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Christmas has officially arrived in Selwyn with Santa Claus dropping in to get residents into the spirit of the festive season.

Youth for life

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Youth advocate George Steele has been presented with life membership Either way it’s 20K to the Selwyn Youth Council.

West Melton School pupils are reminding local drivers to take care P3 around school buses.

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Flag for Ellesmere

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Ellesmere residents are being asked to do what the country couldn’t, design a new flag.

Council gets water smart

The Selwyn District Council has become part of a new watering campaign.

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Darfield band on song

The Darfield High School jazz band is once again hitting all the right notes in competitions around the South Island.

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Shooters on target

Success for the Ellesmere Rifle Association’s smallbore target shooting team.

West Melton School students have used their regular Jump Jam session to raise money for StarJam, an organisation which supports children with disabilities to be active through music and performance. In exchange for a gold coin donation, the students received a wristband to help raise money for young New Zealanders with disabilities and students were encouraged to dress up in mufti with a Star theme. The students raised $448 for StarJam through their efforts. Pictured are the senior students who lead the school’s Jump Jam, from left: Mackenzie, Eva, Bella, Jayda and Alessandra.

Breakthrough for West Melton scriptwriter

by Kent Caddick

Santa and hisMelton little helpers arrive in Lincoln to kick off the festive Clockwise: Maggie Poff, Ehren Sturgess, Hunter Smith and Carter Meaclem.

A West scriptwriter has picked upseason. a top awardSanta, at the prestigious Moondance International

Film Festival in the United States.

Mr Claus has been making his Stephanie Preston Downs presence feltFrewen acrossofthe district and in West Melton and Celine Gibson of was most recently spotted at the Lincoln Christchurch were named winners of Xmas Parade held along the main street thethe Feature of SelwynScreenplay township. award for their collaborative screenplay Nine’ at One of the organisers‘Unit of the event the Moondance International Film Geoff Malcolm said the turnout was on Competition in Boulder, Colorado. a par with previous years with several The festival is often referred to as the American Cannes of film festivals, and showcases completed films as well as scripts.

thousand turning up to enjoy the day.

“It was awas bit of a thrill to get the on award “There really a lot going all and really unexpected,” Stephanie around Lincoln, so it was quite said. hard were upnumber againstof some to “We get an exact those very who experienced scriptwriters as well as turned up other relative newcomers like ourselves.

“It was really great to be able to “While in hold the Celine parade has thisbeen year involved after last these competitions before it was the year’s event was cancelled due to first time for me, so to win the award was pretty cool.”

Stephanie, who was one of the first National Academy of Singing and

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The West Melton School Traffic Safety team is reinforcing the safety message around school buses.

The West Melton School Traffic Safety team along with other students have developed a motto to remind drivers to play it safe: ‘Road safety is no accident, plan your journey. Don’t be hasty, practise road safety’.

Principal Sue Jackson said bus safety is very important for West Melton School, as a high percentage of their learners take the bus to and from school.

“With West Melton township ever growing, it is important for our local community to be aware of our learners on the road, especially when travelling past a stopped school bus.

“We have approached the Selwyn

District Council to ask for more School Bus Route signs on our roads, and they have been very supportive of this, agreeing to install more signage with one on Old West Coast Road already installed.”

Mrs Jackson said the safety around buses is part of the school’s Safe School Travel Plan which outlines safe routes for travel to school either by road or by foot.

“This plan had been developed with feedback from the school community and recognises the changing nature and growth of West Melton as a township.”

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Rangi Ruru principal Dr Sandra Hastie will be at the Melton Estate Winery near West Melton tomorrow evening to talk with Selwyn parents who may be considering Rangi Ruru for their daughter in 2017.

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Dr Hastie started at Rangi Ruru in January this year and says from the moment she arrived, she felt at home.

“There’s such a calm and welcoming atmosphere here; staff, parents and girls say they all feel it too,” she says.

Dr Hastie is not new to Christchurch, having attended the Christchurch College of Education, and Canterbury University.

She describes her role at Rangi Ruru as ‘the best job ever’.

“I am continuing to build on the wonderful foundation of 126 years that makes Rangi all that it is today.”

Dr Hastie says the focus of what Rangi Ruru does is ‘preparing our girls for the future’, whatever that future holds.

“It really hits home when you consider that most of the jobs our girls will be working in when they leave school and tertiary education, actually don’t exist yet.

“That’s how important innovation is – the way we think, do, live – it has to have innovation at the core. And a bit of fun of course,” she says.

Rangi Ruru principal Dr Sandra Hastie.

Selwyn parents are being invited to the event which will be held at the Melton Estate Winery on Thursday 25 August, from 6.30pm to 8pm. For more information contact the school office on 03 983 3700 or email office@rangiruru. school.nz.

New flag for Ellesmere

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by Alexander Lyall

Ellesmere residents are being asked to do what the country couldn’t, design a new flag.

The Ellesmere ‘flag referendum’ was the idea of Leeston businessman Charles Nimmo who realised the flagpole on his 100-year-old former NZ Farmers Co-operative Association building was without a flag.

Mr Nimmo said the point of the referendum will be for Ellesmere to rediscover its sense of pride.

“Ellesmere is doing what the country couldn’t – we’re going to have a new flag,” he said.

“The earthquake took out the pub, we took on huge numbers of

displaced people and we have had a rural downturn. All these things change a community and its sense of identity.

This flag referendum may help to restore our sense of identity.”

Entrants are encouraged to design a flag that best represent Ellesmere’s qualities. From there, five of the entrants would be selected by a panel of prominent residents.

Once the top five flags are selected, the essence of each will be taken and redesigned by a graphic artist.

Mr Nimmo said this was decided so

that non-artists and children could be given a fairer go.

He said so far the designs reflected the geographical diversity of the area.

“One flag captured the enormity of the Southern Alps, while others showcased Lake Ellesmere, a favourite for the community because of its glassy surface and riches of wildlife.”

Entries for the flag referendum close on August 30 and entries can be left at Hillyers, Southbridge Café and Dairy, Poppita’s or the Dunsandel Store.

Charles Nimmo with some of the Ellesmere flag designs.

Work begins on field days Work has already begun on preparing for the site of next year’s South Island Agricultural Field Days in Kirwee.

The 2017 South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) will take place from March 29 to 31 at its new permanent home on Courtney Road, Kirwee.

Field days Secretary Nicola Burgess said the SIAFD’s organising committee is looking forward to building on the success of its 2015 event, which was the first at its Kirwee site.

“Working bees have already started preparing the site for next year’s field days,” Ms Burgess said.

“The layout of the site will be similar to last year although exactly where

different categories of exhibitors will be located is yet to be finalised.

This means exhibitors can register now, but sites will be allocated at a later date.

“We will continue our focus on being a demonstration-based field day and we want to see even more machinery on display in 2017.”

She said there had already strong interest in SIAFD 2017 from exhibitors with more than 50 regular exhibitors already registered after applications opened on July 29.

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Breakthrough for West Melton scriptwriter She quickly immersed herself in the Selwyn lifestyle becoming tutor for the School for Young Writers, guiding students in scriptwriting for radio.

“I have worked with students at Darfield Primary School to write and record a radio play and am currently working with Leeston and Tai Tapu schools.”

Stephanie described her and Celine’s award winning work ‘Unit Nine’ as a black comedy which is set in the top half of the South Island.

“It was a real collaboration between us. I would write 10 pages then Celine would write 10, and we had so much

fun in the process.

“Since winning the award we have already spoken to several producers and that’s what happens when you are involved in competitions of this kind, it starts to open doors.

“Being successful in the United States makes the work more valuable as it shows the script has a wider market audience than just New Zealand.”

Not ones to rest on their laurels, Stephanie and Celine are already working on a couple more scripts, one a stage play and another which could be used for either radio or television.

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New trial bus service Lincoln scholars for Selwyn students reveal their plans to change the world

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Rangi Ruru Girls’ School is trialling a new Red Bus service for students in Selwyn.

Christchurch independent schools and parents should contact Rangi Ruru to register their son or daughter.

“Although this a trial, all going well, the intention is to continue the service.”

Rangi Ruru Business Manager, Neil Templeton, said Red Bus has been very co-operative during the development of the service trial.

“We worked on ways to communicate with families if, for example, snow caused the cancellation or delay of a service; the setting of prices, and establishing a system so that if a student misses the bus there’s a way they can join the service at a stop further up the route,” he said.

“We are open to suggestions for improvements during the trial and are encouraging parents and students to give us feedback.”

Families need to provide details to Neil Templeton if they intend to use the service. Call 03 983 3700 or email n.templeton@rangiruru.school.nz.

Childhood obesity, food waste, and palm oil are just some of the issues that a group of Lincoln University scholars will be discussing at a public lecture on campus next month.

The students, who are part of Lincoln’s Global Challenges Scholarships Programme, have spent the year working on social enterprise projects aimed at tackling some of the world’s most pressing issues.

“This event is a chance for the public to hear from the next generation of socially-minded tertiary students as they share their ideas on how we can address some key problems that affect our future,” says Global Challenges Scholarship Manager Fiona Scott.

Some of the projects in the spotlight include a drive to minimise food waste, a plan to encourage young people to look after waterways in their area, and a programme to create a link between urban recreationalists and rural farmers.

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The event, called ‘Tomorrow’s Change Makers – Global Challenges Scholars’, is part of a year-long lecture series known simply as Change Makers, whereby Lincoln professors inform the public about their areas of expertise.

Four Professors have already addressed appreciative audiences with their perspectives on trade agreements, the development of human medical treatments using animal models, how invasive fungi are changing the New Zealand landscape and new dairy approaches to reduce farmers’ environmental footprint.

“It is a great opportunity for the scholars to be involved in a series like this,” says Ms Scott.

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The bus, which is identifiable by a ‘Rangi Ruru School Bus’ sign, departs Burnham at 6.35am stopping at Rolleston, Lincoln University, Lincoln, Tai Tapu and Halswell before reaching the Christchurch school at just after 8am.

The return journey starts at 4.00pm.

Principal Dr Sandra Hastie said the initiative came from the difficulty parents were having getting their children to school using the existing routes.

“We are very supportive of effective public transport and having students on a bus, using bus lanes and other priority measures designed for bus efficiency, while avoiding the need for parents to drive to two or three schools on busy roads, so this was something we wanted to trial,” she said.

“There’s already too little time and too much stress in many lives so if we can alleviate that for parents and students, that’s a good thing.”

Dr Hastie said the service was also available to students from other

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Darfield band on song

by Kent Caddick

The Darfield High School jazz band is once again hitting all the right notes in competitions around the South Island.

The band picked up a bronze award at the ARA Jazz Quest in Christchurch early this month. A week later it gained a silver award at the Southern Jam in Blenheim with Holly Kimber receiving the Robin Randall Award for Most Outstanding Vocalist.

The Darfield High School Big Band is made up of 14 students and is guided by the school’s Head of Music Rachel Balchin.

“Eight members of the band are in Year 13 and moving on to other endeavours next year, so this year’s results are a credit to the work put in by these students,” she said.

“I am incredibly proud and honoured to have worked with such dedicated and talented students and to have achieved these fantastic results.

“Next year we will be rebuilding the band with fresh talent coming through.”

Darfield High School jazz band members, from left, Edward Searle, Lilian Stott, Leigh Walters, Selina Dixon (obscured), Hanako Wilson and Hunter Benbow.

She said JazzQuest was an annual competition for secondary school jazz bands, showcasing the quality of some of the country’s top school jazz bands and musicians.

The Southern Jam competition featured bands from 16 high schools, with the bands being judged on a number of performances in Blenheim and Picton.

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Sport

Shooters on target

Top shot

The Ellesmere Rifle Association’s smallbore target shooting team not only won back promotion back to division one but also picked up the Lindsay Smith Memorial Trophy after the latest event in Oamaru.

Jody, from the West Melton School’s A netball team is watched by teammate and sister Kirsty as she puts up a shot during the Lincoln Zone Winter Tournament held in Lincoln recently.

The tournament, which involved netball and rugby teams from Selwyn schools in the Year 5 and 6 age-group, had been twice postponed because of the weather.

The West Melton A team finished third in the netball competition and qualified for the Canterbury schools finals.

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The Ellesmere Rifle Association’s smallbore target shooting team and the Lindsay Smith Memorial Trophy.

The Ellesmere team was one of 16 association teams competing in the annual Andrews and Faulkner Shield shoot at the Waitaki Girls High School gymnasium.

The Ellesmere Association had a 10-person team entered this year and were competing in division two after being relegated last year, The team however didn’t let this get them down and used this as their motivation and were determined to win the Lindsay Smith Memorial Trophy and get the association back into division one.

This they did with a very good combined score to finish fifth overall out of the 16 associations, taking out the Lindsay Smith Memorial Trophy for winning the division two title and being reinstated into division one

for next year.

The Ellesmere team had two shooters in the top 20 shooters, out of 194 shooters who competed on the day, with Geoff Allan scoring 295.15, placing 10th overall (just 2.2 points short of the top shooter) and Rex Gardiner with 294.14 20th overall. Both shooters totals included a 100.

The Andrews and Faulkner Shield is the major smallbore target shooting event on the South Island shooting calendar, where teams from association from right across the island meet up to compete for the prestigious trophy.

Christchurch took out the division one title and the Andrews and Faulkner Shield which Ellesmere will be aiming for next year.

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Defending champion Lincoln is on track for another Selwyn netball title after it qualified for the semi-finals of the premier netball competition with a commanding win over Halswell B on the weekend.

Lincoln, which is unbeaten this season, accounted for Halswell B 5140 to book its place in the semis where it will face Greenpark, which went down to Rolleston 53-63 on Saturday.

A repeat of last year’s final between Lincoln and Rolleston is on the cards but standing in the way of Rolleston will be

Broadfield, which had a commanding 5134 win over Halswell A on the weekend.

In the premier two division Southbridge will have two teams in the semifinals, with Southbridge A earning top spot after the round robin competition wound up, and Southbridge B finishing in third position.

The two met last Saturday with the A team taking a narrow win 47-45.

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Farming

Spray treatment encourages clover A chemical regime is showing promise in allowing existing clover to flourish on uncultivated hill country in Canterbury.

The spray regime is being trialled as part of a Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Innovation Farm programme that aims to improve the quantity and quality of legumes grown on hill country.

Protein-rich legumes are recognised as being drivers of animal production, but increasing their content in uncultivated hill country pastures can be a challenge.

Banks Peninsula farmers Hamish and Annabel Craw are 18 months into a three-year project, ‘Plus 3 Tonne with Legumes’, which aims to determine the optimal spray out method and legume pasture mix to improve the quality and quantity of their hill country pastures.

The couple are part of B+LNZ 's Innovation Farm programme (formerly known as 'Demonstration Farms'). The programme supports farmers in projects that improve farm profitability.

Hamish and Annabel farm 422ha on the northern side of Banks Peninsula.

The couple have already developed 80ha of cultivatable land using legume-based forage mixes and have seen the value of these mixes in driving stock performance – particularly lambing percentages and

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kilograms of lamb weaned.

They are now keen to find a pasture management strategy that allows legumes to flourish, and drives stock performance, on their hill country.

As with most Innovation Farm projects, the couple have started out with plot trials and based on their findings, are now upscaling to field trials.

Much of the focus has been on the chemical control of poorer pasture species, to allow existing clover to thrive. The treatments have been a light chemical top, a heavy chemical top and grass eradication. These involved using different rates of both glysophate and Valiant in November 2014. Some glysophate treatments received a second spray in autumn 2015.

Three different seed mixes (predominately legumes) were broadcast onto each of the treatments in autumn 2015.

Early results indicate that the Craws can achieve their objectives of increased legume content with just one application of Valiant, although they did find that to build a bank of legume-rich pasture for weaned lambs, the spray treatments

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A spray trial on Banks Peninsula is showing positive signs of encouraging clover growth on uncultivated hill country in Canterbury.

needed to happen in October rather than November. The couple have now upscaled the trial to a single spray Valiant treatment of 500ml/ha on a 5ha block of hill country.

They have based this decision on finding that, between November 2015 and February 2016, legume content (existing clover species) increased to become 32% of the total herbage in the plots sprayed with Valiant. This is compared to 4% legume content in the control plot – and this was over a particularly hot, dry summer.

Hamish says early results suggest that the one-spray Valiant treatment is a cost-effective way of improving pasture quality, even in challenging conditions such as they experienced last summer.

The metabolisable energy (ME) of the pastures sprayed with Valiant remained

between 11.6 and 11.8 over summer, while the energy content of the control plot pastures dropped from 11.6 in spring to nine.

While it is recommended oil is added to Valiant to improve plant uptake, the Craws did not do this. They suspect this may have been an advantage, as it is has allowed better quality grasses to be retained while killing poor quality grasses.

To quantify this, the Craws have extended the plot trial to incorporate various rates of Valiant with and without oil. This will give them an understanding of the optimal application rate, taking into account pasture production, legume content and application costs. They will be using Valiant without oil in their 5ha field trial.

Yarrow was the main weed in the

Valiant treatments and there is no treatment available that controls yarrow without killing the clover.

Hamish and Annabel have had limited success introducing new pasture species through broadcasting seed.

This, they say, could be a combination of competition and climatic conditions.

While only halfway through the project, the Craws have calculated that, based

on the extra quality and quantity of drymatter produced with the one-spray Valiant treatment, they can expect a payback within 16 months.

Going into year two, the couple will continue to monitor and measure the production of the trial plots. They will also adjust the rate of Valiant, to minimise costs while maximising production gains.

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Farming

On the road to nowhere

by Ann Morgan

Colin Drummond and his partner Erin Cassie own Erewhon Station set at the head of the Rangitata River.

The 35,000 acre station is home to 4500 merino sheep, 300 hereford cattle, 300 deer and at least 65 horses, of which at least half are Clydesdales.

The name Erewhon is a play on the word ‘nowhere’, but this property set across a valley with jagged peaks and big rivers is somewhere many people like to visit.

Erin is originally from Fairlie and was a teacher. Colin grew up on a dairy farm in Motueka and he moved to the property in 1998.

The couple met through their mutual love of Clydesdales.

“The horses are the lifeblood of the station and are totally ruled by their bellies. They do work hard for their keep,” Erin says.

“We are off the grid and have our own hydro power scheme. Our main income is wool. We run ewes and wethers and we have the Hereford cattle for cross grazing purposes.”

Erin says there are a lot more horses in spring when the foals are on the ground.

“They are all work horses — brood mares or young ones growing up.”

The couple also cross breed — half draft horses and Clydesdale mares with thoroughbred or station bred stallions.

“The crossbreeds are great for showing or hunting. We sell up to 10 foals every year and we also run a small tourism operation. We have bus groups visit and they see an eight horse team discing. We offer an overnight trip to one of the mustering huts, scenic wagon rides and farm demonstrations.”

The tourism idea was born out of working the Clydesdale teams. People would stop on the side of the road intrigued by the vision and they would ask the couple lots of questions.

“We were not getting any work done so we ended up booking time into our farming week for people to come in and experience our lifestyle. They love seeing the high country scenery and the Clydesdales add to that. It is a unique experience.

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Farming

The dogs are an important part of the Erewhon team.

Colin Drummond competing with one of the Erewhon Station ploughing teams near Kirwee.

Horses are the lifeblood of Erewhon Station.

mustering. It is around 16 kilometres to the hut with supplies such as food, firewood and fencing gear.

“We eventually started to build up a team of Clydesdale horses with a few mares and then we added the wagon to cart the goods.”

Erin says they started working them on the land, ploughing, discing, harrowing and rolling to get them ready to pull the wagon.

“They love it. “There is no substitute for hard work. We don’t work them as hard as they did in the old days when everything was horse power.

“They are our passion and hobby.

They totally earn their keep. Any horse that doesn’t quite present what we need is sold. There is a good market for

them because they are already proven and trained.”

Colin and Erin also grow and harvest their own oats and cut them into chaff to feed the horses. This helps cut food costs down. The station’s main source of income is from the Merino sheep.

“The Merino are great — the wool is a renewable resource and is a fantastic natural product that lasts well,” Erin says.

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Our wethers deal with about 100 inches of rain a year and their wool gives them the natural insulation.

“It is an excellent meat to eat as well.

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Erin says the Merinos have exceptionally fine wool and shearing takes place in early October. The ewes are blade shorn.

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Common effects of fatigue can lead to difficulty staying within your lane, drifting off the road, irregular changes in your speed and not being able to react quickly enough to avoid a dangerous situation.

Driver fatigue often combines with other factors, such as alcohol and speed, to cause road crashes and it is not just restricted to people travelling on holidays or long journeys.

While all drivers can experience different levels of tiredness while driving, fatigue is more likely to affect young people, shift workers and those affected by sleep disorders.

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Gardening

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Camellias offer a wide variety of different growth habits, including tree-like varieties.

Camellia hedges are adaptable to a huge range of landscape uses, and fit any size or style of garden.

As tough evergreen shrubs with attractive foliage camellias provide structure and substance to the garden all year round, and can be grown with ease in a wide range of climates.

Versatile camellias offer a huge variety of different growth habits. Take your pick from tightly compact or stiffly upright, wide and spreading, willowy and weeping, or tall and tree-like.

When they’re not in flower, camellias make an attractive plain green backdrop for other plants. They’re adaptable to a huge range of landscape uses, and fit any size or style of garden.

Camellias as hedges Whether you want a hedge that’s tall, short, narrow or wide, there is a camellia to suit the purpose.

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Camellias for containers: Bonzai baby (hot pink double); Itty Bit (soft pink); Nicky Crisp (pink); Quintessence (pale pink); Silver column (white); Transnokoensis (white with a hint of pink); Yuletide (red single, very compact).

Growing camellias Generally part shade is ideal for camellias, especially the pale colours.

Most will tolerate sun, but the more sun; the more watering will be required. Plant where there is shelter from strong wind, which can damage the flowers.

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Camellias in containers Any camellia can be grown in a pot, but for longer term container camellias choose small growing cultivars and those described as ‘compact’ or ‘slow growing’.

Repot into fresh potting mix every two or three years. It is possible to trim the roots if you wish to keep them in the same pot, but always repot into fresh potting mix and ideally, repot into a slightly larger container each time.

If the pot is too large for the plant the roots may suffer from sitting in excessive cold damp mix. Drainage is very important. Plants growing in containers need frequent watering and more feeding then those in the ground.

Water in dry periods. Newly planted camellias need a thorough soaking every 4 to 5 days. Camellias in pots need daily watering in the heat of summer.

Feed camellias in spring, ideally as the new foliage emerges, and again in summer. Avoid overdosing with acid fertilisers. Apply these sparingly during spring and summer. The ideal soil for camellias is mildly acidic. Most New Zealand gardens have naturally acidic soil. Use slow release fertiliser at planting time. Use only slow release fertilisers for camellias in pots.

Trim if necessary to control shape or to remove diseased or dead wood.

The ideal time is in winter or late spring before the flush of growth. An old overgrown camellia can be rejuvenated with heavy pruning in late winter.

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