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Expect something different at Gardenway, I Like Farnell's renowned Gerberas, i worth coming to Christchurch for. i The Transvaal Daisy has • I come a long way since the , ' . ! Farnell family became ’• ’ , interested over 40 years ' | ago. The size, colour I I range and form have ■ | steadily improved over i | decades distinguished by U prizesand awards. Arthur T- ' •"*»*! * 7 | Farnell’s skill is behind I every Gerbera sold from , | his Kumeu nursery, the *" | Gerberas he expresses to / ■ S ■ I Gardenway. .-v I They're big plants at a ’T . SS;, • | modest price. t | Lusty plants in shrub : ' -— j I growers' PB3 planter bags, every plant with buds, at least one bud near to i flower. Gerberas with one or two rows of petals are $3.99. Fully double I flowered specimens are $4.50. I Given full sun and free draining soil, a Gerbera bed willflower for 6 months or i more. Farnell's have passed on some tips which we've put together for you in j a free ''one-pager" with your Gerbera purchase. And we've added our own j unique contribution - the Gardenway guarantee. "Happy results or we ; refund on the spot, cheerfully, without fuss." 1 Or baby Maidenhair ferns for only 99c. i Ocean Spray and Pacific Maid are the I varieties: their beguiling family differences ’’will tem Pt you to take both. Keep them in i their P ots * or a while or choose a larger v container now and use our free pot-on-the-spot service. Hey kids, grow Grandma a Maidenhair for Christmas. I Tjttw Growing indoor plants isn't very difficult, as I long as a f ew simp' 6 rLJ l es are followed. So, S I armed with our free "How to" leaflet, an .'IIMo/ ~ attractive bowl and one of our baby Maidenhairs you can easily produce for Christmas a lovely present which Grandma will proudly display on her coffee table or T.V. It's an idea which will I help you save too. Expect a lot from our seedlings - we try harder to make sure VOU oet it. At Gardenway you're offered not only iw munu ouiu yvw varietyi but practical advice, if you're a ‘ beginner, on how to nurse your P/hJf’TfV IACH > 7seedlings through babyhood. Free for everyone, a very clear leaflet, "Six Mg ’••• •:' z. .y-'" 'simple steps for success with seedlings." We go further than that. 7 Fresh supplies of seedlings twice a ■ I week to all five branches and a stringent —'quality control on every pack displayed. You'll never see prematurely aged | —'plants struggling into flower or vegetable plants hanging on, drawn, at *'\f^- - l-quarter price and not worth a cent. At i Gardenway vegetable plants are $1.25, / flowers, tomatoes and peppers $1.45. -A They're worth every cent, they have to I xCL be, we guarantee them. Would you really expect to buy hand made pottery pots for only $2.99? . Pots by Trevor Briggs _ and Brent Firkin Yes, incredibly, after all those years you can still buy a hand made pottery pot at Gardenway branches for only $2.99. Both Trevor Briggs and Brent Firkin fire them for Gardenway branches and each bears the potters' characteristic touch. • Trevor's matching sets in brown, blue, green or ochre are illustrated. The largest is only $15.99 and the smallest $2.99. Buy them singly and add more later as you wish. Captain Cook's tea tree HhOvHk is a different kettle of fish. Without doubt, his discovery that a Manuka brew was an excellent anti-scurvy treatment led to theJWhl development of the modern Leptospermum varieties. Cook's pioneering work on the old "tea tree" was followed up by Grey whose catch phrase, "take a tip from me," had more than a littlesignificance and led to the famous brand. Today, only the free flowering characteristic remains. The flowers are much larger and come in• crimson, pink, red, salmon, cream, doubles and Modern Manuka singles. Choose them as they come into flower at Gardenway. Only $4.99, kettle extra. Maxitucker brings out the best in tomatoes and other high yielding plants. o Maxitucker is a concentrated, balanced plant food containing Magnesium, especially helpful in growing tomatoes and some other / / plants such as roses. You can use Maxitucker on ail high yielding / / p| ants whether grown for fruit, leaf or flower. Maxitucker is made k J from the best quality ingredients and only costs $2.25 for a 3kg pack. Growers agree, the flavour's in the feeding. Gardenway's Centaurus garden centre now open at 91 Centaurus Road. "Smile" discount cards are valid from now until end January for a 10% discount at our Centaurus branch. — aarwy U4P-FEA Open 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. for personal shoppers. Visa and Bankcard facilities. open 7 days 4 now open