I recently had the privilege of attending the American Rhododendron Society Convention in Bellingham, Washington. This event was a fantastic opportunity to expand my knowledge, network with a large group of passionate experts and enthusiasts and learn from their experiences. Alongside attending lectures and field trips, I participated in a poster presentation series, showcasing our achievements at Pukeiti and throughout New Zealand with the Rhododendron Conservation Project.
The trip also
As the soil temperature drops and the rain falls, we eagerly embark on our year-long, much-anticipated winter projects. Winter is a season of opportunities at Hollard Garden. It’s the perfect time to relocate shrubs and trees to better locations, divide Hostas, Heliniums, Rudbeckias and other herbaceous perennials and finally allow potted plants to spread their roots into the subsoil. As the soil temperature drops and the rain falls, we eagerly embark on our year-long, much-anticipated winter
As we transition into winter, it's the perfect time to reflect on the activities and changes that took place at Pukeiti over the autumn months. The Vireya Walk saw some important changes and is starting to show its colours. We thinned out certain plantings, to expose the hard landscape features that had been hidden. This has also created new spaces for planting in the future. Our Camellia sasanqua and Rata are in bloom, adding splashes of red, pink and white to the landscape, which made autumn
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It was all hands on deck at Tūpare for the monthly working bee in June, where work was done, coffee was drunk and a whole lot of catching up took place. On the first Thursday of every month, gardeners from Pukeiti, Hollard, and Tūpare come together to lend a helping hand. Tūpare was next on the list, where a full day's work went into tidying up the autumn mess, says Tūpare Head Gardener Nick Lelean. “These working bees are a highlight of our month and the timing was perfect for us. Autumn is
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the
The Council reports regularly to the regional community on the results of its extensive monitoring of the health of Taranaki's rivers and streams. Healthy waterways report 2016 Healthy waterways report 2016
The mauri and health of our rivers and streams is highly valued and is vital to the well-being, livelihood and lifestyle of everyone in the Taranaki region. Read more Waterways report cards Report cards are published annually or biennially and distributed with community newspapers across the