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spring delight

Kiwi Gardener writer Veronica Armstrong

sent us this gorgeous photo of her cherry tree in blossom. What a sight!

Paeony Prowess

Jeni Dickson shared these photos to highlight the changing hues of a paeony bloom she picked from her Christchurch garden. #Toptiptuesday is getting a reputation for being a good source of tried-and-tested gardening know-how. Recently, our Facebook family applauded Jan Deadman’s on-point tomato advice:

My grandfather used to thread single strands of copper wire through the stalks of tomato plants and never had any blight or bugs – only beautiful tomatoes.

Many gardeners were quick to confirm this to be a good trick:

An older man I cared for had the most amazing garden. Told me to do this! It works great... do it. – Rona Kay

This so true. My tomato plants got rust and I threaded the copper wire through the stem of them and it disappeared within two weeks. – Diane Parkinson