August 2024
Welcome to our August newsletter
Early bird ticket sales have now closed, however you can still buy tickets on our website www.hurunuigardenfestival.com
Alternatively, you can pay $10 cash per person on the gate of each garden on the day.
The guidebooks are also available for order. The guidebooks are jam packed with information about each garden, tours, events and helpful details to make your visit enjoyable. These are free so if you would like one sent to you, you can order online and just pay the postage. Alternatively, they will also be able to be downloaded from the website.
Please note you will need two tickets to get into Lyndon Homestead for a tour.
Tipapa Homestead are taking pre bookings so make sure you have booked yourselves in early to avoid disappointment.
Unfortunately, Red Oak is now unavailable for this year's Festival. We apologize to those who were looking forward to this garden.
Winter Gardening with Flora Brons
The polar blast has reminded me Winter is very much still here but... the feel of Spring is in the air! The bulbs are showing their heads and the days are getting longer. It’s my favourite time of year to be in the garden. The soil is warming up slowly and that means two things for me; firstly look out for the weeds, they'll sneak back before I know it and secondly, I can start sowing some more hardy biennials! There are many jobs we can be doing at this time of year, so I have written some jobs for the next few months that you can tick off if you haven't already.
Top 3 jobs to do in the garden this August/September:
Finish pruning Roses
Add compost to your soil
Add Mulch or Pea Straw
Sow hardy seeds for Spring/Summer Flowers and Vegetables
Pruning Roses:
For key tips on how to prune your roses, head to our latest video on Instagram to hear Doreen Dryden from Loch Leven Garden and Nursey share her top tips.
Adding compost and the benefits:
If you have the space to make your own then that is the best way to do it, if not, then you can buy it in bags
By adding compost your increasing the organic matter and living organisms and building your top soil.
This is a great way to improve the health of your soil and therefore give your seedlings the best start you can have.
Why add mulch or pea straw, is it really worth it?
It seems like a lot of work at the time but the hours it will save you weeding far outway the job of getting it spread on the garden.
It keeps weeds down which reduces competition for water, space, light and nutrients.
It helps to hold water in the soil for those drier days.
Adds organic matter and protects the soil.
Blue House Garden in Amberley looking gorgeous despite the frosty conditions.
EVENT CORRECTION:
The Q&A session with Clare Gleeson and Andrew Buxton on Colonial Landscape Gardener Alfred Buxton was listed in the guide incorrectly. This event is on:
Sunday 3rd November 1-3pm
We look forward to seeing you there!
EVENT UPDATE:
Stuart Hide from Woodend Nurseries will be speaking at The Top Cottage about fruit trees and edibles. This event has been confirmed for:
Saturday 2nd November at 11am
Sponsors Spot
Cochranes is a family owned and operated agricultural machinery business. We’ve been in the industry for over 65 years, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of our extensive range of products, and our ability to understand, and meet, your specific needs. In the family for three generations, Cochranes has continued to develop into one of New Zealand’s leading agricultural machinery dealers and now operate in four locations, servicing customers across the South Island. We understand the need to have reliable machinery available and are committed to providing excellent pre and after sales support. We employ over 60 knowledgeable staff and are available for consultation and support whenever needed.
Our Sponsors
Introducing the 2024 line up of sponsors! We would really appreciate any support you are able to give the wonderful businesses who sponsor us.
DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS
If you want to contact the committee, or require any information contact us via our email address info@hurunuigardenfestival.com
If you haven’t ‘liked’ our Facebook or Instagram page yet, we recommend you do as we are often posting snippets of information and updates – more regularly than newsletters.
Check out our website www.hurunuigardenfestival.com which holds information about the gardens, places to go, see and do. This will be updated regularly as we lead up to the festival in October.
