Gardening in New Zealand...

...with an Auckland focus: sources of plants and seeds for gardens and orchards, nurseries, garden shops, services, organisations. No recommendation is implied by a listing here. These links are merely for exploration.

Awa Nursery, West Auckland, offers ornamental plants and fruit trees.

Bokashi - starting supplies of good micro-organisms for low-temperature fermentation of food waste. This approach avoids the degradation of valuable nutrients that occurs in hot composting. The fermented waste is then buried in soil (e.g. garden) for decomposition.

Bansai North Shore, Auckland.

Farm Helpers in New Zealand, includes requests for home garden helpers.

Garden Adventures, annual tours for a price.

Garden Maintenance Professional Services, 16 Pinotage Place, Huapai, Auckland.

Habitat Protection Fund, World Wiildlife Fund, Auckland Projects.

Willing Workers on Organic Farms, from quite small to rather large organic farms; Auckland and other regions.

Nursery World, for a look into the nursery industry in New Zealand.

Oakwood Treecare, skilled arborists (especially large ornamental trees), property maintenance (Auckland region).

Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture, ' supports the most popular recreational activity in New Zealand - horticulture and gardening'.

Treecare Serices, Albany (specialists for large scale pruning and tree removal).

Weekend Gardener, a national, fortnightly gardening magazine.

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