1503 days ago

I thought it was time to do another flower post. πŸ˜ƒ Despite the heat, I've got the garden shade cloths up, and my plants are doing just fine. πŸ˜ƒ

Sharon from Te Atatu South

Photo 1: My cherry-ice-cream begonia flowers are open.
Photo 2: Got some Double Delight pink-and-yellow roses open too. πŸ˜ƒ
Photos 3, 4 & 5: Pansies and pink begonia flowers are doing just fine too. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 6: I've also got some white Nigella flowers open, and some blue ones yet to open. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 7: I've also discovered a white hollyhock flower open on one bush while doing this photo shoot!
Photo 8: Red begonias flowering.
Photo 9: A pink hollyhock flower - I saw the first one open on Sunday, today I see more open.
Photos 10 & 11: Dark pink and white carnations - the first few opened on Sunday, there are more open today.
Photos 12 & 13: Yellow Calendulas. I've got quite a few of these flowering.
Photo 14: Blackberry flowers & immature fruit.
Photos 15 & 16: My yellow miniature rose with a couple of buds - no flowers on that bush open yet, but soon will be!
Photo 17: One of my two surviving strawberry plants, with its flowers and fruit. I've been eating a few berries off it already - will buy some more strawberry plants to add to my two when Bunnings opens, in order to get more fruit. πŸ˜ƒ
Photo 18: My blue daisies - they are a sky blue azure colour. πŸ˜ƒ

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7 days ago

Abandoned car left on willerton ave Newlynn

Mathew from New Lynn

Hey anyone looking for a silver Toyota car that’s probably been stolen and left in willerton ave in Newlynn rego RBR241 it’s been there for the past few days with windows down.

3 days ago

Poll: πŸ—‘οΈ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Aucklanders, our weekly rubbish collections are staying after councillors voted to scrap a proposed trial of fortnightly pick-ups.

We want to hear from you: would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?

Keen for the details? Read up about the scrapped collection trial here.

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πŸ—‘οΈ Would you be keen to switch to a fortnightly rubbish collection, or do you prefer things as they are?
  • 82.6% Same!
    82.6% Complete
  • 17.4% Would have liked to try something different
    17.4% Complete
293 votes