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Words of wisdom

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By Gillian Vine Verified
| Southland Express Verified
At a time when we all are worrying about rising food costs and how to be more environmentally conscious, three new books that give helpful advice have been released just in time for Christmas. The first, Thrifty Gardening (Murdoch Books soft cover, $27.99), is a modest little book packed with what it calls “collected wisdom from the Country Women’s Association of Victoria”.
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Counting their peonies

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By Gillian Vine Verified
| Mountain Scene Verified
For the next six weeks, Arrowtown Peonies’ Jan and Murray McWhirter will be flat out picking and packing 60,000-odd stems destined for export, and another 5000 for local sale. Picked as tight buds, which will last up to a month in the chiller, Murray says the main offshore markets are North America, Japan, China, Taiwan and eastern Europe. Blooms are airfreighted to Auckland, where they get an MPI check before being flown overseas.
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Garden event draws 200

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By Gillian Vine Verified
| The News (Alexandra) Verified
More than 200 keen gardeners gathered in Ranfurly on Saturday to share experiences, listen to speakers and visit five gardens in the area. The biennial event, known as Kindred Day, is hosted by a different club each time, this time the Maniototo Garden Club. It attracted garden club representatives from Lower Waitaki to Gore, with a strong line-up from Central Otago clubs.
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