Planting dates 2021

Public planting days at Shakespear for 2021 are 20 June & 18 July. Please note that this year you must book so the Council can mange numbers and meet covid19 requirements. And if the weather is bad enough to cancel you’ll get an email. You can easily do this online by following these links: 20…

Planting 2018

EXTRA DAY: Sat 21 July Because of the forecast for bad weather on Sunday we are having an extra planting day this Saturday 21 July. Sunday is still on as planned, but if the weather is terrible again check our facebook page for a cancellation. 17 June, 15 & 22 July Public planting days for…

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Get rid of ginger

While some types of ginger can look nice in your garden you’ll regret having any of the ‘wild’ gingers. Yellow ginger and kahili ginger were both introduced as garden plants but they quickly form dense and impenetrable mats of rhizomes which smother anything else. In the wild these can grow to a metre deep and…