MEDIA RELEASE: Garden enthusiasts brave the elements
Date:
21st November 2012
Despite the rain, dozens of people
turned up to the Daltons School of Gardening workshop this
past Saturday the 17th of December. The workshop, hosted by
Ellerslie International Flower Show gold medalist Xanthe
White, was centered on transplanting seedlings and also
featured a gardening expert from the Daltons team speaking
about soil. It was the first time the Daltons School of
Gardening had held one of their free workshops at the new
location outside Bunnings Warehouse in Manukau.
The
enthusiastic attendees were given a range of different
seedlings to work with and were taught how to properly
transfer them using every day items such as pencils and ice
block sticks. Those that attended were able to take the
seedlings they had transplanted home with them along with
information packs and helpful gardening tips.
The School
was launched in the spring of 2011 in response to the demand
from the public for more knowledge, access to experts and a
central place for gardeners to meet, mingle and learn. The
workshops are run on a monthly basis and in the past have
covered topics such as growing fruit, disease management,
watering, mulching, weeding and harvesting your garden.
For updates on the next school of gardening workshop,
tips from Xanthe White and other gardening interests simply
like ‘Daltons Ltd’ on Facebook or visit the website www.daltons.co.nz
ENDS
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