PLANT SALE at Quarry Park - 8 OCT plant donations still welcome
PLANT SALE AT TE PUNA QUARRY PARK • 8 OCT ’23 • 10AM-1PM
Themed ‘Spring towards Christmas’
• Lots of plants, pots and more for sale
• Devonshire tea in the Gallery
• Christmas wreath making demonstration
• Order your live Christmas tree ($30)
• Butterfly house open
• Raffle
Thank you to the many people who donate plants and other garden stuff to us!!! We’ve got a wide selection of garden and house plants, succulent in abundance, vegetable and flower seedlings, many Dendrobium kingianum (small purple orchid), mature hoyas, hedge plants, dried flowers, over 100 pots from small to very large, some sculptures, garden tools and more. Joy again made an amazing collection of crafty gifts.
The Christmas Tree Farm in Te Puna generously donates ten Christmas trees to our Plant Sale every year. You can buy your one now, go and select it at the farm, and go back in December to cut it and take it home. Interested? Email tepunaquarrypark@gmail.com
PLANT DONATIONS are still gratefully received. Please contact Ruth (021-254 3392) or email tepunaquarrypark@gmail.com. Thank you!
Poll: Is it rude to talk on the phone on a bus?
Buses can be a relaxing way to get home if you have a seat and enough space. However, it can be off-putting when someone is taking a phone call next to you.
Do you think it's inconsiderate for people to have lengthy phone calls on a bus? Vote in the poll, and add your comments below.
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64% Yes
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33.5% No
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2.5% Other - I'll share below
Become an SPCA Foster Hero!
Kitten season has arrived, and over the next six months, over 8,000 cats and kittens will come into SPCA’s care. Please help us give these babies the best start in life and sign up to be a foster parent today! It's not just cats and kittens - we are also urgently seeking foster homes for dogs and small animals.
Fostering saves lives and helps these tiny babies grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults, ready for adoption. We cover all training and costs. All you need is time and love to spare!
Sign up today and save a life!
DUTCH MARKET & SAINT NICOLAS - SAT 23 NOV 10-12:30
Enjoy a cuppa and some of the Dutch specialties at the Dutch market, or take some yummy food home. Children / youngsters may like to sell their surplus toys at a flea market (please book a place in advance via the email below). Saint Nicolas is likely to make an appearance. Free entry. Eftpos available. This is the first Tauranga Dutch market organized by Dutch Communities. It will be held on Saturday 23 Nov, 10-12:30 in the Te Puna Hall.
Contact: christiaan.buijsers@hollandhouse.org.nz