' Kapiti Sunset jades/money trees
Great for containers in warm sunny spots, outdoors on patios, entrances, decks and courtyards.
Jade plants are often found in many Chinese restaurants and homes, this thick, leafy, luminescent beauty features oval-shaped leaves and with maturity turns into a variance of colours from butter gold deepening into bronzy red.
When placed in the southeast portion or the garden or home; it's it's said to bring prosperity and improved income - like an emerald gemstone.
Feng shui ( pronounced " fung schway " is the ancient Asian philosophy that everything around you and me affects us - colours of rooms, furniture placement, locale of home, and indeed, the types of plants and flowers we place in our space.
The feng shui-basics are the red-toned plants are Ma Nature-motivators for increasing health and physical energy; yellow buds bring clear thinking and the ability to state your case and thoughts.
You don't need to be a master gardener or Ma Nature-buff to enjoy feng shui flora and fauna. Just play with the basic principles and ...grow with the flow.
Grows 60cm x 1m tall.
BOTTOM LINE:
in order to bring happiness into one's home, surrounding gardens and landscapes, one must reflect and titillate Ma Nature.
More information:
www.jadeplants.co.nz...
1 plant $10 or 2 for $16
16 plants available.
Pick Up Waikanae Beach, text David on 0272934999
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DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
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