Selwyn Times: October 10, 2019

SPRING 2019

Selwyn

Gardening

guide

PUBLISHED BY & Selwyn Times

Celebrate spring and summer

with the 2019 Selwyn Times Gardening Guide. Check out local businesses

and get ideas and inspiration for your next garden project.

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019

Homebush Stables &

Garden Open Day

20 October, 10am to 4pm

Selwyn boasts a number of beautiful

gardens you can visit to get ideas and

inspiration for your own garden. For a full list

of Selwyn gardens to visit, check out www.

sensationalselwyn.co.nz/garden-tours.

Ohoka Garden Tour & Fête.

Upcoming Garden Open Days

Terrace Station Garden Open Day, 6 Nov, 11am to 3pm

Come along and view granny bonnets, roses and

summer flowers in a delightful one hectare landscaped

garden with a hint of its original Victorian style. The historic

homestead was one of the first pieces of domestic

architecture in Canterbury to have a category 1

registration from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

(now Heritage New Zealand).

Bring your picnic lunch; adults - $5.00, children no charge.

No dogs. Woodland plants for sale; please note eftpos is

not available. www.terracestation.org.nz

Deans Bush Stables & Garden Open Day, 20 October,

10am to 4pm

Come and enjoy historic Homebush. Wander around the

garden of trees and rhododendons (plantings began

in 1851). View the Homebush Stables historic buildings

including the water driven turbine and enjoy coffee and

lunch in the café. Entry $5 per person - children under 14

free. Also a participant in the Beca Christchurch Heritage

Festival 2019. www.homebushstables.co.nz

Garden Tours

Little River Flower Power Garden Trail, 27 & 28 Oct,

10am to 4pm

A fantastic chance to wander in 14 private gardens, from

beach-side gems in Birdlings Flat to lush valley producers

of proteas, herbs, hazelnuts and berries. Visit an herbal

learning garden and properties that grow owers and food

commercially. See ad on page 3.

Hurunui Garden Festival, Nov 1 to Nov 3

Visit gorgeous private gardens from Amberley to Gore Bay,

Hawarden to Hanmer Springs, many within just one hour’s

drive of Christchurch and the airport.

www.hurunuigardenfestival.com

Ohoka Garden Tour & Fête, 24 Nov, 10am to 4pm

A biennual fundraiser for Ohoka School featuring a selfguided

tour of several stunning local gardens and country

fete. www.ohokagardentour.co.nz

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019 | 3

New event

for gardeners

Banks Peninsula gardens

open their gates

An exciting new event for gardeners is

coming to Selwyn. The Selwyn Garden

Expo, hosted by the West Melton

Garden Club, will be held in the West

Melton Community Centre on Sunday

1 December, 2019, from 12.30-5pm.

The aim of the expo is to showcase

the many and varied garden or food

related activities and businesses

available in Selwyn and nearby areas,

to encourage an interest in gardening,

to learn from experts, and to give

people the opportunity to hear our

guest speaker, Lynda Hallinan - former

editor of NZ Gardener, broadcaster,

and author. Lynda, who will speak at

3pm, is an inspiring, and fun speaker,

enjoyed by all who hear her – the

afternoon is also a great opportunity

to do some Christmas shopping.

Throughout the day there will be music

plus food and drinks available along

with a wide range of stalls such as

nut producers, saffron, truffles, Italian

cheeses, wine tasting, limestone

carvings, sculptures, recycled

metal art, a garden tour organiser,

landscapers, garden suppliers, tools,

bonsai display and plants galore

to name a few. There will be four

demonstrations on offer - Kokodama

balls, floral display, care of tools, and

bonsai.

Tickets cost $15 per person, and must

be pre-purchased by emailing Brenda

on selwyngardenexpo@gmail.com.

Early purchasing is recommended

as ticket numbers are limited, and

people are encouraged to arrive early

and make the most of the afternoon.

Gardeners of Little River and Birdlings

Flat are opening their gates this

Labour weekend for the Little River

Flower Power Garden Trail.

A rare treat this year is the chance to

see the park-like garden of Kinloch

Estate with extensive lawns, mature

trees, borders and lake vistas.

In total 14 gardens will be open

featuring diverse planting styles from

rhododendron shrubberies to banana

palm fringed ponds. Several operate

commercially growing flowers, berries

and nuts such as Janet and Peter Wills’

Okuti Valley property Country Nutters

and Glynis and Tom Dobson’s Protea

Cottage.

For a herb garden on a large scale,

head to Phytofarm’s herbal learning

garden and for a cottage-style town

garden be sure to check out Lily

Cottage. Geoff Spearpoint surprises

with what can be achieved on a small

coastal section and for a different

view of Birdlings Flat head out over the

beach to the homestead of Poranui.

Revival Op shop, housed in historic St

Andrews Church, will open featuring

a local wedding dress display. There

will also be opportunities to buy plants,

drinks and baking so bringing cash is

recommended.

Gardens will be open on Sunday 27

October and Monday 28 October

from 10am-4pm. Tickets cost $15 per

adult (children are free) and are

available from the Little River Craft

Station (open seven days including

Labour weekend) and eventfinda.

co.nz. Proceeds will go to community

groups.

West Melton Garden Club presents

SELWYN GARDEN EXPO

Sunday 1st December 2019

12:30pm–5pm

West Melton Community Centre

1163 West Coast Road, West Melton

• Plant Sales

• Local Garden Related Stalls

• Local Specialty Foods

• Demonstrations

• Speakers

• Expert advice

Guest Speaker

at 3pm

LYNDA HALLINAN

Former NZ Gardener

Editor, Author,

Broadcaster and

Passionate Gardener

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Contact Brenda 027 347 6460 or selwyngardenexpo@gmail.com

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019

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Hororata Parish Spring Fair challenge

blokes on their No.8 wire skills

The Hororata Parish Spring Fair has been part

of the Hororata landscape for many years. The

Spring Fair is more than just raising money, it is

about raising community spirits and providing a

fun family day out for our community.

There is local pride at stake to get your name

of the very unique handmade Trophy. The

competition is open to any local bloke who wants

a chance to show his creative side. All they need

to do is bring their creation on the day to the

Hororata Parish Spring Fair by 10.00am.

The Hororata Parish Spring Fair is also part of the

Heritage Festival again this year, giving people

the opportunity to share stories of the past that

link us to this place. Visitors to the Fair will be

able to learn about the early settlers of the area

with a video by the Hororata Historic Society, visit

the St John’s Church graveyard, transported in a

vintage car to discover the stories of the people

gone before us in the district.

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The Country Auction has been a highlight of the

Fair for over 10 years but for the 2nd time only,

the challenge has been laid down to the men,

blokes and Trev’s living within the Hororata Parish

to showcase their No.8 wire skills and build their

entry for the Agri Garden Art competition.

“Eight entries raised over $1350, such was the

craftsmanship and imagination of these clever

locals. Last year’s entries used; saw blades,

horse shoes, truck springs, hay rake tines,

#8 wire like never seen before, discs, chains,

bolts, sumps, scissors, gears, fence posts, rail

sleepers and more. The addition of the No.8

wire challenge to the auction last year was really

fun and we encourage more people to enter

this year,” said committee member Yvonne

Cookson.

“This year the challenge is about recycling posts,

wood, timber - you know, that stuff lying in and

around the sheds. Entries are voted on by the

public during the fair and then visitors are given

the chance to own a one-off piece of kiwiana at

the auction 11.30am.”

As well as the Auction and Heritage aspect

there is all the traditional Fair fun to be had

with many attractions, like stalls offering

delicious homemade jams and speciality foods,

handmade crafts, a wide range of plants and

a large selection of second-hand books. Kids

can enter the Creative Kids competition and win

some great prizes.

The Hororata Parish Spring Fair is on Labour

Day, 28th October at the Hororata Domain, entry

and parking is FREE. Held wet or fine, visit

www.hororataparish.co.nz or visit their Facebook

page for more information.

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019 | 5

Tree care locally

Organic bins

Spring is the perfect time to get back

into the garden and start filling up your

organics bin again.

The Selwyn District Council’s green

organics bins can be utilised for

garden prunings, weeds, leaves and

grass clippings.

Food items such as bread, dairy

products, fruit, vegetables fish, meat,

bones, coffee grinds, tea bags as well

as food-soiled cardboard containers

and paper towels can also be placed

in the green bin.

Here are some useful tips to ensure

your bin is fully emptied every week:

• Keep the bin weight under 60kg. If

you find it difficult to move the bin,

then you may find it exceeds the truck

lifting limits.

• Keep the bin contents loose. Don’t

compact your material by standing on

it (it may not come out when tipped

by the truck).

• Place weeds, branches or

newspaper at the bottom of the bin

before filling with grass clippings. This

reduces the likelihood of the grass

clippings getting stuck.

• Organics only! No plastic bags

(including those labelled as

compostable, degradable or

biodegradable), metals, timber,

sawdust, glass, rocks, stones or bricks

as these cause considerable damage

to the organics shredder.

• Flax and cabbage leaves need to

go in your red rubbish bin (as these

get caught up in the shredder).

• Make sure your bin is not overflowing

– the lid needs to close.

For townships with organic collection;

why not swap your 240 litre red bin for

a 240 litre green bin and an 80 litre

red bin? You’ll save money and the

environment.

Unsure about an item? Check out

selwyn.govt.nz/organics

Your organics bin is only

for the following items...

Whether your tree needs a prune,

thinning or something more extensive,

locally owned HB Tree Services can

help.

Owners Matt Harley and Ben Biggs

have over 10 years’ experience in

arboriculture, gardening, landscaping

and operating heavy machinery.

“We are both extremely passionate

about trees and love to discuss and

share our knowledge with our clients

for the on-going benefit of the tree,”

says Matt, who is based in Rolleston

while Ben is in Lincoln.

“As well as making sure the work we

do is aesthetically pleasing to our

clients we strive to leave the trees we

prune healthy and safe to be around.”

Pruning trees can benefit the whole

tree and removing dead, damaged

and diseased branches helps prevent

insect and decay organisms from

entering the tree. Thinning a dense

canopy on a tree increases air and

sunlight, resulting in fewer disease

problems.

Matt and Ben established HB Tree

Services to give people the best

possible service for an affordable

rate including an entire garden

maintenance offer.

“We truly believe in fair pricing and

not ‘over quoting’.”

They both also give back to the local

community donating fire wood to

families in need.

Contact Matt at HB Tree Services by

phoning 022 4700137 or email him

at matt@hbtreeservices.com. Their

website is www.hbtreeseevices.com

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Garden prunings,

clippings and leaves

Meat, bones

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Fruit and vegetables

Bread, pastries

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Tips to ensure your bin is fully emptied:

· Keep items loose.

· Keep the bin weight reasonable.

· Place weeds, branches or newspaper

at the bottom of the bin before filling

with grass clippings (to avoid contents

getting stuck).

selwyn.govt.nz/organics

Coffee grinds

and tea bags

Food soiled cardboard

containers and paper towels

· No plastic bags (including compostable

or biodegradable), metals, glass, rocks,

stones, bricks or rubbish.

· Flax and cabbage tree leaves should go

in the red bin.

· Make sure the lid closes.

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selwyn gardening guide spring 2019

Garden

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019 | 7

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for sheds, garages or

commercial buildings

Quality furniture

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or commercial building Totalspan

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As part of New Zealand’s largest

building supplier Totalspan buildings

are strong, long lasting, lightweight,

resilient and come with a 25 year

structural guarantee, so are the

perfect solution for commercial,

industrial and lifestyle properties.

Totalspan buildings are manufactured

in their own factory here in

Christchurch so they have complete

control over the quality and

affordability of their product.

“We pride ourselves in providing

quality, best value buildings that add

value to our customers properties. Our

experienced consultants offer free

no-obligation on-site consultations to

ensure that you get a building solution

that meets your needs,” says Jeff from

Totalspan.

Totalspan makes the building process

easy by handling the building consent

process and the construction of the

building, or alternatively customers

can complete the build themselves.

Call Totalspan on 344 0331, email

them at christchurch@totalspan.co.nz

or visit their display site at 728 Main

South Road to see their wide range of

buildings on display. Alternatively visit

www.totalspan.co.nz.

For locally made and custom

designed outdoor furniture look

no further than Rolleston’s Panda

Outdoor Furniture.

Mike uses macrocarpa to make his

quality furniture because the wood

is both durable and has a natural

resistance to fungus and rot so does

not need any chemical protection.

Macrocarpa can be left to “season

off” to become a lovely silver/grey or

can be painted, oiled or stained in a

range of colours.

Design options include a triangular

table with three bench seats along

with the more conventional square

and rectangular tables. Mike’s bar

leaners and stools are always popular

along with his picnic tables with

connected seats and he is a dab

hand at raised garden beds and

swing seats.

For a different and personalised gift

for Christmas, add a personalised

message such as a special wedding

or anniversary date or the birth date

of your children on to the back of a

park bench to create a Luv Seat.

Panda Outdoor Furniture is located at

16 Stoneleigh Drive and Mike also sells

his furniture at the Riccarton Market on

Sundays. His usual hours at Stoneleigh

Drive are 8am until 4.30pm Monday to

Friday and 9am – 12pm on Saturday

but telephone him first on 022 025 1784

in case he is out making delivery.

Time for a new

outdoor setting

for your deck, patio or yard?

We can make to size, choose from

rectangular, square or triangle. With

seating made to match. Bench seats,

Park Bench, Luv seat, bar stools.

Need more room in your garden? We

can make a range of planter boxes.

• Dressed timber or rough sawn.

• Can custom make to suit the size that

you are wanting, or choose from our

standard sizes.

• Your choice of seats:

• Bench seat (no back)

• Park bench seat (with back)

• or perhaps a Luv seat for the

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• Choice of oils or stain with several

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Trees are the protectors of the land.

They reduce erosion, help regulate

ground temperatures, and shield from

damaging winds plus clean the air!

When we help them thrive, they return

the favour and envelope us in their

shelter.

The world of arboricultural services is

full of power tools- blowers, chainsaws,

brush cutters, chippers, and stump

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polluting, and create a cumulative

effect that is harmful to trees and their

environment. They waste resources

and create damaging fallout.

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People, work hard to mitigate the

environmental impacts that their

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electric chainsaws as much as they

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silt traps to prevent runoff into sensitive

waterways. Their chipper’s are

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and they use biodiesel in every single

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“We constantly look for creative ways

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019 | 9

A garden haven

It’s spring! The perfect time to look

at how you could enhance your

garden’s appeal and spend more

time outside relaxing after an

enjoyable day spent working in the

garden.

Outdoor lighting can be used to set

the right mood for you and your guests

to enjoy al fresco dining on the deck,

patio or in outdoor garden rooms.

Lighting can also be used to add

structure to your garden, and

enhance trees, sculptures, spa, pool

and seating areas. Whether you love

the look of hanging lanterns or more

traditional lighting, there is something

to suit everyone’s style and budget.

The Juice Electrical team recommend

to look for styles where you can

use long-life and energy efficient

LEDs. Low voltage LEDs can be

safely installed under bark, mulch or

weed mat with no digging or trench

needed.

Spring is also a great time to install that

spa pool you have always wanted.

While size and style is important

to consider it is also critical to get

some information on the power

requirements. Some spa pools cost

more to install, while others have a

sting in the tail when the power bill

arrives as they cost more to run. The

Juice team can offer pre-purchase

advice as well as install.

Juice Electrical love their community,

and offer great service without any

added mileage or admin fees for our

Rolleston customers who pay only for

the time we spend on the job.

Give life to your garden ideas, and

bring Juice in on your plans. We can

help to enhance your garden for the

warmer weather ahead.

Do you want to save time

money and water?

347 4083

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We are the experts when it comes

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0800 277 275

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SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019

Gifts for the

Gardener

PANDA OUTDOOR

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bark mulch, bark chips

and woodchips.

www.intelligro.co.nz

SOUTHERN WOODS,

Templeton

Established in 1987, Southern

Woods has been growing

millions of quality plants for

over a generation. Hundreds

of plants and trees to choose

from and with decades of

experience and horticultural

training, our team of experts

can help with all your plant

needs.

www.southernwoods.co.nz

ROLLESTON GIFTS &

FLOWERS, Rolleston

Rolleston Florist and Gifts

is a member of Interflora

making it easy to send

a floral tribute overseas,

while locals benefit

from free delivery within

Rolleston. The range of

classy, small gifts and

homewares will delight

givers and receivers alike.

facebook.com/rollestonflorist

CANTERBURY TIMBER & HARDWARE, Weedons

Canterbury Timber & Hardware supply

contractors, farmers, and the home DIYer for all

your landscaping and rural timber products and

associated hardware along with kitset tables,

planters and wall/fence panels.

www.cthl.co.nz

Bring your dreams to reality

Now is the perfect time to bring your

dreams of having an outdoor swimming

pool to life, according to Julie Hastings

who owns Lagoon Pools with husband

Warren.

Lagoon Pools installs pools in sizes to suit

sections of all sizes, ranging from five metres

to 12 metres in length with a variety

of widths, colours and shapes. There really

is a pool for every site.

Lagoon Pools is the Leisure Pools dealer

for most of the South Island. Leisure Pools

feature 100% composite fibreglass and,

with patented innovations, every swimming

pool is supported by their lifetime

structural warranty and a lifetime osmosis

warranty. This makes them the strongest

pool available on the market.

Additional features including pool lighting,

fountains and spa jets. Pool automation

is becoming more popular with

equipment monitoring and settings right

at your fingertips from any location.

It takes around five days to install a pool

and the finishing touches can take from

four weeks depending upon the design.

Not only does Lagoon Pools install the

pool, they can offer the complete package

including paving, decking, landscaping

and fencing.

Contact Lagoon Pools by phoning Julie or

Warren 0800 927 282 or 03 349 2160. You

can also visit their website www.lagoonpools.co.nz

to find out more about their

range of pools and other services they

offer.

www.lagoonpools.co.nz

03 349 2160 or 0800 92 72 82

SELWYN GARDENING GUIDE SPRING 2019 | 11

NZ’s leading mail-order plant Catalogue

Purchase plants

online, anywhere,

anytime

Parva Plants is a family-owned,

specialist, mail order/online nursery

that has been supplying interesting

and unusual plants to enthusiastic

New Zealand gardeners for 51 years.

Parva Plants is a market leader

producing New Zealand’s most

comprehensive, full colour, 64-page

catalogue each spring and autumn

in which we offer over 500 different

items.

Our greatest emphasis is on perennials

but we also offer a range of other

plants including bulbs, shrubs, climbers,

natives, gardening accessories and

our popular pet products. Many of

our plants are not readily available

elsewhere and we are constantly

working to source new and interesting

material from breeders and growers

both in New Zealand and around the

world. The plants are well acclimatised

to Canterbury conditions.

Our secure website displays our full

catalogue where plants can be

purchased 24 hours a day, 7 days

a week. It is very easy to use and

provides good sized images of each

item making choosing a little bit

easier.

We courier plants nationwide and

have developed a unique packaging

system that ensures that plants

are sent upright and arrive at their

destination undamaged and ready to

go straight in the garden. Our plants

are all dispatched in premium sized 1L

pots.

Greg and Jenny Tod took over Parva

Plants in 2007, shifting the nursery from

Tauranga to Prebbleton. With the

help of our dedicated helpers, a wide

range of special plants find their way

into New Zealand gardens every year.

To view our wide range of plants visit:

www. parvaplants.co.nz or phone: 03

349 4918

New Spring/Summer Catalogue 2019

PARVA plants

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