Landscape Essentials Nursery

🌱 Our Spring Newsletter is here!

What a winter it’s been! Three significant wind events have caused plenty of damage to trees, shrubs and garden plants — and our nursery hasn’t escaped either. It’s certainly been a challenging few months for plants!

But spring has arrived, and we’re finally seeing those little signs of recovery🌿
New shoots are appearing, and after such a tough winter, our plants will need a little extra care and support.

In this edition, we’ve put together some Spring Garden Tasks to help your garden bounce back, including:

🌿 Trimming and tidying up wind-damaged plants
🌱 Giving your plants a boost with some extra feeding
✂️ Spring pruning tips
🐌 Getting on top of those hungry slugs and snails
🌱 Getting your vege patch ready for the season ahead
🥔 Getting your potatoes planted in time for Christmas
🌱 A clever idea for starting seedlings using old storage drawers

We also take a look at a project we’ve been proud to be involved with at Rotokare Scenic Reserve, where more than 5,000 locally grown Mānuka have been planted to help create a native bird corridor between the sanctuary and neighbouring predator-trapped areas.

There’s plenty to read, plenty to get you motivated, and hopefully a few ideas you can put to work in your own garden this spring.

👉 Read our Spring Newsletter here: https://landscapeessentialsnursery.co.nz/newslettersandinfosheets/spring-and-sprung-and-so-has-our-spring-newsletter

Happy Spring gardening! 🌱🌸

🌼 Daffodil Day NZ 💛

Today is Daffodil Day — a day to come together and support the Cancer Society of New Zealand and the incredible work they do supporting people affected by cancer, funding research, and helping create a cancer-free future.

Here at Landscape Essentials, we’re surrounded by signs of spring, and few flowers herald its arrival quite like the cheerful daffodil. 🌼💛

So today, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the simple things that bring colour and hope after winter — and to encourage everyone to get behind Daffodil Day if you can https://www.daffodilday.org.nz/

Every donation, big or small, helps make a difference. 💛

🌱 Got empty plant pots? We’d love them back! ♻️

There’s been lots of winter planting happening, and we’re already starting to see plenty of empty pots making their way back to us. This is just one of bags full we’ve collected from planting projects! 🙌

As we head into our busy potting season, we’d love to get those pots back so we can reuse them and give them another life rather than sending them to waste.

If you’ve got a stack of empty nursery pots taking up space in the shed, bring them in! 🌿

📍 Drop them into our pot return bin out the front anytime for after-hours drop-offs, or bring them in during our open hours and we’ll happily help you unload.

Plant → Return → Reuse → Plant again. 🌱♻️

Yesterday was a big day at the nursery as we loaded out 5,000+ Mānuka plants destined for a planting nearby Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust

This project has been several years in the making, with the goal of establishing a safe bird corridor from the sanctuary into neighbouring predator-controlled areas. Mānuka seed for this project was collected and supplied by the Lake Rotokare team, ensuring the plants were grown from local provenance seed that is well suited to the site's unique ecological area. These plants are the first step in a long-term restoration project, providing a nursery crop for future enrichment plantings

A huge thank you to the local Agribusiness team from ANZ Bank, who braved yesterday's cold, miserable weather, rolled up their sleeves, and spent the day alongside us. Their help packing more than 5,000 plants into helicopter bales was greatly appreciated and ensured everything is ready for transport later this week.

Projects like this don't happen overnight. They take years of planning, growing, coordinating, and teamwork between everyone involved. It's incredibly rewarding to see all that effort come together and know these plants will play an important role in strengthening native biodiversity and expanding habitat for our precious wildlife.

Want to be part of the next step? 🌱

Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust is looking for able body volunteers to help plant these Mānuka this Sunday 9th August, from 9am (Weather contingency day will be the following Sunday 16th). If you'd like to get involved in this fantastic restoration project, please RSVP to Lorella so they have an idea of numbers for catering.

📞 Lorella: 027 424 6695

We'd love to see a great turnout for this special community planting day!

🌸 1st of August means one thing at Landscape Essentials... it's time to check our 'Felix Jury' Cherry tree! 🌸

Every year we use this tree as our indicator for spring and sap movement. After years of trial and error, we've learnt that once this tree starts showing colour, our cutting strike rates begin to drop dramatically.

This year it's around 2 weeks ahead of where it was at the same time last year! 🌿

Luckily for us, we wrapped up all of our winter cuttings last week, so it's great timing. Now it's exciting to see the first signs that spring isn't too far away.

It's always amazing how nature keeps us on our toes—every season is a little different, and our trusty 'Felix Jury' never fails to remind us that spring is on its way. 🌸🌱

Our Griselinia 'Broadway Mint' has officially sold out! 🌿

It's been an incredibly busy winter planting season, and thanks to the fantastic support from our customers, we've now sold out of our entire crop. It's been a few years since we've been able to say that!

Unfortunately, there won't be any more Griselinia Broadway Mint available until our next crop is ready, which we expect to be around January 2027.

If you're planning a hedge or landscaping project before then, we'd be happy to recommend some great alternative options to suit your needs 🌱

🌟 Matariki Holiday Notice 🌟

We'll be closed on Friday 10th July to observe Matariki.

We'll be back and open as usual on Monday 13th July.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Matariki with family and friends ✨

🍃 Our Winter 2026 Newsletter has arrived!

While winter might seem like a quieter time in the garden, it's actually one of the best seasons to get planting and prepare for a healthy spring.

In this edition, we've shared some of our favourite winter gardening tips, seasonal jobs to tackle now, updates from around the nursery, and a look at a new piece of equipment that's making hedge trimming a little easier on the body.

If you're planning a few jobs around the garden over the coming weeks, we hope you'll find a few helpful ideas inside.

📖 Read the newsletter here: https://landscapeessentialsnursery.co.nz/newslettersandinfosheets/winter-news-1/

Happy gardening! 🌱