Congratulations to the winner of the 2018 Giant Pumpkin Festival Fletcher Ware with a winner of 317.6kgs!
Check out the latest news articles from The Gisborne Herald here:
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3280371-135/giants-of-the-garden
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3280371-135/giants-of-the-garden
Congratulations goes to Malcolm Peach who took out the first prize in the Senior category for Heaviest Pumpkin with his pumpkin weighing in at 190kgs. Malcolm also took out second prize with another pumpkin at 188kgs. Thanks to everyone who came along and made the day such a great success. Get your pumpkin seeds in October and give it a go to be in to win next year!
It's on! The 2014 competition will be going ahead this weekend on Sunday April 13th at the Bushmere Arms - we can't wait to see you there!
POSTPONEMENT OF 2014 GIANT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL GISBORNE
Unfortunately due to wet weather, we have had to postpone the Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin festival for another week and the event will now be happening on Sunday April 13 - hope everyone can join us then!
Unfortunately due to wet weather, we have had to postpone the Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin festival for another week and the event will now be happening on Sunday April 13 - hope everyone can join us then!
We had Scott Cully visit us here in NZ and what an amazing man - check him out carving up a pumpkin at our very own Parkview Garden Centre. Wow! Bring your own sculpted pumpkin to the Giant Pumpkin Festival to win cash prizes thanks to Bayleys Rural with Tony Rasmussen. You can check out the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ZArI6rcB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ZArI6rcB8
The Autumn newsletter for Hospice Tairawhiti is out - check it out here!
AUTUMN NEWSLETTER
AUTUMN NEWSLETTER
Check out the latest pumpkin results from the Great Pumpkin Carnival in Hamilton.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/9886284/Pampered-pumpkin-monsters-the-field
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/9886284/Pampered-pumpkin-monsters-the-field
There's a new Giant Pumpkin record in New Zealand! 721 kgs held by Eve Barton in Parua Bay in the far North of New Zealand.http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6686694/Pumpkin-smashes-the-record
We have raised over $11,000 for Hospice Tairawhiti this year!! The 2013 competition has officially handed over a cheque for $11,000 at a sponsors reception at the Bushmere Arms. Hospice Tairawhiti are "over the moon"!