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The official website of Beaver Trees & Landscaping has been upgraded! This is what the web designer Joseph Ku has to say: (article from kudesign website) “First of all, I would like to congratulate the busy beavers for their great effort in supporting the local communities in various fund raising projects, thumbs up!!” Who are [...]

The Busy Beavers in action

BEAVER GIVES BACK Thank you to all our clients for helping us support the Red Cross! We are very pleased to let you know that 78 quotes were accepted which equates to a donation of $156.00 which we have made to the Red Cross Samoan Tsunami Appeal. We look forward to running similar promotions in [...]

Some trees can “talk” to each other. When willows are attacked by webworms and caterpillars, they emit a chemical that alerts nearby willows of the danger. The neighbouring trees then respond by pumping more tannin into their leaves making it difficult for the insects to digest the leaves. Just for Fun Q: What is a [...]

PLANTS THAT TOLERATE WET SITES Acer Rubrum (American Red Maple) Broadly columnar, deciduous. Clusters of small red flowers before the leaves. Bluey-white under the leaves, which turn bright red in autumn. Grows to 15-25m. Cordyline Austalis (NZ Cabbage Tree) Single stem initially, then branched with strap-like leaves, evergreen. Grows to 5-10m. Phormium Tenax (NZ Swamp [...]

Following the success of the 2005 movie about Burt Munro‟s inspirational life – “The World‟s Fastest Indian”, the Southland Motorcycle Club created the Burt Munro Challenge to honour Burt, his ingenuity, determination, and love of speed and motorcycles. The inaugural event was held in 2006, and it has since forged a name for itself as [...]

During Labour Weekend 2009 we took my friend Rob’s 2 motorbikes over to the street races at Greymouth. Rob has a Ducati 750 Formula 3 & a RD350 Post Classic Pre 82 motorbike. Even though we were generally there for the fun of it the competitive nature comes out quickly. As pit crew for Rob we were [...]

Not only have New Zealand’s Tui been described as one of the seven best songsters in the world, they are key pollinators for many native plants and important seed dispersers for native trees such as kowhai. Sadly, Tui disappeared from Banks Peninsula about 20 years ago due to a variety of reasons including habitat loss, [...]

Now is the perfect time to prune your ornamental trees, the sap has stop rising, most trees are finishing flowering and leaves have developed. Trees are actively growing so any cuts are going to heal well. Trees are less prone to disease or infections due to the above reasons when pruned this time of year. [...]

A BIG congratulations to all our winners over the last few months. Mrs & Mrs Derrett from Spreydon for winning the $400 Gift Certificate for filling out the questionnaire in our last Beaver Bulletin. Kerryn O’Brien from Fendalton for winning $400 worth of Garden Vouchers for accepting their landscaping quotation before 31/7/09. Mrs Scott from [...]