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