Abbie Jury 🌱
@tikorangi.bsky.social
Gardener and garden writer who takes photographs. Politically inclined, definitely leftist. Aotearoa New Zealand. 🌱
My favourite of all rhododendrons - the OTT fragrant, waxy trumpets of sino nuttallii.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My favourite of all rhododendrons - the OTT fragrant, waxy trumpets of sino nuttallii.
We only have New World in my local town and we all like to moan about them. But this is a really good initiative and so easy for those of us who can afford it, to donate $20 at the checkout to get Foodbank what it needs to meet the Christmas demand.
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We only have New World in my local town and we all like to moan about them. But this is a really good initiative and so easy for those of us who can afford it, to donate $20 at the checkout to get Foodbank what it needs to meet the Christmas demand.
Slightly terrifying personalised merch being offered to me.
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Slightly terrifying personalised merch being offered to me.
Entering peak meadow season here. We have been working on the meadows for about 12 years now. Some is serendipity but a fair amount of it is targeted management.
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Entering peak meadow season here. We have been working on the meadows for about 12 years now. Some is serendipity but a fair amount of it is targeted management.
Ralph in the meadow.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ralph in the meadow.
The new kitchen is mostly here. Not yet installed, but on site at least.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The new kitchen is mostly here. Not yet installed, but on site at least.
I am leaning towards these tiles for the splash backs. I like the colour irregularity.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I am leaning towards these tiles for the splash backs. I like the colour irregularity.
But the new kitchen is looking promising, if only exciting to me.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
But the new kitchen is looking promising, if only exciting to me.
The current state of my kitchen is damn inconvenient and does not spark joy.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The current state of my kitchen is damn inconvenient and does not spark joy.
We are keeping this half because those units and pullout bins are mostly rimu. early1950s. And I like them even if they are utilitarian and lack refinements like soft close or lining in melamine.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We are keeping this half because those units and pullout bins are mostly rimu. early1950s. And I like them even if they are utilitarian and lack refinements like soft close or lining in melamine.
Stripping out half the kitchen today - the workspace half. This takes some organisation because, as Canberra daughter said, 'you can't exactly get Uber Eats in Tikorangi'.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Stripping out half the kitchen today - the workspace half. This takes some organisation because, as Canberra daughter said, 'you can't exactly get Uber Eats in Tikorangi'.
I wrote a letter to the editor, something I have not done for many years.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I wrote a letter to the editor, something I have not done for many years.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
I once went to a comms workshop in the 1980s where I learned the obvious - first letters to ed to be read area are always the shortest ones. Though probably only in print edition.
on which he was a longstanding councillor, in an attempt to overturn the appointment of the previous mayor, Neil Holdom, to head the new water authority for NPDC.
That is Murray Chong on the bottom left in a previous political poster he created. He is also Hobson's Pledge.
That is Murray Chong on the bottom left in a previous political poster he created. He is also Hobson's Pledge.
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
on which he was a longstanding councillor, in an attempt to overturn the appointment of the previous mayor, Neil Holdom, to head the new water authority for NPDC.
That is Murray Chong on the bottom left in a previous political poster he created. He is also Hobson's Pledge.
That is Murray Chong on the bottom left in a previous political poster he created. He is also Hobson's Pledge.
Harvested green tea and bamboo shoots this morning. We will survive famine and pestilence.
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Harvested green tea and bamboo shoots this morning. We will survive famine and pestilence.
Waitara St Johns giving its grounds over to the Foodbank for a veg garden. A church being Christian without being judgemental is refreshing.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Waitara St Johns giving its grounds over to the Foodbank for a veg garden. A church being Christian without being judgemental is refreshing.
The mayor seemed a bit humble in his response and spoke of the need for healing. Shame he was pulling the strings that led to an ugly campaign marked by abuse, misogyny, racism and conspiracists! I am cynical.
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The mayor seemed a bit humble in his response and spoke of the need for healing. Shame he was pulling the strings that led to an ugly campaign marked by abuse, misogyny, racism and conspiracists! I am cynical.
Oh the irony. The irony. In a district which voted against Māori wards with a mayor willing to go along with his chosen deputy’s racism, senior Māori turned out in force to control the last minute powhiri for new councillors. It was magnificent.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Oh the irony. The irony. In a district which voted against Māori wards with a mayor willing to go along with his chosen deputy’s racism, senior Māori turned out in force to control the last minute powhiri for new councillors. It was magnificent.
I am no tree expert but this is very interesting.
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am no tree expert but this is very interesting.
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
'Trials at Norbury Park demonstrate that growth rates can double when trees are planted in complex species mixtures.'
Currently battling the Invasion of the Allium. Pretty it may be but look at that bulb production from just one stem.
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Currently battling the Invasion of the Allium. Pretty it may be but look at that bulb production from just one stem.
There are many worse ways to while away half an hour, even in the rain.
October 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
There are many worse ways to while away half an hour, even in the rain.
While the area is mostly gardened by a small, dedicated volunteer group, a few folk prefer to do their own thing with their family grave. As is their absolute right, of course.
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
While the area is mostly gardened by a small, dedicated volunteer group, a few folk prefer to do their own thing with their family grave. As is their absolute right, of course.
I became a bit interested in fronts and backs. Which is to say I was puzzled by the backs of these two and had to go around and see what they portrayed from the other side.
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I became a bit interested in fronts and backs. Which is to say I was puzzled by the backs of these two and had to go around and see what they portrayed from the other side.
Killing time yesterday, one might say, in the Te Henui cemetery. (Husband was down the road at the dentist undergoing a root canal).
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Killing time yesterday, one might say, in the Te Henui cemetery. (Husband was down the road at the dentist undergoing a root canal).
Went to the fortnightly market in a Waitara church hall because there are always older women selling freshly made pickles, chutney, jams and jellies for between $3 and $5 a jar. It doesn't seem worth making my own.
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Went to the fortnightly market in a Waitara church hall because there are always older women selling freshly made pickles, chutney, jams and jellies for between $3 and $5 a jar. It doesn't seem worth making my own.
Laughing at my 9 year old grandson who was told off by his father for getting a bowl of cereal near dinnertime and stormed off to rage-write haiku.
Emo/goth or similar in waiting there.
Emo/goth or similar in waiting there.
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Laughing at my 9 year old grandson who was told off by his father for getting a bowl of cereal near dinnertime and stormed off to rage-write haiku.
Emo/goth or similar in waiting there.
Emo/goth or similar in waiting there.