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Stories from my Dunedin garden.

24/06/2026

This is my favourite little pocket of garden in spring. The Iris is the star, but it's the delicate lemon coloured Trollius that I love most. It is part of the ranuculus family and this variety is called 'New Moon'. I have just added seeds to the website. They do require some care to germinate but I think they are definitely worth the effort.

20/06/2026

Nicotiana langsdorffii with its soft green trumpet shaped flowers is one of my favourite annuals to pop amonst my perennials. Inconspicuous but magical.

13/06/2026

Fresh seeds have just arrived of this sweet Larkspur 'Misty Lavender'. Larkspur is a cold lover so you can direct sow seeds now, a cold snap will benefit germination.

04/06/2026

This photo is from two Summers ago and I think I'll plant something similar this year. I will add some Cosmos this time. In the mix is Coreopsis Incredible Swirl, Dara, Strawflower and Scabiosa Merlot Red.

02/06/2026

I'm starting to think about what annuals I want to grow this year. Top of my list is this beauty, Coreopsis 'Incredible Swirl'. A nice easy one to grow from seed.

21/05/2026

I love having a bit of a rearrange of my garden beds in autumn. One of my once sunny beds is now in full shade due to a nearby tree maturing. I'm filling it with Limelight Hydrangea, Hellebore and my favourite allium, 'Allium siculum' or Sicilian Honey Garlic.

I'm using my poppy pod stakes to mark where my bulbs are as I'm forever accidentally digging them up!

Winter is a great time to start allium seeds, or any perennial seeds that need cold stratifying. I sow mine in pots outside and let nature do its thing. Many perennial seeds, especially alliums can germinate erratically over a long period (12 months sometimes!) so if you don't see any action come spring, don't give up on them.

Poppy stakes are available on my website as bundles of 3 for $85.

12/04/2026

My favourite seed grown dahlia 2026.

11/04/2026

My new season dahlia seeds are now available on my website.

For me growing dahlias from seeds isn't about finding a perfect specimen but about enjoying the vast variation that emerges. Apart from a couple of acid yellows that I pulled out, I loved everything I grew this year. My patch leaned towards pink in colour but there was also apricot, lemon and white. Most forms were singles of various petal shapes along with a few balls that I didn't manage to capture a photo of.

I start my seed inside at the end of August and plant out in November. My seed patch flowered two months before my tubers!

05/04/2026

I will have fresh Zinnia seeds for sale next month but now is a good time to save some of your own.

02/04/2026

On my table today, all grown from my seed range (except the elder berrys).
Scabiosa Fama White
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Achillea Cerise
Achillea millefolium Summer Pastels
Digitalis grandiflora

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8a Dowling Street
Dunedin
9012

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https://susieripleygardening.com/

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