Greetings!
I wonder
how many trees have been sacrificed with people jumping on the Kiwi Saver
bandwagon, it seems that every time mail lands in my pigeon hole there's a
stack of paper with either schemes or employer information from the IRD. It is incredible
just how much direct mail we receive these days and I am sure many of you
simply throw it out.
We had a
crack at direct mail last year with great success - in fact the inertia from
nothing to something for our directory was a result of a very successful
campaign. This was recently recognised at the Nursery and Garden Industry Association awards by winning Best Direct Marketing Campaign, we were also
awarded finalist for Best Website. While we are thrilled with this success I am
always conscious of the waste incurred by this form of marketing, which is
where websites and quality opt-in emails will increasingly be the norm.
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This week A
Gnomaly gives a young lad some great news, Sandra continues her series on
tropical flavor, Wally and Tod give some advice on enjoying the fruits of your labour and I plug an ethical finance
organisation which my late father helped found many moons ago - oh and dont forget the million tree's for New Zealand coupon at the bottom of this email.
What do you think he should spend the money on? Fire us an email with your suggestion - we will publish the funniest ideas in the next issue...A Gnomaly
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Tropical Flavour - Part Two
Focus on foliage - In my last column Palms featured as the  signature plant for subtropical gardens. From tall vertical varieties to bold clumping varieties, they grace the skyline with their striking beauty.
Palms play a star role in a subtropical garden, but there are also many other trees, both flowering and evergreen, shrubs, leafy perennials, bromeliads and colourful climbers to accompany them in the creation of a subtropical garden. In this weeks column, the focus is on foliage.
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Plant now and enjoy the fruits of your labour  Wet weather getting you down? Dreaming of escaping to a sun-drenched Mediterranean oasis where you sip gin and tonics by a clear blue pool?
Well we can't help with the weather or your location, but we can help you recreate that Mediterranean feel in your garden. And we'll even throw in some lemons for your G&T.
This month gardening guru and landscaping expert, Tod Palenski of Awapuni Nurseries, has some great ideas on how you can your own Mediterranean garden hide-away by growing dwarf fruit trees with gorgeous, juicy fruit. Click here to find out how to get started today. |
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The Food Chain
If we want better health, we have to grow at least some of our own home grown vegetables and fruit without using any chemicals. This is easy even if you do not have much in the way of garden space for growing healthy vegetables in. Containers and especially polystrene boxes with a depth of 180mm or more are ideal to grow in. Bung a few holes in the base for drainage and fill the tray to near full with any good compost available from a centre. Mix into the compost a couple of handfuls of clean top soil (chemical free if possible) or even better a similar amount of worm casts. Read full article... |
Here is a great way to utilize all those yummy home grown veges Wally is talking about.
Vegetable Lasagne
Ingredients
250 g lasagne
2 medium onions, sliced
350 g tomatoes -fresh or canned
300 g tomato puree
400 g courgettes, broccoli,
leeks or pumpkin
1 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup walnut pieces
450 g (1 1/2 cups) plain yoghurt
2 eggs
1/2 cup cottage cheese
75 g grated cheese
Method
Preheat oven to 180 C.
Cook lasagne. Heat oil and cook onions and half the courgettes. Stir in basil, puree, salt and pepper and walnuts. Grease a 2 Litre ovenproof dish.
Add tomato slices to the vegetable mixture. Place one layer of cooked pasta (1/3) in bottom of dish. Cover with 1/2 of vegetable mixture. Repeat once more and finish with pasta on top. In a bowl, combine cumin, eggs cheese, cottage cheese and yoghurt and beat well. Place remainder of courgettes etc on top of top layer of pasta. Pour the yoghurt mixture over the top. Bake for 40 minutes. Serve sprinkled with chopped nuts. |
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It shows a full range of types, materials and styles for every garden detail and advises on suitability for different garden situations, how to design and construct them and how best to place them.
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