Babylon Coast Gardens

10/04/2026

14/01/2026

The start of our new cottage build on the property. New septic tank is in and Matt will be starting the foundations in two weeks. Big thanks to Mark Hadfield and Haley Hadfield for coming up to visit and doing some drone footage of the place.

23/12/2025

Some handy information if you're planning on bringing a boat or jet ski to the lakes.

If you're hitting the water at Taharoa Domain – Kai Iwi Lakes over the holidays, don't forget to Check, Clean, and Dry watercraft, gear, and clothing, to help prevent the spread of invasive freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) and other aquatic pests into Northland.

Northland Regional Council is asking all water users that visit Lake Taharoa to complete self-certification before using the lake. This simple process confirms that you've followed Check, Clean, Dry protocols and helps protect Northland’s freshwater ecosystems.

Find out more about the easy self-certification process at: https://www.nrc.govt.nz/environment/weed-and-pest-control/biosecurity-programmes/self-certification-portal-kai-iwi-lakes/

Find out more about Invasive freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) at: https://www.nrc.govt.nz/environment/weed-and-pest-control/current-biosecurity-threats/invasive-freshwater-clam-corbicula-fluminea/

05/12/2025

Come on down to Merkabah for their market and awesome live music - Santa parade on today too!!

28/11/2025

Market season has started for us.

08/11/2025

Keep an eye out for these wasps or any wasps really. This quick little hack will keep your gardens and our bees a bit safer.

09/10/2025

We're honored to be working in partnership with KMR as an accredited nursery supplying native plants to the Kaipara area.

From surpassing 2.5 million native plants to protecting 1,500km of waterways, KMR continues to lead Aotearoa’s largest harbour restoration effort — and the momentum is growing!

In the October edition,
- A new DOC partnership unlocks local action for Auckland waterways
- Community nurseries connect with nearly 200 landowners
- KMR featured in national reports and economic case studies.

Read on - https://kmr.org.nz/panui/panui-october-2025/

09/06/2025

On , KMR continues to scale up our efforts to protect and restore the Kaipara harbour for future generations. To date, we have planted 2.6 million trees, removed plastics from our waterway planting projects through collaborations with Compostify and EmGuards (FuturEcology), and protected over 30km of the coastal margin.

Come and join the nearly 1,000 landowners and groups working with KMR. Apply now via www.kmr.org.nz/apply

04/03/2025

What a great event to be part of, we met lots of people and we were happy to be one of the many businesses that donated products for the daily gate prizes. Bonus of signing up late as a sponsor meant we got a bigger sign! Ha ha.

26/02/2025

26/02/2025

We're all set up at Northland Field Days, looking forward to a great 3 days of meeting new people and getting our name out there. If you're heading in, come see us. We're taking orders for this season and next season's native planting needs. We also have a range of indoor plants, succulents, air plants and Matt has made a few Macrocarpa and Matai serving boards.