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: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
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