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Trip 1 Te Kainga Marire, Taranaki

Trip 1 Te Kainga Marire, Taranaki

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3 days ago

I had a fabulous chat with the lovely Ali from Your Garden Coach Podcast.If you are anything like me and love to listen to gardening podcasts while you're in the garden, this one is my favourite Kiwi Podcast with loads of timely local garden advice as well as recipes and interviews with cool people! Look for it wherever you find the podcasts you like to listen to. : o) ...

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4 days ago

The weather has packed up again. I could garden in the rain in my sturdy red raincoat, but I don't want to and at this point I don't need to. The garden is in a good position with most weeds conquered and most beds enriched with nutrients to nourish a new generation so (aside from all the projects) all there is to do is wait. So I picked up some light reading. To be honest I don't know where it came from but there it was ... just waiting to be read. The Amateur Gardener by A.G.L. Hellyer (1948) says in the preface that it's 'sufficiently up-to-date' with the latest technical developments and scientific information as a result of horticultural research since the two wars! It will be interesting to see what was considered cutting edge in the garden a whole lifetime ago!The long range weather forecast looks miserable so there'll be be plenty of spare moments for some time travel! : o) ...

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5 days ago

They say 'He who hesitates is lost'.Well life got in the way and I put off harvesting my perfect broccoli for just one more day, with delicious intentions of whipping up a satay sauce to smother that baby in spicy peanutty goodness. So while I was busy being busy, someone else decided my broccoli was good enough to eat! I can't say I'm pleased about it, and am still not sure who it was, but I will confess to chopping off the bad bits and eating it anyway - and it was everything I had imagined it would be... absolutely delicious! : o) ...

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6 days ago

🌹🌹 Welcome to the first day of spring 🌹🌹 and the🎉Sarah the Gardener’s Countdown to Spring Prizegiving.🎉The lucky winners selected at random are:💚 DAY 10 – SAT 22 AUG: Nabeelah Ali💚 DAY 9 – SUN 23 AUG: Sarah Davies 💚 DAY 8 – MON 24 AUG: Spedding Mills💚 DAY 7 – TUE 25 AUG: Fi Maddison💚 DAY 6 – WED 26 AUG: Kirsten Raureti💚 DAY 5 – THU 27 AUG: Sheena Harris💚 DAY 4 – FRI 28 AUG: Keith-Karen Mabey💚 DAY 3 – SAT 29 AUG: Rachel Moore💚 DAY 2 – SUN 30 AUG: Cara Sharp💚 DAY 1 – MON 31 AUG: Jo Williams 🎉Congratulations to all our winners. 🎉 If your name is on this list I will message you directly from your winning comment and/or comment below your winning comment. A big thank you to the lovely people at Yates NZ, GARDENA, Kiwi Gardener and Botanica World Discoveries and thank you for joining in my Countdown to Spring giveaway. 👏👏❤️👏👏Have a fabulous growing season. Love from Sarah the Gardener : o)#sponsoredREMINDER: 🔴For internet safety, please don’t give your private details to anyone outside of this post. 🔴Only the names on this list will receive a message or a comment. You won't be asked to register anything to claim your prize. 🔴Please don't accept any friend requests - they won't have come from me.(Facebook is not in any way associated with this competition and has no liability for it.) ...

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1 week ago

Welcome to Spring🔴 THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED 🔴The winner will be announced shortly right here and on a prizegiving post on the official Sarah the Gardener Facebook Page.Today is the last day for Sarah the Gardener’s Countdown to Spring 2026.You can go back and comment on all the posts on Sarah the Gardener’s Facebook Page, but only one comment per post per person.🙂 Good Luck. Love from Sarah the Gardener 🙂 ...

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