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This is probably the shortest newsletter on record. More just a quick note to let you know that some of our heritage tomatoes are back in stock plus a few new treasures.
Heritage Tomatoes
Every year we select seed from the best fruit on the healthiest plants to ensure we continue to produce good quality plants. For that reason, we have reduced the number of different varieties we are growing. This way we have the space and time to plant a larger selection of each variety to ensure strong seed lines. Plants are now available in small numbers. All our tomato plants can be shipped anywhere in the country.
Live Locally? We can deliver plants to the Waipawa organic store on Tuesdays, or you can arrange to pick up your plants from the nursery. When you place your order just let us know in the comments section.
You can check them out Here.
New Plants
New stock is coming ready on an almost daily basis at the moment, especially with a few spells of lovely spring rain followed by sunshine. After a cool, dry and windy start to spring the recent warm spells and much needed rain has really helped get things growing. various plants are back in stock such as the Sanguisorba officinalis – small numbers at the moment but more coming. There are a few of our very popular Salvia nemorosa ex ‘Caradonna’ back in stock – these are the last of them until new stock is ready in late summer early autumn. If you have been lusting after some of these beauties, then be in quick previous listings have usually gone within 24 hours. The popular Gaura lindheimeri are back in stock a few now, with plenty more coming.
We also have some exciting new perennials available.
- Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ – very limited numbers
- Liatris spicata
- Salvia patens ‘blue Angel’
- Cistus x Lusitanicus – very limited numbers
- Veronica longifolia pink shades – limited numbers but more soon
- Nepeta cataria – limited numbers but more soon
- Echinacea paradoxa var. paradoxa – very limited numbers
Garden Changes?
I’m really pleased with how effective this close perennial planting has been in the border below – an approach inspired by many of the naturalistic designs I follow. The dense growth has created a beautiful, low-maintenance border that needs very little attention.
Most of the work this season involved cutting back the spent stalks I’d left over winter to provide habitat. Beyond that, it’s just been a few weeds around the edges and adding the odd new plant to fill gaps. The Nigella, Knautia, and Salvia transylvanica have been especially good at self-seeding and filling in spaces on their own.
As you can see in the second photo, there’s now hardly any room left to apply mulch – I may even need to thin some of the self-sown plants! The first photo was taken in January 2025, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the border changes by January 2026.
Happy gardening
Louise
With 15 years running a gardening business plus a few years going back to my original career as a teacher, I decided to follow my heart and open a plant Nursery from home. I feel very privileged to be able to work from home doing what I love best: growing plants and creating gardens.