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Planting tip
Soak the rootball of your plant in a bucket of water to wet thoroughly prior to planting. For extra goodness, add a bit of liquid fertiliser.
Front page 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.

Here are some previous winners...

 Month   Photo   Caption 
Jan
2008
Centipeda minima subsp minima
Submitted by Jeremy Rolfe
Feb
2008
Metrosideros perforata
Submitted by Steve Bayley

Perforata flowers.
Mar
2008
Fuchsia excorticata
Submitted by Steve Bayley

Fuchsia excorticata flower from a tree on the Hinau walk in Kaikoura. Taken 25th Feb 2008.
Apr
2008
Dicksonia fibrosa
Submitted by leon
May
2008
Hebe stricta var. stricta
Submitted by Angie

Yellow admiral feeding on Koromiko, an hour after being purchased from Oratia!
Jun
2008
Nertera dichondraefolia
Submitted by karen pegrume

On a site near Woodhill at the edge of a raupo wetland with a manuka buffer. If you disagree with the classification let me know as there is some variation of opinion out there on these!
Jul
2008
Muehlenbeckia astonii
Submitted by Alison

Muehlenbechia astonii -female flower.
Aug
2008
Ixerba brexioides
Submitted by Bob Ogle

Photo taken last Dec. Ruakumara Ranges East Cape
Sep
2008
Leptospermum scoparium
Submitted by Terri Stevenson

Manuka by Henderson Creek
Oct
2008
Sophora tetraptera
Submitted by Bob Ogle

Kowhai Whakatane Sept 08
Nov
2008
Solanum laciniatum
Submitted by Terri Stevenson

Poroporo against an overcast sky in Waitakere
Dec
2008
Metrosideros excelsa
Submitted by Bev Davidson

Pohutukawa and bee from Kaikoura in the South Island.
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