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G3 Tauranga: June 2014

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Flower Arranging at Vicki's. This does not work on all flowers by the way. When picking roses Murray takes a bucket of water with him, cuts the flowers then cuts the stem again under water in the bucket, so no air can get up the stem. Always pick early in the morning or evening, as that is when the sap is at its lowest. Another arrangement Murray did was to get a handful of birch branches, twist it around itself and use that as a base, proceed to add foliage and flowers. And most importantly less is best.

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G3 Tauranga: Kokedama Workshop

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Kokedama Workshop and a Xmas brunch at Becks's House. Fresh from her successful display at the Garden and Art Festival we were excited to be meeting Coraleigh from Pickled Whimsy and learning how to make our own Kokedama. http:/ pickledwhimsy.bigcartel.com/. Our next stop was a Becks's lovely new home and large garden, for a delicious Xmas brunch. Her garden is in the planning stage, but with the hard landscaping completed. There are endless possibilities for different plantings and we will watch...

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G3 Tauranga: Garden Mentors

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Thank you Vicki for sharing so much of your time and wisdom with us! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to the G3 blog. We are a girls garden club based in Tauranga. We meet once a month to explore and discuss gardens in our local area. View my complete profile. Keri, Megan, Donna, Becks, Vicki, Katie, Monique, Emily, Megan, Renee, Kathryn. There was an error in this gadget. Picture Window template. Template images by dino4.

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G3 Tauranga: Hydrangea Valley

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Te Matai Road, Te Puke. What an interesting and inspirational woman Bev is. Bev is nearly 70 and started her hydrangea business 14 years ago from scratch, as her retirement plan. Her original plants came from hydrangea expert Glen Church in New Plymouth, and nowadays she shares. Fresh', 'Light Antique' and 'Full Antique' flower heads. Bev's tips on growing and picking hydrangeas are:. Planted under deciduous trees is perfect as they like the winter sun. Not too much sun, lots of water even on there leaves.

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G3 Tauranga: July 2014

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Onion weed, cleavers, Red clover, stinging nettle, herb Robert, chickweed, kale smoothie for anyone? Add avocado for saturated fats to help absorb vitamins, add water then some cardamom, pumpkin and chia seeds. Lastly add some fruit for sweetness. Blend well and you get an amazing green coloured smoothie which tasted, as Paula put it, “grassy”. We were at Meg’s place to learn about edible weeds from Julia Sich, “a woman wild about weeds”. For those that want to know more, Julia has put together a book ca...

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G3 Tauranga: February 2015

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Te Matai Road, Te Puke. What an interesting and inspirational woman Bev is. Bev is nearly 70 and started her hydrangea business 14 years ago from scratch, as her retirement plan. Her original plants came from hydrangea expert Glen Church in New Plymouth, and nowadays she shares. Fresh', 'Light Antique' and 'Full Antique' flower heads. Bev's tips on growing and picking hydrangeas are:. Planted under deciduous trees is perfect as they like the winter sun. Not too much sun, lots of water even on there leaves.

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G3 Tauranga: March 2015

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Thank you Vicki for sharing so much of your time and wisdom with us! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to the G3 blog. We are a girls garden club based in Tauranga. We meet once a month to explore and discuss gardens in our local area. View my complete profile. Keri, Megan, Donna, Becks, Vicki, Katie, Monique, Emily, Megan, Renee, Kathryn. There was an error in this gadget. Picture Window template. Template images by dino4.

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G3 Tauranga: Permaculture Visit

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This week G3 were challenged to rethink how we work with nature in the garden. We visited Christine’s garden in Whakamaramara which had been designed applying permaculture principles. And we were joined by Catherine Dunton-McLeod, a local permaculture guru. To start Christine explained that permaculture was ‘permanent agriculture, it entailed developing agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient’. So what did this mean in relation to her garde...As you approached the property ...

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G3 Tauranga: The Wedding Garden

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The Wedding Garden, Oropi. Garden design Vicki garden mentors. Nestled up in the hills behind Tauranga is Joanna's ever evolving "semi formal"garden. With breathtaking views that lead you through from room to room, archways, vistas and trellis framed windows catch the eye and offer glimpses into the gardens beyond. We then turn the corner to a central archway with fairy camellia' espaliered each side leading through to a citrus grove to the left and a butterfly and bee garden to the right. The butterfly ...