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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.
Tricia Cheel (Anne van der Walt ARC 3662000's photos

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30/08/2011 Hebe topiaria
Submitted by Tricia Cheel for Friends of Sherwood

In the ground almost 2 years and still dense and compact . . . lovely . . . :}
29/08/2011 Festuca matthewsii
Submitted by Tricia Cheel for Friends of Sherwood

Our koru going well apart from the libertia and leptinella being uprooted . . . just love the festuca though.
31/07/2011 Bolboschoenus caldwellii
Submitted by Tricia Cheel for Friends of Sherwood

A well established plot of Buloschoenus caldwellii at the Red Cross "Rain Garden" in Browns Bay
30/07/2011 Machaerina sinclairii
Submitted by Tricia Cheel (Anne van der Walt ARC 3662000

Just love those cheeky little heads . . . :}
30/07/2011 Hierochloe redolens
Submitted by Tricia Cheel (Anne van der Walt ARC 3662000

Doing marvelously well until contractors found they could clean their boots on it . . . TIP - don't use them to clean your boots on . . . :}
30/07/2011 Festuca matthewsii
Submitted by Tricia Cheel (Anne van der Walt ARC 3662000

Our koru of Festuca matthewsii just getting established . . . you should see it now . . . :}
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