September – Raised Planter Box

Raised Planter Box

Have you thought of putting in a raised planter box in a sunny corner of your garden to make a productive area for summer vegetables?

Being raised means the soil temperature stays higher and this promotes growth with the plants

Edible Garden

• Plant potatoes if not done already
• Purchase vegetable seedlings e.g. broccoli, lettuce etc and plant in newly prepared soil
• Plant new strawberries (only $2ea at Evergreen Garden Centre) – cover with wire mesh /bird netting to prevent birds having a feed when they fruit up
• Late September – plant asparagus and fertilise
• Sow fresh herbs now for the summer bar-b-ques and salads – Have a half wine barrel near the bar-b-que/outdoor entertaining area filled with your favorite herbs for easy access.

Garden Clean up

• Spread last seasons compost over garden – dig in
• Dig in winter crop if not done already
• Spray roses and fruit trees for final clean up in garden

Trees/shrubs

• Best time for planting trees and shrubs this should be done before summer hot temperatures Plant flowering cherry trees now to enjoy the new blossom
• Flowering foliage looking good so purchase now: Deciduous magnolias, Daphne, Flowering cherry trees, Camellias Read more

TOP SHOP FINALIST

We entered the TOP SHOP competition again this year and have come up trumps in the Large Format Category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

YOU ARE A CHRISTCHURCH TOP SHOP® RETAIL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

FINALIST!

Come in and see why we have achieved this recognition again

Christchurch HOME SHOW 25, 26, 27 June 2010

Catch up with our TEAM at the Christchurch Home Show this weekend.

Stands 108 & 109, CBS Canterbury Arena We have displays and information on Landscape Design and our landscape architect will be there to answer your questions regarding design and landscaping options.

We will have FREE tasting on natural winter remedies (use plants from your garden) and FREE recipies too

As you wander around the Show, we hope you enjoy the displays of trees and shrubs from Evergreen Nursery – over 450 specimens

Winners at Ellerslie

Evergreen Nursery supplied trees to two Ellerslie contestants and both of these sites won GOLD.   We are very proud of the standard of our trees and know the plants we provided helped with the winning results