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Saturday 18th June, 2022

Hi

Return to former glory or revegetation are exciting projects to do
You may or may not know but there is a stunning stand of kahikatea behind the garden centre display garden. Apparently, the flat area that you look out upon is an old Waikato river course. At the end of the display garden is the Kormakorau stream or creek and it also runs behind the stand of trees and joins together just before Taylor Road. The main stand of kaiks that you see has been fenced off from stock for over thirty years and is looking pretty cool underneath. If you look to the left, there are a couple of fringe stands that it is my plan that we fence these off and start to replant so that the entire space regenerates for future generations.
I have been in touch with the council who are on board and keen to help and so they have done assessments for us and helped amazingly with plant lists and so much more. We have even discovered that there are native bats that use all of the stands that border the Kormakorau stream.
Its going to be a a lot of work as there is a fair bit of privet and other weeds to control. NB: you have to be very careful what chemical weed control you use under our native Kahikatea as they have very shallow feeder roots and are very susceptible to most products. There is a plan however and the first step is to fence a major area off to keep stock out. We still need to graze the space between the trees because otherwise it will just grow weeds but as we gain control of the newly fenced space then the fenced area can increase in size until the whole area is replanted. 
I guess that I am a bit of a purist when it comes to these kinds of situations and would like to replant as to what should be there so am thinking to augment the sparser stands of Kahikatea with a whole lot of new young plants. It's also important to filter the prevailing westerlie from hitting underneath the established trees by providing native shelter plants relevant to the area particularly as we remove the privet. I imagine that by keeping the weeds out that in time the correct regeneration will just happen.
Here are some of the plants that we have in the garden centre right now, in smaller grades suitable for such planting exercises. To be fair I do have my eye on many of them for our own project but right now is potting season, so we just have to wait and get more in the future. If you have an area to do, then now is a great time to be doing this as its wet and suitable for planting. Get them established before the summer.
Native tea tree Leptospermum scoparium is a great plant for range of positions and is shrubby when young and matures out into a small tree. Planted thickly will exclude the light and help prevent weeds growing. Planted in conjunction with the more forest like trees will help draw these up and over the much longer term will shade out some of the tea trees.
Kanuka or Kunzea ericoides, similar to Tea tree or manuka and will do a similar job.
Cabbage tree or Cordyline australis look fab when planted in combination with our native restoration plants like the manuka and kanuka. Will tolerate some damper areas.
Pitto tenufolium,Kohuhu one of the main species, this one with a smaller leaf and again suitable as a mid story range of plants better for the more well drained positions.
Wine berry or mako mako  Arisotleia serrtaus  another great plant to start as an originating filler. Potentially will get shaded out to the peripheral more sunny light edges but otherwise great contrast foliage and shrubby habit.
Coprosma robusta. Shrubby starting plant. Hardy and easy to grow again another great filler to add to the mix along with the purple Akeake or Dodonea viscosa purpurea.
Just when you think that its all about trees and shrubs then don't forget that there are quite a few wetland grasses and of course flax to fill out those damp spots. The more that you can plant to joins hands will potentially help exclude a weed problem. Check out these names Phormium tenax, the wetland native flax, Carex secta, Cares Virgata and Carex Solandri.
Rose and Tree orders
I guess what I have learnt over the past few years is that you just have to roll with what comes and we have had quite a bit of practice with the different lock downs and restrictions. To be honest I thought that most of this was past us, but this year is panning out similar but different if you know what I mean. It's a totally different ball game this season with unprecedented requests for roses and trees, (I think everyone including my generation and older all learnt how to use their fingers to go shopping), we suddenly have had to write software to limit requests to keep in line with our allocations, well for this year anyway. 
Then it's timing of the plants arrival and no matter how hard we plan to be so organised there have been disruptions due to inclement weather preventing suppliers from lifting, or that lurgy hitting the team and suddenly there is no team to do the job as they are crook or have 7 days isolation due to being a close contact. We have been no exception to this either as I'm sure that most small NZ businesses have been exposed to operating with a smaller than normal team. 
I guess my point is that trying to coordinate this with a lack of holding space at our place is making it more and more difficult to get a complete rose order together as much as we try to do this for you. To that end we are trying to make sure you get advised asap that your particular choice of rose or roses are currently in stock and suggest that you take these as soon as you can. If you have requests for roses and trees, then definitely grab the roses and get the trees in the following month when they are due. Where possible we will try and coordinate complete orders and make sure that you are not disadvantaged by freight costs, but the bottom line is that we don't want you to miss out on your specific choices and encourage you to take what is here now.
Just arrived with more Winter roses to add to the range.
Helleborus Ice N Roses Red.  Ice N Roses Red hellebore will flower tirelessly through winter and well into spring producing gorgeous burgundy red, outward facing blooms, held above the leaf. Perfect for mass planting in the garden or use in pots. Evergreen.
Helleborus Ice N Roses Rose   Ice N Roses Rose hellebore will also flower tirelessly through winter and well into spring producing stunning rose pink, outward facing blooms. Evergreen.
Helleborus Ice N Roses White  Ice N Roses white hellebore will flower through winter and into spring producing white outward facing blooms, held above the leaf. Perfect for a white flowered garden, create impact by bulk planting. Evergreen
Helleborus Marlon  Compact plant with deep green foliage on cinnamon stems. The blush rose buds open to large cream flowers that age to green. Plant in part shade, winter flowering. Great for cut flowers. Perennial evergreen.
Getting the most from roses from the best and this weekend!!!
Suddenly we are facing the first weekend with the Waikato Rose Society here at the Nursery. That has come around so fast. 
Saturday 18th June 11am - 1pm            
Sunday   19th June     1pm - 3pm
It doesn't have to be about how to prune though I imagine that will be uppermost in our minds at this time of the year. You may have questions about the different sprays to use for different seasons. When to feed and what to feed?  Come on out with list like you would when you go to the doctor and I know for a fact that these guys just love sharing what they know.
If you asked me, not all roses are created equal and some need more care than say others so get help with reliable cultivars. Or if its one of those more tricky cultivars then the guys will give the best tips. I'm sure that what ever the question there will be some one there who will give an informed answer.
If this weekend doesn't suit then check out the following times to see if there is one for you 
Saturday 2nd July        1pm - 3pm         
Sunday   3rd July      11am- 1pm
Thursday 7th July      11am - 1pm
Strawberry Camarosa plants. last shout out for these
All top and tailed and ready to go into the ground. Bare root strawberries are only ever available at this time of the year so get yours now. I say this because every year we get asked after the event for these and of course being bare root they have a short shelf life. We will get to a point that I will make the call to pot the rest that we have left and then they will be available in the spring as individual potted plants.
10 plants per bundle for just $14.99. Grab a few bundles to get a number of plants in so that you can harvest a decent amount as we approach Christmas. Getting them established now will grow a decent root structure to support all  that fruit later. Rich moist soil in mounds, plant 30 to 40 cm apart 

OMG how long did we hang out for rain over April and May and now it almost feels like some one has forgotten to turn the tap off, not to mention the horrendous winds that came with it. There were a few calls over the weekend saying that its too inclement to come down to the Tron to collect their orders and so hopefully this weekend.
If you are looking for new seasons roses then there is quite a selection that is starting to happen out there. New and different Rhodos arrived from another specialist nursery like Apple Brandy, Cunningham white, Golden torch and Harry Tagg just to name drop a few. Don't forget the Rose society will be here also, don't worry if you haven't registered your interest, just come on out at the appropriate time equipped with all your questions.
Otherwise hopefully it will be fine to get in the garden and clean up all the mess that all those winds made and get all the tasks done all ready to have another long weekend. The newly made and added to calender: Matariki New Year public holiday.
Have a great weekend 
Cheers Lloyd, Tony and the Wairere team.

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