Native Plant Sale - Saturday 6 April 2013 - 2pm-4pm - or phone Chris to arrange a convenient time to buy plants. All sales proceeds will go towards the Education Centre Building and resources. Plants are $4 each PB3 size.
Nursery Open every Friday Morning for Volunteers.
Posted: 4 April 2013
In March look out for mingimingi (Coprosma propinqua), flax (Phormium tenax), red tussock (Chionochloa rubra). We will be doing seed collecting around the pond each Friday when the weather is suitable. Seeds
Nursery Events for your calendar
Saturday 6 April 2013 - Community Nursery Open Afternoon and Plant Sale 2-4pm.
Friday 19 April 2013 - Apple Pressing Afternoon 1-4pm
Friday 21 and 28 June 2013 - workshops on propagating native plants from cuttings - 9am-noon.
Posted: 5 March 2013
January has been a month of weather extremes - a challenge for a nursery that relies on rainwater!
January is probably the busiest month of the year in the nursery. Still pricking out seedlings, potting on, weeding and watering are all full-on jobs that need to be done by our volunteers.
It was difficult to find a shady spot sometimes for morning tea! The backdrop to this location is the start of the Community Nursery Education Centre Building - watch this space for progress!
Storm clouds gather over the nursery just in time. Watering every couple of days through January has been a very time-consuming but necessary task. When the rain does come it is a welcome relief!
Posted: 4 February 2013
What we will be doing in February
Potting, weeding, moving plants around, watering, taking plants away to plant out! (and the start of seed collecting)
Despite feeling that the season has just got into full swing with warmer temperatures, the plants know that the summer is rushing past and seeding time comes soon enough. Red tussock seed is ready for collection in late January and thus starts the seed collecting year.
Posted: 4 February 2013
December is a month of high activity in the nursery. The main month for potting up of seedlings, weeding and watering. Every Friday morning was well attended by volunteers and the nursery is full of native plants waiting for a new home. December/January are good planting months but prepare your ground first - blanket spray areas first and definately fence off from stock.
On 21 December 2012 we had our Nursery Break Up with our usual fine selection of food delights!
Posted: 2 January 2013