Journal

My Top 5 Germination Tips (for tricky light lovers)

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 kee...

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 t...

How to grow Ranunculus

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 ...

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 sa...

Growing Guides

How to Grow Tulips

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...

Growing Guides

How to Grow Anemones

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 ...

On the Farm

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 g...

On the Farm

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! Th...

Dahlias

How to Grow Dahlias - Quick Tips

*Please note we no longer sell dahlia tubers. When to Plant After threat of frost—usually sometime between early September to early December. Da...

Dahlias

My Top 10 Dahlias for Cutting

*Please note we no longer sell dahlia tubers. Last season I really felt like my dahlia obsession reached a whole other level. I haven't done an off...

Dahlias

Dahlia Pre-Orders Update - UPDATED 9 SEPTEMBER

UPDATE 20 SEPTEMBER Ok so packing up the dahlias is proving to be a much much bigger job than I'd imagined. Not helping anything is that because t...

On the Farm

The Persimmon Orchard

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 ...