Summer Garden Awards
The Canterbury Horticultural Society Summer Garden Awards are a way of acknowledging the great work home gardeners, landscape designers, city planners, teachers and employed gardeners are doing – and a chance for just a little bit of showing off for all the hard yards on the ground. The awards are generously supported by Oderings Garden Centres who have donated gift vouchers for top scoring residential gardens.
Premier Garden Award – $300 Oderings Gift Voucher
1st prize in each category – $150 Oderings Gift Voucher
2nd prize – $50 Oderings Gift Voucher
(only residential gardens are eligible for prizes)
Entries close Wednesday 1 February
Judging Sunday 5 February
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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5% Second half of November
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44.1% 1st December
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17% A week before Christmas
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32.5% Whenever you wish
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1.4% 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.
Handy gardener wanted with large chainsaw
Just needing a small job topping small hedges chain sawing. I’ve done most of the hedges however not the power saw that can cut through the branches I can’t.