Slow Blooms

Want to learn how to dig and divide your dahlia tubers? This is what people have said about these hands-on workshops at Slow Blooms. On 6 and 11 June, cost is $99 which includes morning or afternoon tea and 10 free tubers to take home.

100% recommend Rebecka's Dahlia workshop! I was nervous on the day splitting her tubers but I found that I learnt a lot and when I came home to split my tubers I felt really confident! I love her workshops, highly recommend. Rachel

It was wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Rebecka did a wonderful job of explaining + demonstrating each of the steps of dividing, as well as all the steps to prepare the tubers for digging up. She also covered lots of questions about growing, when to plant, etc. I have lots of really good information rattling around in my head now. Thanks so much! Victoria

I found the workshop very helpful. It was good to find that as an amateur grower, I had been doing everything right without doing any research on how best to look after the plants. I also now feel more confident splitting the tubers and can't wait for the weather to get warmer so I can start planting. Trish

Dahlia Digging and Dividing Workshop With our gardens slowing down over autumn and winter, now is the time to dig and divide your dahlias to make sure they keep safe from frost and rot, and to take the opportunity to multiply your plants for next year. Come along to this practical workshop where we demonstrate how we dig, divide and st...

Hope to see you there over a virtual cup of tea 🦋

Organic Week Events coming up during the first week of May...
Online Organic Café a chance to connect our Soil & Health Team and others in the organics community around the country.
Click the link to register to join us on Saturday May 2nd... for an organic cuppa and a catch up 💚🌻
Also, check out the full list of webinars and interviews over the course of the week. https://organicnz.org.nz/organic-week/

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Hope to see you at this webinar on the magic work of dung beetles! 😍

Organic Week Events coming up during the first week of May...

DUNG BEETLE WEBINAR
Join us for a FREE webinar where we learn from experienced pastoral farmers, including Stephen Newman, Paul Candy and others about the incredible benefits of dung beetles. These amazing beetles provide huge 'ecosystem services' in managing animal waste, recycling it efficiently back into the natural system increasing fertility and reducing nutrient run off.

Click the link to register to join us on Monday May 4th for the Dung Beetle Webinar 💚🌻
Also, check out the full list of webinars and interviews over the course of the week. https://organicnz.org.nz/organic-week/

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One of many interesting events at this year's Organic Week 🤩

Organic Week Events coming up during the first week of May...

WHAT'S BEHIND THE LABEL? WEBINAR
Join Alison White from the Safe Food Campaign and Sarah Reddington from Low Toxin Rabbit for a session on how to read labels, logos and ingredients to get the safest and healthiest food for the whole family. Facilitated by Philippa Jamieson, Organic NZ editor.

Click the link to register to join us on Wednesday May 6th for the What's Behind the Label Webinar 💚🌻

Also, check out the full list of webinars and interviews over the course of the week. https://organicnz.org.nz/organic-week/

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A decent Protea Limelight harvest for Matakana Village Farmers Market and for our bouquets inside 💐

Grown by me with plants from our excellent local protea experts at the Protea Patch 🌟

The Slow Blooms team thoroughly enjoyed an inspirational visit to the lovely Brit at outside Hamilton 🦋🌻 Loved seeing how Brit incorporated concepts like yoga and other wellness practises with her flower workshops, her practical spacious compost setup, her relaxed take on weeds, and the sheer amount of dahlias she had blooming at once 😍😍😍 Hope to be back soon and to welcome to Matakana in the future! Xx

PYO wedding flowers! This stunning bride-to-be booked a guided picking the day before her wedding. Together with her whanau they filled three buckets of blue, purple and white flowers to go with the wedding theme. What a joyful and memorable way to start your wedding weekend! 🩵🦋

Looking for a home with a big productive spray-free garden, close to everything in Warkworth Township? Come check this place out on Sunday at 11, modern and sustainable and full of fruits! 🍎🍐🍊🍋🍋‍🟩🍌🥭🫐🥑🌶️🫒

89a Blue Gum Drive, Warkworth, Rodney, Auckland Elevated, north-facing, and perfectly positioned for sun and sweeping views, this thoughtfully designed family home delivers self-sufficient living, modern comf...

Tangi flowers to honour a very special lady ❤️