Let's chat about fruit trees, and what they like to have growing around them. I'll be potting up a few companions around the citrus and plum trees, and will also have a list of some common fruit trees with the companions they like to have nearby.

Some of these are best grown from cuttings, others from seeds, and some you can dig up and divide by the roots. Everyone attending will get my checklist with fifty common plants to get you started. Bring a box to take some plants home with you.

Each week of gardening at the Women's Centre will include a garden tour with advice on how to tend an edible garden at this time of year. There are often seeds to collect, plants to divide, cuttings to take.

It's a delightful venue, one of my most favourite gardens in Auckland. I am sure you will feel right at home - while we're there gardening you can make yourself a cup of tea, pick up some flyers on the courses on offer, and check out the calendar of social events.

Through the spring I will teach a few modules from my edible gardening curriculum - pick the topics that suit your interests, or come along each week for the company, get your questions answered, and shop for extra plants and tools from my mobile shop. I don't put any products on a courier, so this is a great chance to order seedlings or seed-raising mix.

Items for sale at this session will include:

• seed raising mix to grow your own food at home (bring a bucket)
• wooden seed trays (limited supply)
• coconut coir, pumice sand, sifted compost (bring a bucket)
• stainless steel buckets

Note: This will be postponed in the case of wet weather. Refunds need to be requested before the session is scheduled to start, otherwise the session will be recorded as an online session via zoom.