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Wednesday 27 September 2017
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Wholesale Landscapes has a proud rything, there’ll be design consultahistory of giving back to the com- tion with the winner to see what it Wholesale Landscapes has a proud rything, there’ll be design consultamunity and they’re about to make is that they might be after in a garhistory of giving back toanother the comto then see what it it’s all up to us local tion very with happythe at winner this den, from there Reporter munity and they’re aboutyear’s to make that and theyGarden might betoafter garNelson is Home make in surea everything’s completed judene@waimeaweekly.co.nz another local very happy at this den, then from theretoit’s all up to us and that includes show. a high standard they’vetorun the sure Wholesale all thecompleted labour and materials,” says Nelson Home andAlready Garden make everything’s The Nelson Radio Controlledyear’s Car Club is reeling Wish promotion and given away Wholesale Landscapes team memafter burglars hit the club’s headquarters at the show. to a high standard and that includes four pallets of firewood to four wor- ber, Tom Filmer. weekend, jeopardising their ability to host a naAlready they’ve run the Wholesale all the labour and materials,” says thy causes but this is the biggest The idea behind the prize is to tional competition in November. Wish promotion and given awayyet, Wholesale team mem- outlook for the give-away a garden andLandscapes land- “change somebody’s Club secretary Mark Bidlake says he found out fourafter pallets of firewood toscape four makeover wor- ber, Tom Filmer. better,” and that’s not just in terms of worth $10,000. about the burglary on Sunday a member thy causes but this is the biggest The idea behind prize they is tosee out their win“The prize is going to include eve- the the garden went to their track at the Nelson A & P Showgive-away a garden and land- “change somebody’s outlook for the grounds for a practice session. Mark says yet, that as well as spray-painting graffiti everywhere, the burscape makeover worth $10,000. better,” and that’s not just in terms of glars stole a generator, fuel, water andispub“Thepump prize going to include eve- the garden they see out their winlic address box worth several thousand dollars. See us at the “They blew all the locks off the container and Show smashed the loops off,” he says. “It appears that they’ve come off the cycle trail around the estuary Wholesale Landscape team members Bryce and broke the hinges off the gates to gain access.” See us of their $10,000 garden and landscape mak The club’s purpose-built clay track with storage at the area and driver’s platform is in the far northern Show Increase the value of your home with a Dream Doors dow. A $10,000 garden and landscape makeo corner of the showgrounds and was opened in kitchen facelift. has the potential to raise the value of a prope 2011. It caters for gas and electric-powered bugBreathe new life into your kitchen and save $1000’s Wholesale Landscape team members by 10 per cent research shows,Bryce whichSenior could m gies and truggies and is considered one of New by fitting fronts, of the Nelson Nelson’s Eugenie Calder, made-to-measure left, with Richmond’sdoors, Imogendrawer Berry-Kilgour, Seido Karate Dojo, at the Nelson of their $10,000 garden and landscape makeover. a huge difference to people’s lives. There areP Zealand’s premier off-road radio-controlled panelsatand bench tops! Photo: Jessie Johnston. Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday Miyazu Gardens. heaps of health benefits that come from havin tracks. Increase value of your home with Dream To add insult to injury, when Mark called the po- theJessie natural Not only willispeople cherry blossoms which re- beTo Johnston leasta2000 peopleDoors turned out we got the blossoms right at greenspace. dow. A $10,000 garden and landscape makeover kitchen facelift. to celebrate the blossoms, their peak,” says Nelson lice, the national call centre operator was unable to to Miget active while tending their garden, allythe great to see. has the potential to raise value of” a property, ther la Breathe new life into your kitchen and save $1000’s locate Queen St in Richmond. While Mark recogalso the opportunity growoforganic, There’s nothing like a flower- Nelson’s relationship with yazu Sister City Association As well as a to variety food hea by 10 per cent research shows, which could makeveget N nises that it wasn’t an urgent call, he says it’s made-to-measure vegetables in performances the planned bythat fitting drawer fronts, ing cherry tree to signaldoors, the Japanese sister city Miyazu chairperson, Lyndal fruit Mc-andand activities, a huge difference to people’s lives. There are also Sa just not good enough. garden. on the day included a puppet startpanels of springand and there were tops! and, of course, the Japanese Meeking. bench benefits that come from having “Considering their police station is on the same This will show, be designed by Nelson local horticultur plenty of beautiful blossoms residents who call Nelson “It’s aheaps very of bighealth celebration displays Sei-a to street, it’s just ridiculous,” says Mark. and author Bill Brett, who will also spendert to admire at Sunday’s Nelson home. of thenatural Japanese community do Karate, Sho Sheng Kendo greenspace. Not only will people be able Nelson Bays Area commander inspector Mat Arwith the winner, teaching them about Cherry Blossom Festival. “We were extremely happy, in Nelson most while of them and their Koru garden, Sakura Theatre to getand active tending there is how sh nold-Kelly acknowledges that, despite their best plant out Group, their vege garden and maintain it s The annual event is held at we timed it a little bit bet- turned out on Sunday. We calligraphy by Akiko also the opportunity to grow organic, healthy O intentions, they don’t always get it right and that achieves successfuland harvest. the aCrowther Miyazu Gardens and is al- ter this year, we delayed the were very happy with a Koto perforfruit and vegetables inhelp thethem planned vegetable w withKoto this garden, peo- wemance ways a crowd favourite. This festival by a week and we numbers and lots of “Once by two players they’l garden. Sa SEE PAGE 2 spending time Christchurch. in it with family, hopefully, lea year organisers estimate at were very fortunate, I think ple were relaxing under the from This will be designed by local horticulturalist Th ing about food and being active,” says Tom. the start of the month they may have a sp and author Bill Brett, who will also spend time an theyteaching hardly usethem and our plan is that to by thesa with the winner, about how Supporting your whole body at of the project, they’ll have a space that they plant out their vege garden and maintain it so it W cellular level: enjoy with their family and friends.” P r o u d ly
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