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2 | selwyn gardening guide spring 2023 LANDSCAPE, timber & firewood SUPPLIES We supply & deliver We welcome retail & trade customers! Landscaping FIREWOOD TIMBER Our wide range includes: • Compost & soil conditioners • Decorative stones / boulders • River stones • Sands, basecourse & aggregates • Barks & mulches • Bagged cements • Pavers / Westland schist • We supply and deliver firewood • Yard sales • Bagged wood • Boot loads • Charcoal – Restaurant / Domestic • WINZ quotes available • Residential fencing • Structural • Stakes & pegs • Decking • Hardware • Sleepers – Macrocarpa • Planter boxes 1St fOR yOuR gaRden all yeaR ROund gardenmakers 4 Parkhouse Rd Wigram Phone: 341-5688 Locally owned & operated sales@gardenmakers.co.nz www.gardenmakers.co.nz Open 7 days Mon-Sat 7.15am-5pm Sun 8am-4pm
selwyn gardening guide spring 2023 | 3 PUBLISHER Star Media A division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467 Christchurch 8140 AdvERtISIng Lynette Evans - Ph 021 222 7831 email: lynette.evans@starmedia.kiwi EdItORIAL Isabelle teresa dESIgn denise Crawford Spring and the garden is calling… Welcome to the 2023 Gardening Guide! Here at the Selwyn Times we love putting this together – there’s such an energy in the air as Spring kicks in, and suddenly so much to be seeing and doing outdoors. We hope you enjoy our selection of gardening treats, ideas and inspiration. From veggies to flowers, lawns to irrigation, landscaping to trees, it’s time to get those gardening projects underway. Selwyn is also home to multiple expert suppliers and services, many with literally generations’ worth of experience. We thank those who have supported this magazine. This truly is a district of garden lovers. All our towns and villages have Garden Clubs – find contact details for yours on the Canterbury Horticultural Society website. Community Gardens are also a great opportunity to get your hands dirty, meet likeminded people and learn tips and tricks – look these up on the Canterbury Community Gardens Association website. And there are so many stunning display gardens to visit in the district, some of which we feature in this issue – see Selwyn.nz. Broadfield Garden treasure trove of inspiration Here’s just a taster of some of Selwyn’s gardeningrelated events coming up before Christmas, all free or very reasonably priced. Search the event links for full details. Wherever you are in Selwyn, the garden is calling… OCTOBER 7th - Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens “Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt!” workshop lincolnenvirotown. org.nz 8th - 14th - Ellesmere A&P Show, Leeston Huge event with multiple displays ellesmereshow.co.nz 14th - Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens “Starting and Maintaining a Worm Farm” workshop lincolnenvirotown.org.nz 14th - Darfield Community Garden Spring Seedling Swap selwynlibraries.co.nz/whats-on 23th - Hororātā Parish Spring Fair Multiple stalls hororata.org.nz NOVEMBER 2nd - Lincoln Library Landscape Design for Beginners selwynlibraries.co.nz/whats-on 5th - Terrace Station, Hororātā Open Day: early summer flowers terracestation.org.nz 11th - Lincoln Envirotown Community Gardens “Veges 101” workshop lincolnenvirotown.org.nz 11th - West Melton Native Plants, at Nut Point Centre Lecture, workshop, garden tour nutpoint.org DECEMBER 2nd - New Zealand Alpine Garden Society, at Lakeside Solders Memorial Hall, Ellesmere All day “Study Day” event, including speakers, garden visit, Xmas Do nzags.com/travellingspeaker Broadfield garden In the triangle of backroads between Rolleston, Prebbleton and Lincoln is a hidden gem. Although “gem” doesn’t fairly describe this 3.5 hectare, awardwinning garden – it’s more of a whole treasure trove. David Hobbs has been creating it for over 30 years. It’s very much a personal vision. The beautiful visitor pamphlet available at the entrance at first sight looks like the standard garden map with suggested route – but read the words, and David’s down-to-earth individuality leaps out. On arrival, the impressive scale of the grand lawns and ponds, shaped by topiary hedges so precise that you could slice butter on them, initially triggers thoughts of English National Trust gardens – but pay good attention to the plantings and you’ll see that Broadfield is very much a contemporary NZ garden. Grand vistas give way to beguiling paths leading to smaller groves and settings, including the recently added and highly popular veggie garden. Smatterings of artworks of different styles add colour and a smile. You will get hundreds of ideas on garden design, planting and maintenance, and David and his team of friendly gardeners welcome any questions. There are open days every Wednesday and Saturday, 8–4.30, for the low cost of $15 (kids are free). It’s worth planning a whole day out – it’s picnic/pram/ wheelchair friendly, with ample seating, and also very dog friendly. But don’t just visit once. I’m locking it in to visit once a season, it’s that inspirational. 250 Selwyn Road, Weedons / david@ broadfieldgarden.nz / 0274 334 099 / private tours / weddings A multi award winning garden with many design ideas, planting ideas and maintenance minimising systems. See plants that do well in Canterbury. 20 different sections of varying sizes and styles. Visits, guided tours usually available, allow 1 to 1 hour 30 minutes, picnics welcome, photos, wedding ceremonies, group visits. Adults $15 children free Open Wednesdays & Saturdays 8 – 4.30 & by arrangement 250 Selwyn Road M: David 027 4334 099 E: david@bel.nz
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