Regrettably there has been a legionella outbreak in Christchurch, tragically including one fatality. (Article on Stuff) Download a copy of Safer Gardening and Legioneers’ Disease for information about prevention and safety while gardening and landscaping. Download here… Nursery & Garden Industry Association supports Ministry of Health Legionella guidelines […]
Natural Habitats is proud to launch the next advancement in green roof technology – the EcoPillow. Modular in design, the EcoPillow is a pre-grown living roof that offers all the proven benefits of a green roof while radically reducing risk and cost of the roofing structure. The Eco Pillow structure and the growing medium were […]
2011’s Husqvarna Global Garden Report identified the value that a well-maintained garden space brings to home’s property value, especially at time of sale. 69% of real estate agents believed that the garden was either important or very important for the overall market value of a property. 16 % increase on the value of a property […]
Hosta Empress Wu is one of the world’s largest growing hostas. This amazing plant when mature (5 years) reaches a height of approx 1.2m high by 1.5m wide and the leaves are 45cm long. With dark green leaves and lavender flower spikes, it is rapid growing and loves moist soil conditions. This is a great […]
The story of our Indian Sandstone range begins in Rajasthan province, the home of the beautiful colours and textures echoed in our finished products. Highly acclaimed for its natural beauty, it has long been an indispensable material in many of India’s temples, monuments and palaces, including the Taj Mahal where 10,000 people walk over it […]
The Thames Coromandel District is one of the very few districts in the country mixing biosolids with green waste and turning it into Grade Aa compost with its own Biosolid Composting Facility. “This is an innovative and sustainable outcome of creating a beneficial product from human waste,” says Thames Coromandel District Council Project Manager Rob […]
New bromeliad from breeder McGregor Smith at Russell Fransham Subtropicals: Neoregelia ‘Alyssa’. Unusual form with strongly recurved, layered foliage from an unusually tall stem. Vivid cerise centre for 12 months during flowering. Needs bright shade. A terrific garden specimen, thriving outdoors under trees in frost-free conditions. Named after McGregor’s 3 yr old grand-daughter.
It has been a mild winter for many areas of New Zealand and it looks like an early spring is taking place. Don’t be fooled into thinking all is well as a cold snap can change things very quickly. Last year around this time a number of gardeners got caught planting out tomatoes and other […]
