The pick of the crop

Here’s the regular pictorial round-up of all things awesome in our patch.  How about this for a real pick of the crop?  Ian Riddell is delighted with the early flowering blooms at Clandon Daffodils.   (Their shop opens Monday July 2!)

 

Ian Riddell

 

 

 

The sunrise was gorgeous at Cornerstone Alpaca Stud last week.  (But where are all the alpacas?!)

Cornerstone Alpaca sunset

 

Orini Combined School’s garden group have been picking, digging and placing soil onto the gardens. They have also weeded and pruned some of the trees!  Way cool.

 

Orini combined School

 

Continuing with the gardening theme, how about this shot from Wairere Nursery?  They haven’t let the rain put them off potting up roses and trees.  Looking good, guys.

 

Wairere potting

 

There was plenty of calligraphy going on in Gordonton at Marian Riddell’s Great Old English workshop on Saturday .

Calligraphy

calligraphy

 

Lianne Stephenson took her family tramping up Pukemokemoke, lots to explore up there.

pukemokemoke

 

pukemokemoke

 

And finally, finally, here is Annalese Webber from Zealong Tea Estate giving a lovely mother-to-be a nice warm cup of chamomile tea at the Fieldays.  (Looks somewhat familiar…)

 

Jacinda and Annalese

 

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Number 8 Network - a community website for the rural areas northeast of Hamilton, NZ, is run by Gordonton journalist/editor Annette Taylor.

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