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Whangārei s Hundertwasser to have largest afforested roof in southern hemisphere 24 Feb, 2021 05:31 AM 4 minutes to read Tawapou Coastal Native s Guy Bowden bids farewell to the trees he has raised over the last five years, destined for Hundertwasser. Planting is under way in Whangārei toward creating the largest afforested rooftop in the southern hemisphere. Up to 150 trees will be crane-lifted on to the roof of the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery at the Town Basin, ahead of its December 2021 opening with 28 lifted and planted yesterday. Around 130 natives, plus a further 2500 ground-cover plants with an estimated value of $100,000, have been donated by Tawapou Coastal Native Nursery, ranging in size between 1-3m and set to grow up to 5m. ....
Poor Knights mainland garden resurrected at Tutukaka Marina 22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Marina manager Dylan Lease, with Tawapou Coastal Natives Guy Bowden and project manager Hamish Clueard. Photo / Tania Whyte Reporter for the Northern Advocate jodi.bryant@nzme.co.nz A neglected Tutukaka garden, designated to showcase native Poor Knights Islands plants on the mainland, has been resurrected. The Waerenga Tawhitinui (Poor Knights Garden) at Tutukaka Marina is a 2500sq m area which, over 20 years ago, then marina manager Guy Bowden created using propagated plants off the protected Poor Knights Islands to display the unique flora growing there. However, after Bowden left his role at the marina to pursue his interest in native plants, culminating in Tawapou Coastal Native Nursery, the garden fell into neglect while an unfinished pou carving, custom-designed for the area, lay dormant. ....