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About Weekend Nursery Bites
By popular demand we are offering these hands-on workshops as a monthly series. Each workshop will cover an aspect of propagation, plant species and habitat identification.
Participants will gain skills and practical experience in eco-sourcing seeds, creating plants from cutting and division, and identifying and propagating a range of NZ native plants.
Sessions take place at the Kaipatiki Project native plant nursery and nearby reserves.
Saturdays as listed, 9.30am – 12.00 midday.
Courses
- 21 April - Seed collection, sowing, storage & eco-sourcing for native plants
- 19 May - New plants from old, how to do cuttings and divide ground-covers
- 16 June - Revegetation, pioneering & scrubland plants, how can I regenerate the bush?
- 14 July - Broadleaf/podocarp forest plants, meet our forest giants
- 11 August - Coastal plants – what should I plant on windy, exposed sites?
- 15 September - Wetland & riparian plants, how to create your own wetland area
- 13 October - Planting to feed our birds all year round, what do native birds eat and when are the seeds ready?
- 10 November - Threatened plants, what are the threats to our plants and how can we help?
Cost: $20 for one workshop / $130 for all 8 workshops
What to wear: Please wear clothes suitable for gardening and closed-toe shoes (eg. sneakers or gumboots), you may wish to bring your own gloves. We will provide all tools and will have gloves and gumboots you can use.
Location: The course will be held at our Environment Centre in Birkdale.
Where
Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre
17 Lauderdale Rd
Auckland,
Auckland 0626
New Zealand
Organiser
Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre
The Kaipatiki Project Environment Centre exists to connect people to the environment and inspire communities to live more sustainably.
We do this through:
volunteering opportunities - groups, businesses or individuals can help to look after our plant nursery in Birkdale, or protect native bush in parks and reserves around Glenfield on Auckland's North Shore.
education and hands-on learning - we offer a wide range of courses and workshops Auckland-wide that promote healthy living, waste minimisation and an enjoyment of the outdoors.
sharing our knowledge with property-owners - our restoration team provides professional advice and consultancy services to residents living near streams, native bush, parks and reserves (under contract to Auckland Council)
Kaipatiki Project was started in 1998 by a handful of neighbours in Birkdale - we are now one of Auckland's most active community environmental organisations. Hundreds of volunteers help us each year to grow around 20,000 native trees, and with the community we plant around 15,000 trees annually.
Contact us to learn more about:
- Being a volunteer - either individually, with a community group or with work-mates.
- Educational opportunities for children and adults.
- Supporting us by becoming a member.
Kaipatiki Project is a charitable, not-for-profit organisation. We are able to operate through the generosity of our funders and supporters including the ASB Community Trust, the Ministry for the Environment and Auckland Council.
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To learn more and get involved please visit our website or call us on (09) 482 1172.