My Plants May 25 2016

I have been placing plants in categories.This list is a personal collection of favourite plants that I find do well in Wairarapa along with  other parts of New Zealand. It is not meant as a major reference work or a price list.It is not an end in itself.There will be...

Another thought

Phormium are very despicable.Especially the huge varieties that house rats .Keep them away from your garden.Natives they may be, but the goat vomit array available to the unwitting public should be avoided. Put a hidden camera on your cabbage tree..Particularly when...

GROWING CITRUS IN MARGINAL CLIMATE

Selection is important. Kumquats Meyer and Satsuma Mandarins are the most cold hardy.”.Golden Special”  grapefruitand navel Oranges and ‘Yen Ben’ lemons can survive quie hard frosts once established.Bearss Lime and “kaffir’ lime can...

Garden notes

This wonderful autumn goes on and on.Enjoy the colours and the light but please remember to water.Do so until rain arrives.Once the ground is good and wet mulch thickly.Minimum depth is good at 250. Today is yet another glorious day.winter is bound to arrive...

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