'Pohutukawa Coast' free native plant programme back for 2022
Hello, would you like some free plants? 🌱
Our crazy-popular 'Pohutukawa Coast' programme is back for its 32nd year, giving away up to 2 plants per ratepayer next week. Set an alarm for 📅Tuesday 7 June to check our website for the list of local distributors so you can pick up yours - we have 4280 plants ready to give away but we won't announce details until the last minute.
In the meantime we've published some reflections from the staff who lead this project. Pohutukawa Coast has delivered over 80,000 plants over the years!
This year's options for those who get in quick:
🌱 Pohutukawa
🌱 Kowhai
🌱 Coprosma repens
🌱 Renga Renga Lilly
🌱 Titoki
🌱 Plagianthus regius
🌱 Kaka Beak
🌱 Myrsine australis
🌱 Pseudopanax arboreus
🌱 Karo
🌱 Kohekohe
🌱 Pseudopanax lessonii
🌱 Cabbage tree
🌱 Hebe stricta
🌱 Flax
🌱 Melicytus ramiflorus
🌱 Hebe diosmifolia
🌱 Taraire
🌱 Griselinia littoralis
🌱 Hebe parvifolia
🌱 Melicope ternate
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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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5% Second half of November
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44.7% 1st December
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16.6% A week before Christmas
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32.6% Whenever you wish
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1.2% 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.
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