When to plant Daffodils are best planted April to early June, once the temps start cooling down (usually after Easter). Where to plant Full sun but a little dappled partial shade for a couple hours...
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My (new) Favourite Dahlias for Cutting
2023 UPDATE: Unfortunately our love hate swaying finally ended up settling on hate this season! So in an effort to keep our lives sane, we made the hard, but surprisingly actually not that hard, ...
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After dabbling with different tulips for years, last season we upped our game and finally did a proper-ish trial! Tulips really are the queens of spring (ranuncs may be the divas, but tulips are q...
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Most annuals can be split into one of two groups: Hardy Annuals (lovers of cool weather) & Tender Annuals (lovers of warm weather). Tender Annuals are your usual summer annuals - sown in spring...
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My Top 5 Germination Tips (for tricky light lovers)
I've found the most common types of seeds most people have trouble germinating are varieties that need light, and juggling that awkward line to keep them from being buried but not drying out. So he...
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Learning to Grow Ranuncs from Seed(lings)
Due to recent import requirement changes NZ growers now face a unique and challenging learning curve to learn to grow ranunculus from seed vs the traditional (easier) universal standard of growing ...
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When to plant Our ranunc plants are ready to be planted straight away, if you're not quite ready for them we recommend possibly potting them up to a bigger pot to buy yourself more time and not ris...
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Ranunculus Plant Sale - Sunday 4 July
The forecast has finally swung in our favour (aka the paddock is dry enough to not get cars stuck in the mud!), so we're hosting a one-day plant sale! This SUNDAY 4th July 11am–3pm 276 Tikorangi R...
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When to plant Tulips are best planted from around late April to early June, depending on your climate. Where to plant Tulips can be planted in full sun to a little partial shade. Good drainage as a...
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When to plant Anemones can be started from Autumn through to early Winter (early March–late June), depending on when you'd like to time their peak flush. They typically start flowering roughly 3–4 ...
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Summer Open Day + Anemone & Seed Sale
UPDATE Murphy's law we have an Alert Level change at the last possible moment before the Open Day! But just a quick update that it is still all go - but we've extended the Open Day hours to 11am–...
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Farm Update - Behind the Brave Face
I've been trying really hard to put on the brave 'I have everything under control' face all year, but I have to confess, I really really don't! This year has been a marathon of excruciating pullin...
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The new farm came with an abandoned persimmon orchard. At first I wasn't quite sure I wanted to keep it, I mean how many persimmons could you ever really need? But slowly and surely as autumn settl...
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