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Friday 21st February, 2014

Hi


After last weeks newsletter I have had several recipes sent in to share. Seems that many have a way with these prolific bearers of  marrow like veges. Lets face it they are the kind of veg that benefits from having something done with them. One lady writes:

"Zucchinis are also delicious as a nibble with your evening glass of wine, just slice then down into manageable slices ( when just cooked you need to be able to pick slices up in fingers) pop on  tray with baking paper lightly sprayed with oil. Cover each slice with tasty grated cheese  p. & s. Bake in hot oven until zucchinis just soft and cheese melted. Have as finger food with drinks. YUMM.  !!!"  

Delcie shares her Zucchini fritter recipe. Click here to take you to it. Now I have been making a few Zucchini fritters too and  have been adding feta cheese and chopped sun dried tomatoes for even more variation and quite tasty too. I was chatting to Cherie, one of the team here and she spent one of her days off making pickle with some of the Zucchini that Harry had spare. I hadn't heard of that but I guess that you can make pickle out of most veges and its great for having with dinner and on sandwiches etc. Click here for  Pickle Recipe.

Callistemon affectionately known as Bottlebrush...

Native of, from across the ditch.... our Australian counterparts. Much of Australian flora is quite different from ours. I will make some generalizations which can always be a bit dangerous, but here goes.....  In my opinion many Australian natives tend to have quite spiky or hard foliage and Grevilleas are probably a good example of these along with Callistemons. New Zealand native plants seem quite lush by contrast probably because we have an almost rain forest like climate compared to the Australian more harsh, sunny environment. 

Many Aussie plants have quite bright spidery or bottlebrush shaped flowers, whereas the NZ ones tend to have quite insignificant flowers.  Now many Aussie plants are what I would call sun plants in that they are not shade plants and are quite good for those very sunny and dry positions. The other important point to know about those Aussie plants is that they are not keen on regular fertiliser and require one that is low in or has no phosphorus.   


             

Before I get into any trouble here, we will move on to the topic in hand the bottlebrushes...   Nowthere is a lot that is good about these hardy trees, and the first thatI have to mention is that they make for a great small tree. I often getasked for names of evergreen small trees and it can be quite difficultas many evergreen trees actually get quite large. Most bottlebrushwill make for a great smaller tree that can be kept trimmed if needed.They are quite a good plant for that ultra sunny perhaps drier spot inthe garden and of course have those classic bottlebrush flowers, mostlyin shades of red, which I know that the Tuis just love as well for thenectar. There are different species and of course many cultivars of theclassic bottlebrush and we have four new varieties of Callistemon in this week.  Callistemon Red Cluster, Kings Park Special, Wildfire of Newcastle and Viminalis. Check them all out online.
     
 

PLANTS FOR THE COLLECTOR

Magnolia Teddy Bear, gosh we are lucky to have some of these and I'm sure that we saw them last time we were over in Oz. A dwarf evergreen Magnolia and smaller growing than Little Gem which make it so suitable for the smaller yard.

Hydrangea Petiolaris. One of the climbing hydrangeas. We hardly ever have these and they have been like hens teeth to get. Whilst the plants aren't huge, they are nice and sturdy. If you have a hankering to have one then be in quick.


NEW IN THIS WEEK 

          

Gardenia Golden Magic Standard. These are a cute little standard that would look really cute in a pot, but would look equally at home in the garden, see the middle pic for the plant, pot not included and the white and yellow flowers to the right. Great plants at $54.99, Buy two and get them at $50.00 each.

Tree Tomato or Tamarillo, but OMG  do these ever have a botanical name that you'd want to forget, Cyphomandra Betacea. These are a plant for a frost free sunny spot, but can be grown in a micro climate if you live somewhere cooler.  $14.99 down to $10.99.

Penstemon Snowstorm An award winning perennial, with stems of beautiful bell shaped white flowers. $10.99 down to $7.99.

Two roses that are new to us and coming in June

Picotee  Now this one has some of the flowercarpet rose in its parentage so you know that its going to be a goodie.  

Patio. Bred in NZ this award winning and eye-catching rose has pretty blooms of bright pink edged in silver white described as 'hand-painted'. The blooms are produced in generous clusters throughout the season. Glossy green disease resistant foliage. Released in 2012.

Lemon n Lime,  New Zealand Rose of the Year 2011.

Floribunda. A multi-award winning rose bred by Rob Somefield of NZ that created a sensation at the NZ Rose of the Year trials. The glowing florescent cream blooms with lime tinges are distinctive and certainly make a statement. Good repeat flowering, fragrant and generally healthy. PVR.2011


          


HOUSEKEEPING

If you have specific requirements for roses or trees, now is the time to order these for winter.  

If you are ordering online it's worthwhile using our customer log in as you can now view all of your orders and transactions and keep your details up to date. 
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Goodness these weekends just roll on by so quickly, Its been real feb temperatures lately so enjoy as winter will be with us soon enough. Have a great weekend.


Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team

Make it a Wairere weekend where even GNOMES know that gardening's not a drag.


Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, RD 1, Hamilton
07 824 34 30 
www.wairere.co.nz 














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