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I’m Helping

The great thing about publishing research is that you can help other people with their work. #proud #helping Thanks to the people who helped me. I wonder if this is…
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November 8, 20242

Climbing asparagus a major pest in Te Awa Kairangi

So it turns out that Hutt City Council has defunded its Pest Plant Programme, they used to control this and 5 other major pest plants wherever they could! So much…
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October 3, 2023No Comments

Percy Scenic Reserve Track Maps

During my time as Manager of Percy Scenic Reserve in Lower Hutt, I designed wayfinding and track information for the reserve. This first piece is an entrance map printed on…
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February 24, 2023No Comments
Phylogeography of the endemic New Zealand tree Entelea arborescens (whau; Malvaceae)
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Phylogeography of the endemic New Zealand tree Entelea arborescens (whau; Malvaceae)

By Lara D. Shepherd, Jonathan Frericks, Patrick J. Biggs, & Peter J. de Lange “Regardless of whether the southern populations derive from natural or human-mediated dispersal, they result from at…
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February 27, 2019No Comments
Illuminating the systematics of the Spiranthes sinensis species complex (Orchidaceae): ecological speciation with little morphological differentiation
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Illuminating the systematics of the Spiranthes sinensis species complex (Orchidaceae): ecological speciation with little morphological differentiation

By Matthew C. Pace, Giovanny Giraldo, Jonathan Frericks, Carlos A. Lehnebach, and Kenneth M Cameron. “...the most prudent taxonomic solution for this complex is the recognition of six species and…
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December 31, 2018No Comments
Terraced Lawn
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Terraced Lawn

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September 29, 2018No Comments
Phylogenetic affinities and in vitro seed germination of the threatened New Zealand orchid Spiranthes novae-zelandiae
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Phylogenetic affinities and in vitro seed germination of the threatened New Zealand orchid Spiranthes novae-zelandiae

By Jonathan Frericks, Andrew Munkacsi, Peter Ritchie, Yi-Bo Luo, and Carlos A. Lehnebach “Our experience with S. novae-zelandiae demonstrates that in vitro symbiotic seed germination is an extremely helpful tool…
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February 4, 2018No Comments
Five new species of Corybas endemic to New Zealand and phylogeny of the Nematoceras clade
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Five new species of Corybas endemic to New Zealand and phylogeny of the Nematoceras clade

By Carlos A. Lehnebach, Andreas J. Zeller, Jonathan Frericks & Peter Ritchie Five new species of Corybas endemic to New Zealand, C. confusus, C. obscurus, C. sanctigeorgianus, C. vitreus, and…
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August 16, 2016No Comments
Exploring symbiotic interactions in New Zealand terrestrial orchids to enable their conservation.
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Exploring symbiotic interactions in New Zealand terrestrial orchids to enable their conservation.

https://youtu.be/kMZfgnkqtUE
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May 31, 2016No Comments
Compact Entryway Garden
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Compact Entryway Garden

"I’m delighted with the work you have done, the design really works well and I’m especially pleased to have the river stones woven in so well - thank you.."
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May 3, 2016No Comments
Three-tier Retaining Walls
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Three-tier Retaining Walls

This one was a biggie! someone had buried a mountain of rubble under the soil. now no more. thanks Simon for the diggy help! "...it looks great and you did…
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February 24, 2016No Comments
Green Wall
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Green Wall

This is Roy's green wall, about 15m long and 2.5m high
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January 1, 2016No Comments
Threatened Spiranthes novae-zelandiae propagation
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Threatened Spiranthes novae-zelandiae propagation

These are the plants that were germinated symbiotically as part of Jonathan Frericks' master's thesis completed in 2014. Hopefully the start of propagation of our threatened orchid species. http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=1305 Otari-Wilton's…
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October 4, 2015No Comments

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