Cheap Tulips, But Only If You Dig 'em
Illawarra Mercury
Friday November 3, 2000
If you dig tulips then grab a spade and head to Bowral.
Tomorrow, tulip lovers have the chance to transform their garden into a scene straight from the picturesque Dutch countryside. All they have to do is dig.
The organisers of Bowral's famous Tulip Time at Corbett Garden have invited the public to dig up the 130,000 bulbs planted for the annual spring garden festival.
It is the first time organisers of the festival have offered the bulbs to the public.
Tulip Time event manager Steve Anderson said organisers decided to have a ``bulb disposal day" where people could dig up and re-plant the bulbs.
``In the past bulbs were dug up and thrown away," he said.
``But so many people wanted to purchase the bulbs we decided to sell them and donate the money to Southern Highlands charities."
Mr Anderson said there were thousands of bulbs to choose from with more than 50 varieties in the garden.
``People can buy as many $10 bags as they like and fill them with bulbs to plant in their own garden next autumn," he said.
``A lot of the bulbs are comparatively expensive so people can dig up their own at a much cheaper rate."
People can start digging from 10am until 2pm tomorrow at Corbett Gardens. He has advised green thumbs to get in early for the best selection of bulbs.
Police pulled off the biggest drug bust in the Pacific region last week according to the Fiji Sun.
And the Sun pulled off a rather big gaffe.
``Heroine Bust" screamed its bold headline.
Whoops.
The independent Fijian newspaper went on to report the drug bust - led by Queensland-based Federal Police officer Bruce Giles - seized 35kg of heroine (sic) and after further raids recovered close to 300kg. An Australian visitor to Fiji couldn't help but laugh at the headline.
``I thought our newspapers were the only ones who got it horribly wrong."
During the summer, Shellharbour saltwater ocean pool receives a thorough clean-out once a week, usually mid-week.
When the pool was due for its last spring clean a regular showed up mid-week only to find weedy water.
Turns out the pool cleaner is also the grave digger and he had a rather large workload on the same day he was due to clean the pool.
While Christmas is always frantic, for many people it is also a sad time of year.
That is where the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal comes to the rescue.
Last year 190,000 gifts were donated to the Wishing Tree Appeal and the Salvation Army and Smith Family handed out the presents to needy children in the region.
This year's appeal was launched at Kmart stores across the region yesterday.
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