539 days ago

Paraparaumu Beach Dune Restoration

Jenny from Paraparaumu Beach

If you are local and happen to have some spare time local residents and KCDC are starting a Dune Restoration programme for the dunes at Paraparaumu beach. Currently they are mostly smothered in grasses, blackberry, ivy, agapanthus, climbing dock etc etc etc!
Just a couple of hours a month starting tomorrow 8th June at 10am and 1 weekend a month starting 18th June at 10am. Meet at beach entrance opposite Arthur St, Paraparaumu Beach.
Come along and learn about:
-why Dune restoration is important
- the key plants that are used in Dune Restoration
-Dune Plant ID
-What weeds people can begin to control themselves and what weeds KCDC will help with
-H&S when using hand-tools and what weeds to be careful with (Ivy, Boxthorn)
-Easy restoration tasks, such as releasing native plants by hand
Tea and coffee supplied.
Please share if you are a local.

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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

This Wednesday, we are 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.

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