new in store
If you aren't planning on using your vege garden over the winter, have a bare patch of garden or a new garden bed not yet ready for planting... try growing a green manure cover crop in the meantime.
It is a wonderful organic way to restore and rest your soil, improve soil structure, suppress weeds, replenish nutrient levels and break disease cycles. We have Mustard, Lupins and mixed seed crops available in store now - this video takes you through the benefits of each.
Our video on this page here will tell you all you need to know!
Large and luscious, the lovely Peony is hard not to like! They are surprisingly hardy and easy to care for, and do especially well in our Hawkes Bay climate! Beautiful varieties and healthy large tubers in store now. Plant in full sun with Ican Potato Food to encourage healthy tuber growth and beautiful full blooms.
Citrus trees are a garden staple and so easy to grow given a little care. From limes to make delicious drinks and lemons for cooking and baking, to grapefruit and oranges for the perfect breakfast. We’ve a range of sizes too - from fabulous instant grade to smaller sizes, depending on your budget. Citrus trees also make a wonderful gift.
For information on growing citrus see this page here.
We’ve had a lovely large delivery of stone, pip and citrus fruit trees recently. There is nothing quite like homegrown produce - be that lemons for your GnT, peaches for bottling or apples for the lunch box! They just taste better when they’re homegrown!
For more info on stone/pip fruit visit here.
The gorgeous hydrangea with pale lime, cone-shaped flowers that smother the bush over summer. They antique to a pink and then burgundy colour with age
These beauties will grow up to 1.8m if left untrimmed and unlike most hydrangeas, will thrive in full sun as long as they get regular watering. We have a gorgeous one in our carpark garden - just budding up, normally in full flower in January.
Long lasting as a fresh cut flower or in a dried arrangement.
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Some fruit trees work well grown in containers - which is perfect if you have a small section or are renting and want to be able to take your trees and shrubs with you. KJ shows us some great options and gives us some tips on how to grow in containers.
Growing veges in a containers is a great way to start if you are new to gardening or are short on space. KJ talks us through some great options.
KJ shows us everything we need to know to get started with growing micro greens!
They are easy to grow, healthy, delicious and a great way to get kids interested in gardening.
Thrips can be devastating - Gillian shows us how to identify whether your plant has Thrips and how to treat them
Dryberry Disease, Rust and Raspberry Bud Moth - three pesky disease to keep a look out for/prevent! Gillian shows us how, when and what!
Gillian and Phil show us everything we need to know about pruning fruit trees (stone and pip fruit)- which branches to leave, which to prune back and which to cut out altogether.
Gillian and Rhonda talk to us about caring for Calatheas - where to position them, how often to water them etc and what to do if you have problems with them.
If you aren't planning on using your vegetable garden over the winter, have a bare patch of garden or a new garden bed not yet ready for planting... try growing a green manure cover crop in the meantime.
They are a wonderful organic way to restore and rest your soil, improve soil structure, suppress weeds, replenish nutrient levels and break disease cycles.