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  • WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
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    • A Taste of Tangleby
    • Order Heritage Seeds
  • PROJECTS
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    • Annual Reports
    • CHS Strategic Plan
    • CHS Awards
    • 160th Anniversary 2021
    • Leave a Legacy to Grow a Greener Future
    • Rules of the Canterbury Horticultural Society
      • Terms & Conditions
      • Copyright Policy
    • Use of the Kiosk
    • Jeannie Dunlop Scholarship
    • P C Browne Scholarship
  • NEWS
    • Read our Monthly Newsletter
    • Latest Podcasts & Radio Stories
    • Monthly Tips & Tasks
    • Latest Photos on Flickr
    • Latest Articles
    • Scorpio Book of the Month
  • WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
    • Garden Life – Monthly Meeting
    • Botanical Ceramics
    • Pressed Flower Workshops
    • Garden Design
    • Mid Winter Christmas Craft & High Tea
    • Bonsai Workshop
    • Grow your own Cut Flowers
    • Harakeke Crafting
    • Craft a Halloween Themed Scarecrow
    • Green Man Tile
    • Veggie Seed Raising
    • A Taste of Tangleby
    • Order Heritage Seeds
  • PROJECTS
    • Bot Tots
    • CHS Avebury – Climate Resilient Garden
    • Orchards in Schools
    • Edible and Sustainable Garden Awards
  • RESOURCES
    • Monthly Gardening Tips
    • HortTalk Facebook Group
    • Plant of the Month
    • Herb of the Month
    • Green Thumbs in Canterbury Podcast
    • Growing Daffodils for Flower Shows
    • Open Gardens to Visit
    • Landscape Design Tips
    • Tips for your Summertime Orchard
    • Other Resources
    • Nature into Neighbourhoods
    • Gardening & Horticultural Quizzes
    • Recipes
    • LIKE MINDED GROUPS & GARDEN CLUBS
      • Avon Floral Art Group
      • Canterbury Branch of NZ Tree Crops Ass
      • Canterbury HERB Society
      • Christchurch Peony Club
      • Garden Clubs
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      • New Zealand Alpine Garden Society
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      • Affiliated Societies & Contact Details
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Pests & Diseases

Monthly Tips & Tasks November 2011

Garden Life, Resources, Spring Gardening, This Month in the Garden

With water restrictions in force much of this months talk was again about  ways of making hand watering more effective. The use of lengths of nova flow drainage pipes put in the ground near trees and shrubs that can be filled with water on permitted days will direct the water into the root zone of … Read More

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