There are several mature trees in the area and it was hard to find a space in the ground that wasn't full of tree roots. This meant that the plants didn't go in the exact positions I had originally placed them, but close enough. The soil was also very dry, but the irrigation system at Te Papa is currently undergoing maintenace so we couldn't water these new plants in. We will keep an eye on them on our next visit.
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| Nikau being planted |
PM: Friday duties inlcuding watering the shade house in the nursery. The plants on the bench are all different species on Celmisias, native rock garden plants. They all have characteristically white hairy foliage, and don't like having their foliage watered so should only water the stone mulch around them. I like the look of these plants.
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| Some of the Celmisia collection |
The rest of the day included raking, leaf blowing, tidying Lancewood leaves and Chatham Island forget-me-nots.
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