Indigenous Organic garden in Mangere
Mel was recently approached by Aaron McLean of Stone Soup Syndicate, a bi-annual, crowdfunded, cooperative food magazine...
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Simon Williams
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Yay - a Price Increase : (
Not us but our courier company has raised their prices 5% so we will have to adjust our delivery costs accordingly starting November 1st....
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Simon Williams
- Oct 22, 2020
- 1 min
Optical Illusion at Hamilton Gardens
From time to time I find myself in Hamilton and if possible always tr y to fit in a visit to the excellent Hamilton Gardens...
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Simon Williams
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
Great Kereru Count
Spring at last. It's been a long while since my last post with a very busy and unusual winter now behind us. Lots of new growth and...
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Simon Williams
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Winter is Coming....
Subtropical plants are not suited to cold conditions and do much better if they are planted out in the spring when soil temperatures...
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Simon Williams
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Streamlined Ordering
We have set up Credit Card payments for online orders. Please ensure you enter your delivery address correctly and if you have rural...
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Simon Williams
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
Pat's Snaps
At this time of year the guava trees are dripping with berries. We love them and pick and eat them as we work in the nursery. But it's...
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Simon Williams
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Jacinda says maybe next week
Mel and I are holding our breaths to see what Jacinda announces on Monday. By the sounds of it we could be back in action by the...
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Simon Williams
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Dancing naked in the rain
I don't want to get ahead of myself, but looking at the long range weather forecast and judging by the last couple of days, I think we...
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Simon Williams
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Establishing a Food Forest - The long road to self sufficiency
Post 1 – Description of our site. Mel and I have moved into a new house and are keen to develop a food forest. We have a blank canvas to...
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Simon Williams
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
Indian Summer in the Orchard
Being a small Ma and Pa nursery, Mel and I are not breaking any of the Covid - 19 travel restrictions when we drive a short distance...
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Simon Williams
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Closed for Covid - 19
Sorry fellow plant enthusiasts, the shutdown has meant we cannot send out plants, and just as the rain looks like it might be on it's way...
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Simon Williams
- Mar 21, 2020
- 1 min
Where did the last 6 weeks go?
The distractions of moving house have kept me away from the nursery for ages and poor Mel has been doing just about everything, but at...
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Simon Williams
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
Nothing about Plants
Around midnight I get up and put the folding camping chair out in the middle of our paddock, I wrap myself in a sleeping bag and tilt the...
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Simon Williams
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Biggest send out yet
Big day on Sunday - 21 boxes packed up and sent off with the courier on Monday morning. All over New Zealand there are people planting...
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Simon Williams
- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Blackberry Bonus
Watering is a bit of a drag during this dry spell. Lugging a tank of water up the hill and gravity feeding down to the potting shed and...
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Simon Williams
- Jan 29, 2020
- 4 min
White Sapote and Dragon Fruit ready to go now
Two plants that we are often asked about and that are now ready for sale are the Casimiroa (White Sapote) and Dragon Fruit. We have...
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Simon Williams
- Jan 23, 2020
- 1 min
Fruit Salad Plants - now $5000
Wow - who would of thought, https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/garden/118950807/nzs-most-expensive-houseplant-monstera-sells-for-50...
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Simon Williams
- Jan 20, 2020
- 1 min
Thanks for responding to our drought sale.
We had a great response to our email last week and have sent off quite a few surplus plants to their new owners this morning. There...
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Simon Williams
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Ins and Outs of the Inga Bean Tree (Also called the Ice Cream Bean Tree)
Once you get into it there are a number of reasons why the Inga Tree might be a great addition to your sub tropical garden. I haven't had...
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