Horticulture at Otago Polytechnic

So very proud of the Living Campus team!

Otago Polytechnic's Living Campus was recently nominated for a Keep Dunedin Beautiful Award! 🌱

Living Campus supervisor Kim Thomas and two of the gardening team, Liam Hoffman and Michael Gaffney, represented Otago Polytechnic at the awards evening, where we were awarded “Highly Commended”. 🏆👏

The Living Campus is developed and maintained by a skilled team of Otago Polytechnic horticulture graduates, as well as many hours of mahi carried out yearly by students training for their qualification 🌿

Ka pai! 🙌

Making native planting easy!

, , I'm looking forward to going to the Taieri Open Day tomorrow, it should be a fun day!

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Started the planning for our end of year plant sale on Saturday 16 November. I love spending extra time in the nursery, preparing for this year and planning for next year.

Horticulture is an industry of joyful anticipation!

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Loving the new Arboriculture Programme Flyer too!

The photo looks like climbing practice to me, but you can ask our amazing Arb lecturer Ben at [email protected].

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Check out our new Horticulture Programme Flyer. It looks great!

In the photo, a student is placing a tray of prepared cuttings on the heated misting bench in our nursery. If you would like to know more you can contact me on 021 735 583 or [email protected]

Blue Mountain NurseriesOne of the most underrated spring flowers. Snowdrops are a simple and classy addition to any spring garden.

Blue Mountain nurseries are exceptional plant breeders.

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The arboriculture and horticulture students along with staff have completed the first phase of the He Toki Forest Project as part of the Living Campus.

The area has been transformed into a native podocarp forest (the natural vegetation that existed in the area).

It was a fun day in the winter sunshine and the students did a wonderful job.

We were then amply rewarded by a 5 star lunch provided by the talented food design students.

A special thank you to the students and everyone who worked very hard behind the scenes to make this happen.

I was at the Winter Garden enjoying the wonderful shapes and patterns in the cactus house. Here are 3 of my favourites:-

More wonderful work from past horticulture students!

Having fun looking at some of the amazing work students have done in the past. Well done team!

From our amazing Arb Team. Watch this video for an explanation of what arboriculture is and see some of the many industries that support arb work.😀

What is Arboriculture? Trees are good for us... They provide a wide range of environmental, social and economic benefits to society. However, not everyone knows about the professio...

It is always wonderful when new restoration projects are started. Wishing them 'Good Luck' and some rain. If you are in the area - why not give them a hand!

'Very excited': Planting project to boost Central Otago’s native biodiversity Planting project at Central Otago’s Half Mile Recreation Reserve starts next month.

Having fun at Otago Polytechnic Tertiary Open Day! Meeting lots of lovely people and giving out little grow your own micro green packs😀

Autumn and early winter is a great time to tidy up the garden and prepare for next year. The Canterbury Hort Society have some handy hints.

Monthly Gardening Tips & Tasks - May 2024 - Canterbury Horticultural Society May is the cleanup month in the garden, as the leaves are nearing the end of falling and most of the summer-flowering perennials have finished.

The Otago Polytechnic / Te Pūkenga Horticulture Student Showcase Plant Sale is Saturday 19 November, 9.30 - 1.30 pm, at 100 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin.
There will be a large range of edible and ornamental plants for sale - grown by our students.
Food Forage Tour
Bonsai Demonstration
Tree Climbing for Children
Food Truck
See the attached flyer for more information