Dori's Garden

12/06/2026

Keeping your body warm by moving your body at Waitohi Picton Community Garden this Sunday 🍃

24/04/2026

Last winter I planted an almond tree and a chestnut tree… it honestly took me ages to decide what nut trees to put into such a limited space.

In the end, I figured—just plant what our family loves to eat 🌰

Yes, chestnuts come with those spiky shells 😅 but hey, we can always burn them off in the campfire while toasting marshmallows 🔥

And wow… even from a tiny little first harvest, the taste of fresh almonds made it so worth the wait.
(Also… why are they so hard to crack?! 😂)

Best time to plant a tree was 7 years ago… the next best time is NOW 🌱

24/04/2026

18/04/2026

Waitohi Picton Community Garden is run by these amazing ladies from Envirohub Marlborough. Their passion inspires me ⭐️
Help them by doing quick voting ❤️

We’re excited to share that Envirohub Marlborough now has a profile on My Giving Circle New Zealand! 🌿💚

This amazing platform helps charities and community organisations increase visibility and access extra funding through votes and donations — and the best part is, voting is free! It's also DOUBLE POINTS this weekend! 🙌

We’d love your support, so please take a moment to share and vote for Envirohub Marlborough to help us continue supporting sustainability, community resilience, and environmental action in Marlborough🌱

While you’re there, please also show some aroha for our friends over at Volunteer Marlborough and all the other incredible organisations doing important work in our community and beyond! 💫

Every vote helps make a real difference!
Vote here: https://mygivingcircle.org/envirohub-marlborough-charitable-trust
Ngā mihi nui for your support 💚

Waitohi Picton Community Garden

16/04/2026

Other than gardening, one of my other passions is football. I only started playing 3 years ago, but wow—what an incredible team we have here in Picton!

We’d love your support this season. Please contact me if you’d like to purchase tickets 🙂

Season is about to kick off, and Picton Women’s Football Club would love your support! ⚽💛
We’ve put together an amazing raffle focused on self-care for women 🌿✨
Each ticket goes into the draw for 3 beautiful prizes, all valued at over $200 each.
🎟 Buy a ticket and you’re in the draw for all 3 prizes!
A huge thank you to all the wonderful local businesses for their generous donations — we truly appreciate your support 💛
If you’d like to purchase, please get in touch with:
• Your name
• Phone number
• Number of tickets
📩 email to: [email protected]
Thank you for supporting our team and helping us have a great season ahead 🙌

16/04/2026

Leaf mold!

16/04/2026

Leaf mold 2026!
LEAFS 🍁 🍂 🍃 is great soil conditioner and so easy to make.

27/02/2026

The Jam Day That Inspired Me Once Again 🍓✨

When I decided to turn my back garden into a permaculture food forest in 2020, it came from fear during Covid and a desire to secure naturally grown fruit and vegetables.

Today, we invited two friends to pick cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, and apples to make jam together, and the whole experience was deeply humbling. What began as an attempt to feel safe and secure about food has become a place of learning, sharing, and building close connections with both the land and the people we care about.

A food forest is not just a forest that grows food. It is a forest that teaches us how to care for the place we live and the people we live with.

Composting our food waste is the number one priority for me and the foundation of healthy soil. I do it for the children and for their future. Today’s jam-making session has inspired me once again to put more energy into spreading the art of composting.

Jam was 😋

26/02/2026

Working bee this Saturday at Waitohi Picton Community Garden 🌱
If you haven’t been before, this is the perfect time to come and help us bring the garden to life!

🌱 Waitohi Picton Community Garden – Working Bee This Weekend! 🌱

This is your reminder that our next working bee is this Saturday, 28th of February from 10am to 12pm.

We’d love to see as many hands as possible in the māra — whether you’re a regular or it’s your first time, you’re warmly welcome. Every little bit helps keep our garden thriving for everyone in the community. 💚

👉 Please comment below or send me an email to let me know if you’re coming.
It really helps with planning tools, tasks, and (of course) kai!

See you in the māra this weekend! 🌿✨

12/02/2026

Back at it again — hot compost number 2 for 2026! The first one at home is cooking really well.

It’s been so amazing to see how many kids are engaged and excited to learn and help with hot composting at school. Today we learned about landfill, and honestly, I learned so much too.

I can’t wait to share the joy (and rewards!) of using the bokashi bin this year 🌱