PLANTS GROWN FOR DRY CLIMATES, BEES, BUTTERFLIES, BIRDS AND YOU.
We have a large range of trees, shrubs, perennials and edibles especially suited to dry climates. Though there is still plenty to choose from for those of you from wetter climates.
We can come on-site to assess your garden or lifestyle block and suggest plants which suit your needs.
Read our latest news and find out what we’re doing in the garden, cooking in the kitchen & what’s new at the nursery.
We can freight plants directly to your door. If you live locally, you can order online and receive a 10% discount if you arrange to pick up your order.
Following my passion for collecting and growing a wide range of plants, it seemed a natural choice to grow plants for sale, after all what else was I going to do with the plants I had run out of room for.
Planting the right plants in the right place ensures the greatest success and I can help guide you depending on your own conditions. Every place in New Zealand is different and with several decades of growing in Hawke’s Bay, I can offer sound advice on what will thrive at your place. With knowledge and skills in Permaculture design, we can also help plan gardens that provide for shelter, food for wildlife, food for your family, and gardens that make you feel good too.
We're hands on and understand growing conditions where plants will thrive. All of our plants are grown here in our own garden.
We love pollinators and even have our own beehives. We can guide you on Bee, Butterfly and Bird friendly choices.
We can offer advice on what to plant and where in your own garden.
We’ve expanded our selection and ship Nationwide!
Check out our gallery to see what is happening in the garden. Garden and school groups are welcome to arrange a visit. You might even get a glimpse of our cute frog in the greenhouse!
We know you grow things in your garden for the pleasure it brings you and the health benefits, too! We all enjoy nature’s bounty and including them in our everyday meals. We’ve come up with some creative cooking ideas which incorporate the plants and vegetables you worked so hard to grow.
During spring and summer, we grow our favourite varieties of heirloom tomatoes from our own saved seed. We are sure you will enjoy them as much as we do. Plants are available from October.
The nursery changes with the seasons. Here’s what’s going on now.