PFK Pest Plant Hit Squad - Monday 18th January
The PFK Pest Plant Hit Squad are visiting Monarch Ave, Hillcrest this Monday 18 Jan. Meeting at corner of Monarch Ave and Hume Dve, Hillcrest from 9:30am to 11:30am.
To help remove 🌱 moth plant and 🌿 wild ginger and woolly nightshade from the area.
1️⃣ Look out for these serious weeds in your area - see the photos
2️⃣ Pull or dig up the plants if you can - visit pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz/pest-plant-resources for more details and safety advice
3️⃣ If you can’t get to them safely or the job is too large, report the locations to pestplants@pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz with details and/or photos (or ask us about our pest plant reporting app).
Together we can rid our neighbourhoods of these dangerous pest plants and protect Kaipātiki ❤️
For more information email pestplants@pestfreekaipatiki.org.nz
What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?
Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we are having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
Share your question below now ⬇️
Calling All Puzzle Masters! Can You Solve This?
When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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