Franklin Hospice Garden and Lifestyle Festival
Come join us for a day of fun and knowledge! Listen to speakers, watch some demos, enjoy fabulous food, buy some raffle tickets and shop for your garden and for Christmas.
Speakers are Jack Hobbs and Terry Hatch, with a Q & A panel by Brigid DiMattina, Melanie Kennerley, Phoebe Atkinson and the Beekeepers Club. There will be a book signing and talk by author of Nikolai’s Quest and Hive of Lies, Diane Robinson. Merrin will talk about upcycling and Tessa will be showing us amazing ways with flowers. Dr Khan will talk about our health and chiropractic therapy. The wonderful, talented Huru Rakete will be providing lunchtime music.
The Festival is on 4 November 9am to 4pm.
14 Belgium Rd, Pukekohe.
Tickets available at garden-festival.eventbrite.co.nz... or at the gate.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're 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 ⬇️
Poll: When should the tree go up? 🎄
From what we've heard, some Christmas trees are already being assembled and decorated.
What are your thoughts on the best time to get your Christmas tree up?
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4.7% Second half of November
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43.6% 1st December
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17.5% A week before Christmas
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33.1% Whenever you wish
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1.1% Other - I'll share below
What's your favourite tomato recipe?
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
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