Maintenance checking your plants

1 July 2019, grow & maintenance

Now, in the depths of winter when there is very little to do other than frost protect your tenderest plants, is a great time to do a maintenance check. This can involve a fungal spray. a good weed. a pruning of dead fronds. an aeration of the soil surrounding the root zone and base of…

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GST free sale- take 15% off all purchases*

11 June 2019, nursery news, sale

Winter is upon us and it is the time to get all hygge with hot chocolate, interesting reads, warm blankets and a good bit of friendship and enjoyment of the company and kindness of others. We are finding it quite tricky to define hygge in a Coast Palms and Cycads way using palm trees, subtropicals…

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Big Bromeliad Sale

29 April 2019, grow & maintenance

I am clearing out the glasshouse after many years of cultivatiing Bromeliad stock. There will be some exceptional savings, particularly with the $8.50 sale price on many mature bromeliads which will have several pups attached. An excellent way to purchase colourful and tough bromeliads en masse. Check out the savings in the Bromeliad category of…

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The 2019 Autumn Sale Begins

1 March 2019, nursery news, sale

This is the Autumn sale to end all autumn sales. March 2th to March 16th- 2 WHOLE WEEKS! 3 WHOLE Saturdays! Now extended to end 4.30pm Saturday March 30th!! We are now enjoying the cooler days finally, and it’s time for a long awaited sale. We are in full sale mode from tomorrow and it’s…

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Are you overwatering?

14 December 2018, grow & maintenance, nursery news , 2 comments

Managing your plant, lawn and garden irrigation needs isn’t rocket science — mostly it involves using common sense. But you do have to understand and pay attention to some basic facts: Different plants have different water needs. Soils have different water-holding capacities. Sprinkler systems differ. Some plants have a protective layer of mulch, and As…

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Closing for holidays details

5 December 2018, nursery news

We will be closing for 2018 at 4.30pm on the 22nd of December and re-opening on the 9th January 2019 at 8am.   Please get all South Island delivery orders in by the end of this week- that’s Friday the 7th Dec. Please get all North Island delivery orders in by the end of next…

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Confusion about environment symbols…

28 November 2018, nursery news

I’ve had some feedback about confusion existing within the environment symbols on each species page. I can definitely see what the problem is and will put it on the list for my website guy to deal with when he gets back from his summer holidays overseas, mid January. Essentially we have some conflicting advice within…

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Seriously sized new stock

19 October 2018, grow & maintenance

Big news on very big stock. We have a range of boxed Ponytail palms, Kentia, Dwarf Date, Quito Mountain Coconut, Majestics, Dragon and Black Bamboo which are coming into the nursery at heights between 2 metres and 5 metres. These trees are all at a mature landscape grade height, age and size ideally suited for…

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“What’s your best price?”

4 October 2018, nursery news

“What’s your best price?” I get asked this question surprisingly less often than I used to. And I am thankful for that for a variety of different reasons of which I will share below. As a consumer I’ve found myself only asking that question in jest, after I’ve developed a gentle convivial rapport with the…

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Get a jump on Spring pest control

14 July 2018, grow & maintenance, nursery news

Spring is only 6 weeks away and it’s time to take stock on your plant health before the temperatures ramp up and there’s an infestation which could require a chemical control. Here are some links below to a couple of archived posts on mealy bug and scale. Two of the most common examples of insect…

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