Coastal Growers

Coastal Growers The Levin nursery is now closed and re-located to 657 Taikorea Rd, off SH1,
Open Sundays 9 to 4

Banksia spinulosa’s glowing torch flowers in winter sun and a magnet for bees This plant is growing mostly in sand 1 m a...
25/05/2025

Banksia spinulosa’s glowing torch flowers in winter sun and a magnet for bees This plant is growing mostly in sand 1 m after 8 yrs so not going to get too big. Plants available

Photo of our own grown pingao plants about to be harvested This has been a three year project Pingao is a native sand bi...
11/04/2025

Photo of our own grown pingao plants about to be harvested This has been a three year project Pingao is a native sand binder but also makes an attractive plant for the garden Second photo shows it mixed with yellow and orange perennials yet to flower alongside a rosemary hedge

Elm and oak dry firewood for sale 150.00 for 1.5 cubeDelivery local for a small fee Please inquire
11/04/2025

Elm and oak dry firewood for sale 150.00 for 1.5 cube
Delivery local for a small fee Please inquire

Planting time here at last Myrsine australis or Matipo makes a brilliant hedge slower grower yes but some things are wor...
08/04/2025

Planting time here at last Myrsine australis or Matipo makes a brilliant hedge slower grower yes but some things are worth the time
Seedlings we are pricking out now will be ready for winter 2026 so a two year crop Plants available now 6.00 as per the photo

Helichrysum argyrophyllum Used to be a time when the cut flowers off this plant were worth more than the plant Everlasti...
28/03/2025

Helichrysum argyrophyllum
Used to be a time when the cut flowers off this plant were worth more than the plant Everlasting strawflower Such a worthy coastal ground cover Silver foliage for contrast
4.00 in a 1L pot

Sorting spinifex plants for big Wellington order Plants are looking really good This is the sand binding plant with tumb...
25/03/2025

Sorting spinifex plants for big Wellington order Plants are looking really good
This is the sand binding plant with tumble w**d like seed heads

Van loaded for Rongotea Lions Waitangi Day gala Taken 40 plus years to finally sign write a vehicleMarketing not a stron...
05/02/2025

Van loaded for Rongotea Lions Waitangi Day gala
Taken 40 plus years to finally sign write a vehicle
Marketing not a strong point

Simple but effective planting down a drive way Golden coprosma virescens for structure and colour We grow this plant but...
28/01/2025

Simple but effective planting down a drive way Golden coprosma virescens for structure and colour
We grow this plant but hard to sell
Hopefully this look may inspire someone to plant it either as a hedge or singly

This plant will grow in coastal dry, sun or shade . Myrsine aquilonia hales from NZ Poor Knights islands. Brilliant for...
20/01/2025

This plant will grow in coastal dry, sun or shade . Myrsine aquilonia hales from NZ Poor Knights islands. Brilliant for a hedge too Slower grower but good things take time
Plant pictured is 10 yrs in sand Never watered but mulched

What was once a school netball and tennis court now a display area for plants Timber and pipe nearly all recycled
14/01/2025

What was once a school netball and tennis court now a display area for plants Timber and pipe nearly all recycled

Looking to harvest some seed from some Marlborough Rock daisies in the foreground . Plants available and definitely coas...
06/01/2025

Looking to harvest some seed from some Marlborough Rock daisies in the foreground . Plants available and definitely coastal but grows better in soil, not so much sand. Looking beyond these is a plant that is brilliant in sand flowering now. Oenothera or evening primrose . Could be a w**d to some but for me nothing beats it smothering ability of less desirable plants.

First post for a while. After growing in Levin from 1978. Now a new start in Taikorea with sand wind and nippy frosts to...
30/12/2024

First post for a while. After growing in Levin from 1978. Now a new start in Taikorea with sand wind and nippy frosts to contend with. Perfect for tough plants like this one. Californian poppy growing happily. I will have plants available in winter

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657 Taikorea Road
Glen Oroua
5510

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