Dave's 'how not to prune

The end of an era

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July 8th 2005
Good day to you all, Gem here Well it is an end of an era, the last of this years pruning has come and gone. We have finally finished giving those vines their haircuts for this year, but the jobs not over yet, more jobs next week. Well after the last couple of days I'm feeling rather homesick. Congratulations to London on getting the Olympics. Also heard about the senseless bombing attack ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more