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Alpine treasures to grow at home

Read more about the alpine plants to grow at home in this article published in the kiwigardener magazine - July 2022.

Sometimes it’s all in a name, a paradox indeed by Suzanne Pickford

Oron Peri, owner of “Seeds of Peace” and an expert on the glorious bulbs and iris of the Mediterranean and Asia, is coming to New...

Hamish Brown "zooms" round their garden in lockdown

We have recored Hamish's garden tour he zoomed at our meeting during the September lockdown. Thanks Hamish and Mika for sharing your garden.

Worth her weight in gold - Vina Moir

Many years ago Vina went to a NZAGS show at the Horticultural Centre on Oxford Terrace with her neighbour and friend Ann de Lambert...

Crevices - the way to the future for alpines?

What a fantastic talk given by Kenton Seth, the visiting Crevice Garden Master from Colorado at our Thursday evening meeting. The...

The Cold Sets In

June Meeting The Club Rooms were full of society members and Botanical Society guests to listen to our guest speaker Heidi Meudt from Te...

Early Snowdrops, or are they late?

Autumn flowering treasures Some of the earliest snowdrops are Galanthus reginae-olgae. A musky fragrant autumn flowerer. They can...