Waimarino golf results Looking ahead to the garden's spring

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 381, 9 April 1991, Page 12

Waimarino golf results Looking ahead to the garden's spring

Two competitions took place over Easter with S.Dowman taking out the Easter par with 6up and the Easter medal going to J Corbett with a very good 61 nett. Saturday 6 April saw the annual B ashers day sponsored by the Raetihi Cosmopolitan club. Results; Golfers: Ladies; Carol Leary 37 points^ Donna Herewini 36, Pauline Mowatt and Francis Geraghty 34. Also in the price list were K Tapp, N Winter, P McILroy. Men;R Temoana 43 points, A Berridge and S Dowman 42, D Herewini 39. Non Golfers; Ladies K Renata 1st, J Murphy

2nd, Kim McCarthy 3rd. Most honest golfer Kate Siddells. Men;K Lenoel lst, P Hansen 2nd, Rex Winter 3rd, Most honest golfer Len Winsor. Twos; R Temoana, A Zohs, Pat McILroy. Also featuring in the prize list were John Compton, Mark McCarthy, R C armichael, S McGregor, T Spry, T Fredricks Jnr, Joe Martin, Keith Leary. Sunday 7 April saw the best crowd for some time to compete for the Rangawaea Trophy; Winners on 10 up were N Cranston and M J Kennedy; on 9 up were D Windle and B Brown, also on 9 up I Strachan and C Leary. Mens 4 ball went to P Goldfmch and R Temoana on 10

up. The day's haggle for ladies went to C Leary 7 up. M Kennedy 6up, N Cranston 4 up, D Herewini 3 up, J Donghi 2 up. Senior men; P Goldfinch 5 up, D Windle and K Wilson 4 up, D Herewini 3 up, G Allerby and B Drinkwater 2 up. Juniors C Heinold 5 up, R Temoana 4 up, J Hammond and C Pepene 1 up. The only two for the day was scored by P Goldfinch. Highlight for the week was a hole in one for Janice Donghi who played the perfect shot on the 9th hole. Sponsors for Sunday s golf were Rendezvous Dairy and Berry's Bookshop.

What a welcome sound to hear the rain gently falling again to give the parched earth much needed moisture. One can almost here the sigh of relief from the thirsty garden plants.

With a little moisture in the soil we can get on with the job of replanting those empty spaces where the spent summer annuals have been removed. Any plans to transplant larger perennials or shrubs will need to be shelved until the ground is not so starved of moisture, but if the transplant is imperative, water copiously at the time of replanting and afterwards if the Weather remains very dry. Time now to turn our attention to the planting of bulbs if we want a good show in the spring. Daffodils and all narcissus varieties can be planted out this month along with anemones, ranunculus and crocus. Tulips should be planted not earlier than mid April and not later than mid May. The little crocus are the first herald of spring. Such a thrill to see their bright faces after the dull winter weather popping up before other plants have wakened from their winter sleep. Plant them in little clumps here and there preferably where you can see them from your window, even the washing up won't seem such a chore. They enjoy a well drained soil enriched with a handful of blood and bone and if you have some well rotted compost add a little of that as well. Plant to a depth of two to three inches, the larger the bulb the more depth it will require and space the bulbs about three inches apart. j The point of the bulb

for a dramatic effect in clumps of five or more or along a narrow border. Plant at least six inches deep as tulips tend to rise in the

of the flowering cherry tree, prunus 'Shirotae'. The effect was quiet delightful and we plan to add a few more bulbs this year. When the bulbs