Ev ts Guide

NORTH ISLAND July

• Tupare workshop: Winter fruit tree pruning and tool maintenance tips. Registration essential. 2pm-4pm. 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth. 0800 736 222. tupare.nz. July 9

• Workshop: Living sustainably. Pruning and maintaining the home orchard in winter including organic maintenance (mulching, pest control, fertilising). $120 per person. Tirau. Registration essential. Ph 07 883 1898, lals.nz. July 15

• Rhododendron Auckland. Annual dinner, with speaker Richard Nanson on Our World of Trees. Monteith Room, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell. 6.30pm. Cost $33. Robyn 09 524 0241. July 19

• Hollard Gardens workshop: Fruit tree pruning. Two sessions: 10am-12pm; 2pm-4pm. Registration essential. 1686 Upper Manaia Rd, Kaponga. 0800 736 222. hollardgardens.nz. July 23

August

• Pukeiti Explorer Day: Mystery garden rally. New Treehouse Trail. 10.30am-2pm. 2290 Carrington Rd, New Plymouth. 0800 736 222. pukeiti.nz. August 6

• NZ Camellia Society 60th Annual Flower Show. Batten Room, Novotel Hotel, Tutauekai St Lake End, Rotorua. 12-5pm. Admission by donation. nzcamelliasociety.co.nz. August 12

• Tupare workshop: Caring for large flowering shrubs. 2pm-4pm. 487 Mangorei Rd, New Plymouth. 0800 736 222. tupare.nz. August 13 • Rhododendron Auckland. Growing vireyas: speakers Margaret Matthews and Delcie Palmer. Saint Aidan’s Social Lounge, Remuera. 1.30pm. Contact Robyn 09 524 0241. August 16 • Poverty Bay Horticultural Society Camellia and Daffodil Show. Showgrounds Events Centre, Gisborne. Sat 1.30-4pm; Sun 9.30am-3.30pm. 06 863 1310, pbhort@hotmail.com. August 26-27

• Hollard Gardens Workshop: Ornamental pruning Bring secateurs. 2pm-4pm. 1686 Upper Manaia Rd. 0800 736 222. hollardgardens.nz. August 27

SOUTH ISLAND July

• HortTalk: Encouraging monarch butterflies. Speaker: Jennifer Bradshaw. Information Centre, Dunedin Botanic Garden. 12pm. Free entry. July 7

• Marlborough Home & Garden Show: Latest ideas, huge variety, expert advice. Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000, Blenheim. Follow ‘Home & Garden Shows’ on Facebook. July 7-9

August

• HortTalk: Predator-free Dunedin. Information Centre, Dunedin Botanic Garden. 12pm. Free entry. August 4

• Larnach Castle Snowdrop Day. Celebrate spring, view mass plantings in bloom, mulled wine, bulbs for sale. 145 Camp Rd, Dunedin. 11am. Garden entry: adults $10; children (5-14) $2; 4 and under, free. larnachcastle.co.nz. August 20