NEV Community Garden
Spring is here! The Garden has daffodils and blossoms are on trees and on the early prunus. What this means for us at the Community Garden is that it's time to be raising seeds, planting out some early ones and sowing seeds directly in the garden beds. We need lots of help and we'd love to see you! You'll see below that now winter is over, we revert to 9am starts on Saturdays, but just come when you are able.
If you feel you would like to take on some more responsibility at the Garden, please let us know.
Working bee dates for September
Sun 1st Sept 1pm - 4pm
Sat 7th Sept 9 am – noon
Sun 15th Sept 1pm - 4pm
Sat 21st Sept 9 am - noon
Sun 29th Sept 1pm - 4pm
Sat 5th Oct. 9 am - noon
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 ⬇️
Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.7% Yes
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14.8% No
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2.5% Other - I'll share below
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.