Spring is well and truly in the air, and this Saturday’s annual Māpua Spring Plant Sale will have plenty to excite garden enthusiasts.
Many hundreds of fruit tree cuttings, vegetable seedlings, succulents, annuals, natives, perennials and everything in between will be on offer, says the organising committee.
Mitre 10 is sponsoring a sausage sizzle, and a range of raffles will be available for purchase.
The sale is a fundraiser for the further development of the proposed Māpua community hub. The vision of this is a community centre that will provide space for a range of services and activities to complement and extend what already exists within the growing village.
The event has gained traction over the past two years, with green-thumbed community members planning their cuttings and plantings in preparation for donation to the plant sale.
“People are amazingly generous, we’ve discovered,” says committee member Jan Patterson. “The community is really very responsive.”
Local businesses too have come on board to support the event, with planning assistance and raffle prizes. Last year’s event raised $3000, with the funds held by the Māpua Community Wellbeing Trust, and the organisers are hoping to top that amount again this year.
The plant sale is being held this Saturday, 21 September, from 9.30am-2pm in the hall of the old church on Aranui Rd.
