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NZ Herald
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Winter rose planting tips for vibrant blooms
Flower Carpet and low-growing varieties have real flower power, writes Gareth Carter. Coming up roses. This saying originated in the United States in the 1950s, and was used as the title of a popular song from the musical Gypsy. The words to that song give the meaning to this idiom. 'Things look swell, things look great, gonna have the whole
NZ Herald
02-05-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Autumn planting tips: Camellias for vibrant winter gardens
Camellia waterlily is a simply spectacular hybrid with medium-sized, formal double blooms of bright pink resembling a waterlily. Gareth Carter is the general manager of Springvale Garden Centre in Whanganui. OPINION The autumn season is progressing with many early flowering sasanqua type camellias coming into flower. These early bloomers capture my attention and are becoming increasingly frequent for use as flowering hedges, as well as specimens in
