Finale of the Festival of Christmas this Saturday in Greytown!
After a fabulous festival month this Saturday 29th July sees the fabulously-fun Festival of Christmas finale from 3pm. Bring your friends and your family and hang out on Main St which will be closed to traffic. Making it easy and safe to make the most of all the free fun on offer:
The Biggest Little Circus are coming - the super bendy and uber talented crew from Colossal will be performing a jaw-dropping finale. There will be aerial-acrobatics, gravity-defying balancing acts, LED light performers, fire juggling and much more! Performances will be at 5.30pm, 6.30pm and 7.30pm.
There will also be roving performers along Main Street, live music, food trucks galore, spectacular lighting and projections, and of course snow flurries at Town Hall from 6pm - 8pm.
Other highlights for the final weekend include The Greytown Artisans Exhibition, Truckstop Winter Edition, Martin Bosley’s Oyster Saloon, The Rose & Smith Mid-Winter Party, The Wrap Up Party at The Top Pub , and of course festive menu items, mulled wine and offers and deals at the local stores.
Here is the full schedule of events and entertainment: www.eventfinda.co.nz...
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.5% A week before Christmas
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33.1% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.