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Best new plant survey with native shrubs and groundcovers

12/06/2024 admin 300 Views 0 Comments

By Daniel Fuller

Buying in newly-bred plants is always a risk for nursery businesses. Retailers have to gamble on whether consumers will buy their stock, and wholesalers don’t know whether landscape architects are going to specify them.

Ozbreed surveyed both landscape architects and consumers.… Continue reading

Replicating a habitat - the coastal garden (Image: Barbara Wheeler)

Botanic Gardens Plants

Showcasing New Zealand indigenous plants in creative ways

12/06/2024 Barbara Wheeler 354 Views 0 Comments #Tree, Botanic gardens, Garden Design, gardening, horticultural, horticultural industry, landscape, landscape design, Ornamental trees, Shade Trees

By Barbara Wheeler

Often seen growing as scrappy carpark plants, badly pruned to keep within the bounds of narrow strips of garden beds and frequently planted in the wrong place, the wonderful indigenous flora of New Zealand has had a history of being overlooked and much maligned in its own country.… Continue reading