OPEN YOUR HEART – AND GARDEN – TO A FEW OF THESE ENDANGERED NATIVES
You’d never think kaka beak (Clianthus puniceus) were endangered if you could see the ones I’ve grown over the years. They’ve been uniformly splendid, if I do say so myself.
I had one in a pot in the courtyard for a while, where it grew thin and leggy, lucky thing. I yanked it out and planted it on the edge of our native garden, facing north-west, in part shade and rich soil. No, not by design – just because that was the only gap I could see at the time. Then I whacked off most of its branches, leaving just a few spindly ones at the bottom, bid it a fond farewell because I was fairly sure it would die, and left it alone. Three weeks later, it’s lush, green and thick, and has grown about 15 centimetres. Who’s a smartie?
I love kaka beak so I’ve got a couple more on the list, but now I want to try my hand at some other stuff.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 4 June 2018 من New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 4 June 2018 من New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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