The Native Farm

06/06/2026

Out on deliveries this morning.

This client has chosen to use their Fonterra On-Farm Solutions funding to enhance carbon sequestration through on-farm planting. The team have a job ahead of them to get these 300 PB3s in the ground this season.

While I was there, the client took pride in showing me some planting the team completed a few years ago using my natives. Doesn’t the pond look good?!

28/05/2026

Rain is coming next week, so take advantage of the natural watering system and get some plants in the ground this weekend!

25/05/2026

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
Kahikatea (white pine)

Standing at up to 60m this is NZ’s tallest native tree. Best suited to wet areas in full sun or partial shade. A food source and shelter for birds.

Suited to riparian, wetland, restoration, shelter, and specimen plantings.

Only $4 +gst per tree and ready to go in the ground now!

Sold in trays of 28
Plenty available

15/05/2026

An abundance of Laurelia novae-zelandiae (Pukatea) seed littering my driveway.
Seed collection made easy!

13/05/2026

View from the nursery this afternoon…. Just stunning!

08/05/2026

Super excited to find this little surprise (and a few buddies) in the green house this morning!

Myosotidium hortensia (Chatham Island forget-me-not)

A first for The Native Farm and a personal favourite of mine.

An evergreen native with large, glossy, green, deep-veined leaves, and vibrant blue flowers in spring.

30/04/2026

Last week I attended the 4th PENNZ workshop where I had the privilege of hearing from Professor Paul Fisher from the University of Florida. He shared his expertise around irrigation, both through theory and some hands-on practical sessions.
Here you can see the group learning about substrate porosity and container capacity.

30/04/2026

29/04/2026

Check out these blue beauties!

Festuca actae (Banks Peninsula Blue)

This NZ native tussock grass features silvery blue/green foliage with 70cm upright flowering stems. It thrives in well drained, sunny sites and looks fantastic as a border or mass planting.

Get yours today for only $2.50 (incl. gst) each