September 2022
Welcome to Spring, and our September Newsletter from the Hurunui Garden Festival team.
September is officially the beginning of Spring so as our gardens start to show us some beautiful spring flowers, blossoms and colour so also are our Hurunui Garden Festival homeowners preparing to welcome you to their homes for our 2022 Garden Festival.
A quote from the late Robin Williams - "Spring is nature's way of saying "lets party".
Sooo… if you have not put these dates in your diary already…
October 27th - 30th
HURUNUI GARDEN FESTIVAL
Open 9am - 5pm daily
OUR GUEST SPEAKER, GARDENING GURU, LYNDA HALLINAN. EVENT TICKETS ARE CLOSE TO A SELL OUT. DON'T MISS OUT!
With the festival now only weeks away, have you got your Guidebook & Tickets?
The guidebook contains fantastic information on all the properties, events (some you need to book for), amenities, maps and everything you will need for your festival visit. It is available to download on our website hurunuigardenfestival.com
On the website you can also purchase your tickets to the Lynda Hallinan dinner event (but be quick) and your 10 tickets gate admission pack which includes a complimentary guidebook. These will be available online until October 14th to allow for postage so don't miss out.
You can of course purchase tickets at the gate of each garden, $10 pp, payable on the day as you enter. School children accompanied by an adult may enter for free. Please have cash with you, as the gardens cannot process electronic payments.
DON'T FORGET OUR 2022 HERO PHOTO COMPETITION!
All budding photographers, ATTENTION! Bring your camera along with you and snap the perfect
image during the Hurunui Garden Festival to be in to win a 2 night mid-week stay for 2 people at the luxurious Foxdown Hut.
The photos must be:
portrait in orientation.
a minimum of 4 MB
taken at the Hurunui Garden Festival, 27th - 30th October 2022.
Email your photos to info@hurunuigardenfestival.com by Friday 4th November 2022 (Hurunui Garden Festival must be able to use the photo for all advertising and marketing as required)
Last but not least some information for us all from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Winter will soon come to a close, and it’s therefore a great time to get outside and prune your hedge-plants. Why? Some of our common hedge plants—like red dragon (Lophomyrtus cultivars) and lilly pilly (and other Syzygium/Acmena species)—are susceptible to myrtle rust. Myrtle rust is a disease caused by the fungus Austropuccinia psidii, and it has been damaging and killing plants in the wild and in our gardens since it arrived in New Zealand in 2017. New plant growth is particularly vulnerable to attack.
Since myrtle rust is least active in winter, the new growth stimulated by pruning is less likely to get infected at this time – and the ideal ‘pruning window’ is closing fast. The team at Beyond Myrtle Rust has put together an explanation that provides more information on how to time your pruning here: https://bit.ly/2VpxwGc
If you’d like to follow along with myrtle rust developments and research, you can follow Beyond Myrtle Rust on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@beyond_myrtle_rust). More information about our research programme can be found here.
Not sure if you have myrtles in your garden? You can talk to your local nursery, have a go at identifying myrtles using the Myrtaceae Key, or post a photo of your plant on iNaturalist for verification.
Dr Renee Johansen
www.landcareresearch.co.nz/beyond-myrtle-rust
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2022 Hurunui Garden Festival
27 October to 30 October 2022
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