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Did you know this paper is 100% compostable? You can tear it up and place it in your compost once you’ve read it. WELCOME TO THE TUI SPRING TIMES FOR 2017. A new growing season is upon us with the arrival of spring. It’s an exciting time in the garden as you prepare for planting delicious vege delights, fresh fruit and beautiful blooms. We’ve been working on lots of exciting projects to help you #spruceyourgarden – and now is the best time to get out and give them a go! This season we’re excited to inspire you in the garden every week with the Tui garden segment on the brand new TVNZ 1 show HOMEmade. Making over Kiwi backyards and houses, the show will help you transform areas of your home, creating spaces the whole family can enjoy and inspiring you with new ways to ‘grow your own’. Tune in to TVNZ 1 on Wednesdays 7.30pm for your weekly gardening fix! For those looking to try something different we have created a series of simple ‘Tui Gardening Hacks’. Each short video features a new project, including fun and simple ways to plant spring faves of potatoes, strawberries and tomatoes. See page 3 for our Strawberry Straw Bale Garden and page 7 to learn how to create your own Upside Down Tomato Planter. It can be hard to know what to plant when. On page 4 we’ve put together simple planting tiles for each month so you know when to plant your favourite edibles and flowers. Our friends at Zealandia have also shared new season blooms for a fresh pop of colour. Check them out on page 5. SAY HELLO ON INSTAGRAM! For even more ideas, inspiration & giveaways for your garden and home join us @tuigardenandhome and share your garden snaps with #spruceyourgarden. To get more out of your spring garden we have two new products for you to try. For healthy soil and well nourished plants, sheep pellets are the essential Kiwi garden ingredient! New Tui Sheep Pellets are available now and we’ve included a convenient 1.5kg bag of Mini Sheep Pellets for those smaller spaces. Find out more on page 8. And if you’re looking for easy to carry potting mix, turn to page 5 for the ideal product. New Tui Superlight Potting Mix – it’s light in weight in but not in results, perfect for all your spring potting projects. tuigardenandh ome My Backyard, New Zealand We would love to see snaps of how you’re enjoying spring in the garden – share them on facebook.com/TuiGarden with #spruceyourgarden or email them through to [email protected] Here’s to fun times in your spring garden, with plenty of delicious homegrown harvests, from the Tui Team. 85 likes tuigardenandh ome #spruceyourgard en 2 TUI SPRING TIMES 2017