garden. Coming into winter it is important to protect your plants from the colder weather with layers of mulch like Tui Mulch & Feed. Keep your garden weed free. Be vigilant and stop unwanted insects and diseases from ruining your plants. Don’t put up the welcome sign to the munch bunch of slugs and snails.

These pests love coming for dinner in autumn, apply Tui Quash slug & snail control every few weeks to protect your seedlings. The Tui Plant Protection range will also help you put a stop to any other problems that arise.

Tui TipS

1. Your veges are ready to harvest when they are about the size you see them in the supermarket. 2. Leafy crops like spinach can be harvested a leaf at a time – so you can pick as you need.

TUI’S 4 STEPS OF LAWN CARE 01

prepare

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plant

03

nourish

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protect

There is nothing quite like wandering barefoot across your backyard savouring the feeling of grass between your toes. A lush, green lawn really sets off your home and is the pride and joy of any keen gardener. A successful lawn can take some effort, but provides very rewarding results and will make you the envy of the neighbourhood.

PREPARE

NOURISH

Spring and autumn are the best times to sow a lawn. To ensure you have a successful lawn the soil needs to be in the best possible condition to give lawn seed the best chance of germination.

Your lush new lawn will need to be cared for throughout the year. A thick, healthy lawn stops broadleaf and other weeds from becoming established. After you have mowed it three or four times, apply Tui Lawn Fertiliser to encourage lush, thick, green growth in your lawn. Once established, fertilise your lawn in spring, early summer and autumn. Well watered, well nourished lawns will have a better chance of keeping weeds, pest insects and diseases at bay.

When starting a new lawn from scratch, spray the area with glyphosate to kill any existing grass and weeds.

When patching an existing lawn, spray weeds and any grass you want to remove.

Clear away weeds and grass once it has browned off. Apply a 50mm layer of Tui Lawn Preparation Mix to the area to provide lawn seed with a base of essential nutrients and fertiliser. Create a level and compact area for your lawn by raking, rolling and filling in where needed. Water before sowing lawn seed.

PLANT Choose a fast growing seed such as Tui Superstrike Lawn Seed to start seeing seedlings in as little as seven days in ideal conditions. Sow seed on a fine day at the rate set out on the packaging. Scatter seed in an east to west direction then a north to south direction to ensure an even spread. Rake in lightly to ensure seed is covered. Water lightly and keep moist on a daily basis during the germination period. Don’t be tempted to mow your new lawn straight away – wait until it has grown to 5cm so the root system has had time to develop.

Tui TipS 1. Add SaturAid to assist with water distribution before sowing lawn seed.

2 When mowing your new lawn use sharp blades and set your mower to the highest level, gradually lowering the level over the next three months until you reach the optimum height of 2.5cm-3cm.

PROTECT The weather, weeds, pest insects and diseases can all impact on the success of your lawn. The Tui Plant Protection range will help you put a stop to any issues that arise. An application of Tui Prickle Weed Eliminator next spring will give a prickle free lawn in summer.

If hydrocotyle weed is an issue use Tui Hydrocotyle Weed Eliminator.

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Annabel Langbein’s

Harvest festival

By ANNABEL LANGBEIN Although best known as a cookbook author and publisher, Annabel Langbein is also a highly experienced and knowledgeable gardener.

She studied horticulture at Lincoln University and for many years has grown her family’s fresh produce in her gardens and orchards in Wanaka and Auckland. Her seasonal harvests are the inspiration for many of the inventive but easy recipes in her books and TV series.

Earlier this year a friend and colleague from the UK, Xanthe Clay, who writes cleverly about food in the Telegraph, sent me a special book of poems by John Keats. She had earmarked a poem that she said reminded her of our garden in Wanaka.

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It’s called The Lake Isle of Innisfree, and is a beautiful poem about the capacity of a garden to move and nourish the human spirit. I have to say I felt incredibly honoured that our garden had left such a lasting and warm impression on her.

At this time of year I often find myself thinking about another Keats poem, Ode to Autumn, which starts: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!

Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch‑ eaves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage‑trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.

As autumn looms ahead and the cycle of the summer approaches its grand finale, our squirreling instincts come to the fore.

Before the first frosts collapse everything to soft mush there are harvests aplenty – pumpkins and onions to store and dry, soup beans to pod and dry, peppers and tomatoes to preserve, beans and herb

pestos to freeze.

Filling preserving jars with the season’s harvests takes us back to a more resourceful way of living.

It’s not so long ago that our grandparents relied on a well-stocked larder to see them through the winter and spring.

While we now have the luxury of yearround supplies of most produce, there’s no doubt the satisfaction in storing and preserving what you have grown and harvested far outweighs the effort involved. There’s such simple pleasure in squirreling away the season’s bounty into jams, pickles and chutneys for the pantry.

And these homemade flavours are a great way to develop our own family tastes and traditions and create lasting food memories for the next generation.

Here are a few useful pointers to the successful storage of your harvests.

Pumpkins Ensure they are fully ripe and the skins hardened off before picking and storing on a rack (an old spring mattress base is good) in a cool, dry place. When harvesting look for stems hardening off and becoming cracked – the skin should feel hard and difficult to penetrate with your fingernail and it should sound hollow when tapped.

Annabel Langbein’s Harvest Tomato Sauce This incredibly useful sauce is great as a base for soup, added to casseroles and pan sauces, and spread onto bread with cheese for a simple lunch.

Prep time 15 mins Cook time 2 hours Makes about 3 cups Ingredients 1.5kg tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges 2 red capsicums, deseeded and cut into eighths 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1 tsp chopped rosemary leaves 1 small chilli (optional), seeded and chopped ¼ cup tomato paste 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt ground black pepper Preheat oven to 160°C. Prepare the tomatoes, capsicums and onion and place them in a large roasting dish lined with baking paper. They need to be in a single layer so they roast and caramelise rather than stew, so use two roasting dishes if necessary.

Potatoes

Beets and carrots

Wait until the foliage has died down before harvesting main-crop potatoes.

Harvest on a dry day. Tubers should be firm not soft. Do not wash potatoes before storage, they won’t keep; remove as much soil as possible with your hands.

When fully dry, store in sacks in a cool, dry, dark place. Do not store potatoes that are damaged or have rot on the tubers, they won’t keep.

Can be left in the ground and dug as needed.

Onions

If you still have semi-ripe tomatoes on the vine but it’s getting too cold for them to ripen, dig out the plant and hang it by the roots from a rafter in a cool, dry place. The energy in the plant will continue ripening the fruit for several weeks. Make my Harvest Tomato Sauce (right) in bulk and freeze or bottle it so you can continue to savour the flavour throughout the winter.

When the top half of the leaves start to turn brown, fold the tops down to allow the bulbs to fatten up for a few weeks before harvest. Once dug, spread out on a rack to fully dry before storing in netting bags.

Garlic Once the tops start to die down dig up, leave the leaves and roots intact on the bulbs, and put in a cool dry shady spot to dry. Once dry plait the stems and hang.

Soup beans Wait for the plant to die down and dry off in the ground, then harvest the pods and dry somewhere cool. When fully dry, strip beans from pods and store them in clean jars with a lid.

Tomatoes

Add the garlic, rosemary leaves and chilli, if using. In a small bowl mix together the tomato paste, sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Spoon this mixture over the vegetables and stir through them to coat evenly.

Bake for about 2 hours or until the vegetables are starting to caramelise and shrivel a little.

Allow the vegetables to cool then purée in a food processor or blender. The sauce will keep in the fridge for up to a week or can be frozen. Alternatively, bring the puréed sauce to a boil and while it is very hot, pour it into sterilised jars and seal immediately. Sealed jars will keep for months in the pantry.

For more great Annabel Langbein recipes see annabel-langbein.com

Enjoy!

Annabel x

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Unwanted Insect pests, diseases or weeds?

Plagues of unwanted insect pests, diseases and weeds can ruin your carefully tended plants and lawns before you get a chance to enjoy them. New from Tui this autumn is a range of Plant Protection products, designed to help you achieve even better results in your garden, by eliminating those unwanted insect pests, diseases and weeds.

Tui’s range of Plant Protection products includes innovative Single Shot™ concentrates that make up the perfect amount for a single application around the garden, and avoid waste and handling issues. Ready-to-use spray bottle options are also available, and provide a convenient option for those in smaller spaces.

A series of natural-based Plant Protection Single Shots™ and ready-to-use spray bottles are available within the range, for use on Fruit & Veges, Flowers and Weeds.

These natural based options are safer for use around bees and other beneficial insects, and have no withholding period – so you can harvest your veges the same day.

To help you identify the right product to correct any issues you’re having, there are four product categories: Fruit & Veges, Flowers, Weeds and Lawns. Simply select the area you have problems with and go from there!

It can be tricky to figure out exactly what is troubling your garden, so we have created a handy insect, disease and weed identifier tool to help make it simpler – visit tuiproducts.co.nz to find out more about our Plant Protection range, and try the Tui Garden Problem Solver today.

• Keep your garden well-watered.

Regular deep soakings are better than shallow watering. Water early in the day or later in the evening, taking care to water the soil not the foliage where possible, to limit encouraging disease.

HOW TO KEEP your garden problem-free

• Mulch your garden. This suppresses weed growth and helps keep soil moist.

Prevention is the best cure, and this is true in your garden too. A healthy garden is less likely to be plagued by insect pests and diseases. To maintain a healthy garden follow these simple Tui Tips: • Replenish nutrients used by plants during the growing season. Keep adding organic matter like sheep pellets and compost to your soil, and feed your plants with a general fertiliser or one specially blended for

your plant or crop.

• Remove any diseased plant material, and either burn or bin – don’t compost, to avoid spreading disease.

If your garden does get invaded by unwelcome visitors, try blasting small infestations off with the hose, or ‘digital control’ – squashing them. If they do take hold, try our new range of Plant Protection products.

NEW POWERFEED FOR VEGIES New to New Zealand from the makers of Seasol and PowerFeed is PowerFeed for Vegies a specially blended liquid fertiliser and soil conditioner. It has higher concentrations of fish emulsion, humates, and trace elements.

PowerFeed for Vegies promotes vigorous growth and larger yields so you’ll be harvesting bigger tastier vegetables all year long. A rich well-drained soil is essential for vegetables to thrive, so PowerFeed for Vegies takes care of crops above and below ground.

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TUI GARDEN PROBLEM SOLVER Helping you to find solutions to common insect pests and diseases in your autumn fruit & vege patch, and flower garden.

Problem

Description

Symptoms

Solve it Fruit & Veges

Solve it Flowers

Aphids

Small pear-shaped soft body sap sucking insects, that are often found on the underside of leaves. Aphids can be green, black, yellow or grey.

Stunted growth, distorted, curled leaves, honey dew is excreted causing black sooty mould.

• Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Insect Control for Flowers.

• Tui Insect Eliminator for Flowers.

• Tui Disease and Insect Eliminator for Roses.

Whitefly

Tiny white sap sucking insects that fly when leaves are brushed, often found on the underside of leaves.

Plants lose vigour and eventually wilt, honey dew is excreted causing black sooty mould. A mass of whiteflies when foliage is disturbed.

• Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Insect Control for Flowers.

• Tui Insect Eliminator for Flowers.

• Tui Disease and Insect Eliminator for Roses.

Mites

Very tiny sap sucking insects.

They can be hard to see with the naked eye.

Yellow speckles on leaves which then turn silvery bronze. Webbing on the underside of leaves.

• Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Insect Control for Flowers.

• Tui Insect Eliminator for Flowers.

• Tui Disease and Insect Eliminator for Roses.

Scale

Small dome shaped sap sucking insects. Usually brown, black, grey or white.

Leaves turn yellow, a honey dew is excreted, causing black sooty mould.

• Tui Insect Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Insect Control for Flowers.

• Tui Insect Eliminator for Flowers.

Powdery Mildew

Infected leaves become covered in a white powder, on top and underneath leaves.

White powder on leaves, leaves can become distorted and discoloured.

Powdery mildew is common in summer and autumn.

• Tui Disease Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Disease Control for Flowers.

• Tui Disease Eliminator for Flowers.

• Tui Disease & Insect Eliminator for Roses.

Black Spot

Black spots on leaves, surrounded by a yellow border.

Black spots on leaves, especially common in warm wet weather.

• Tui Disease Control for Fruit & Veges.

• Tui Disease Control for Flowers.

• Tui Disease Eliminator for Flowers.

• Tui Disease & Insect Eliminator for Roses.

The Tui Garden Problem Solver is an interactive online tool to help you find the right solution for your problem.

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ORCHARD TIPS Tui TipS

RACHEL VOGAN It’s all hands on deck in the backyard now with fruit ready to be harvested after ripening over the hot sunny days of summer. This is a great fun job for the kids to get involved with, they love climbing trees and are usually very happy to help.

Harvest – in the morning or evening when it is cooler, or on days when the temperatures are below 20 degrees.

Pick – pick fruit like plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears and berries when the fruit is dry. If it is a little damp; allow the fruit to dry out fully before storing in the fridge or elsewhere. Moist fruit can cause mildew and rot to begin, hence it’s best to pick crops when they are dry.

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if picked once the ripening process has begun on the tree. Once there is some ‘give’ in the fruit and it begins to soften it can be picked and laid flat in trays or boxes to ripen fully. To slow down the ripening process, store fruit in the fridge, but remember to bring it to room temperature before eating, it just tastes so much better.

Feed – After harvest reward your fruit trees with an application of Tui NovaTec Premium fertiliser and a new layer of Tui Mulch & Feed or thick layer of Tui Super Sheep Pellets. This will promote new growth and stimulate flower buds for next season’s fruit.

Fruit for free – go foraging! Loads of apple, pear, plum and peach trees grow wild on the road sides and in open areas.

Go and make the most of them, but only take what you can use or need.

Leave some for the person who comes along next.

Tools – little snips like the Joseph Bentley Bypass Snips are ideal for

1. Prune peaches, plums and nectarines after fruiting has finished, to limit the spread of silver leaf, remove all prunings from underneath the trees.

2. Once the soils cool down and the autumn rains have arrived it’s a brilliant time to plant all fruit trees (except citrus in cold areas). cutting Prepare soil by digging over well, blend fruit in sheep pellets and add in stems SaturAid to help the soil and stalks hold more moisture.

as well as light pruning.

The bypass blade creates a clean cut to ensure minimum damage to the plant.

Leave stalks on apples and pears, as this lengthens their shelf life.

Buy – Garden centres have the widest selection of fruit trees and crops in winter, if you are after a heirloom or rare variety order them early.

YOUR SUMMER GARDEN SNAPS The Tui Summer Garden Snaps competition was all about capturing and sharing how your piece of paradise was growing over summer. Homegrown veges, colourful floral displays, innovative and inspirational garden ideas, children collecting fresh harvests, favourite flowers and fruit trees flourishing - we saw it all with the outstanding entries submitted!

DECEMBER’S WINNER!

JANUARY’S WINNER!

Ruth, Canterbury – I like to grow lots of beautiful flowers in my garden.

Here is my lavatera barnsley in the foreground, with some spires of lambs’ ears behind and a billowing mass of pink gypsophila.

OTHER ENTRIES

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Melissa, Taranaki – Over the last four months her family have planted 19 different varieties of veges, herbs and fruit to enjoy daily.

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1. Judee, Canterbury – This is a new garden as we were red zoned post-earthquake. Now I have a garden I feel at home.

3. Tanisha, Wellington – Our yellow Dahlia with black foliage gave us a nice Christmas surprise by growing a siamese flower- attached at the seed head.

2. James, Wellington – Grand-daughter Brynn returns from a plum-gathering expedition in our garden.

4. Lynda, Central North Island – This is my wee garden - not big but I am VERY proud of it, I have lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, carrots, spuds, radish, courgette, beans & peas!

7 5. John, Auckland – Lavender seems to flower forever and the bees just love it.

6. Lynne, Auckland – My veggie garden starting to flourish. Sweet corn, cucumbers, tomatoes (gone wild!), beans, onions, leeks, beetroot, capsicums, celery, garlic, lettuces, potatoes. You can fit a lot in a small space!

7. Heather, Canterbury – There was a very overgrown gorse fence in this area and a untidy water race. After much effort I have cleared the area and edged the creek with stones collected from the paddock. All my own work not easy when one is 70. I love my garden and spend every spare moment in it.

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