Spring Gardening Checklist
Spring is a busy time in the gardening calendar. The days are getting longer and the weather warmer. The promise of a long hot summer and a bumper harvest is in the air!
It's time to...
- Prepare your garden for planting
- Sow vegetable seeds for summer salads
- Plant vegetable seedlings
- Prepare and plant your herb garden
- Refresh and replenish your pots
- Continue to plant seed potatoes
- Plant and feed strawberries
- Plan your garden colour, plant seeds, seedlings and perennials for summer colour
- Continue to plant trees, shrubs and hedges
- Planning a new lawn? It’s time to sow seed
Caring For You Like Family
91-year-old Dora is a rest home resident at Ryman.
Between family gatherings, bus trips and village activities, she certainly enjoys a full life. With the many friendships she’s made, the caregivers and village staff have become an extension of her family.
Hear about Dora’s experience living in a Ryman community.
Share your New Zealand music memories...
It's NZ Music Month and New Zealand really has some beautiful songs from artists that we call our own.
Whether it's April Sun in Cuba, Don't Forget your Roots, or How Bizarre or Bic Runga's 'Sway' - songs have a way of unlocking memories and evoking old feelings.
In honour of NZ Music Month, share a New Zealand song or artist that is special to you and explain why.
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the Conversations column of your local paper.
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