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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Nicholas Mayne's photos

Have you got a photo you'd like to share with us? We'd love to see it.

Every month, we'll display a new feature photo on the front page of the website. If we choose yours, we'll send you a gift voucher worth $60!

To submit a photo, simply search for the relevant plant, then click the "Share a photo" link.

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27/04/2012 Earina autumnalis
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

In Ark in the Park, Waitakere Ranges. Photographed while setting bait lines.
13/10/2010 Pteridium esculentum
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

Spring growth of Bracken Fern against the backdrop of winter’s restoration work in Unsworth Reserve.
11/07/2010 Coprosma robusta
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

A coprosma flower on a frosty July morning in Unsworth Reserve
04/06/2008 Carex lessoniana
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

In Unsworth Reserve
06/04/2008 Hibiscus trionum
Submitted by Nicholas Mayne

Hibiscus in flower, North Shore, Auckland.
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