By now you are likely to have finished harvesting your summer vegetables and your potatoes, pumpkins and onions are being stored in a cool, dry place for the winter. So it’s time to start thinking about planting your winter vegetable seedlings into the garden or raised beds. Raised beds help the soil to stay warmer over the winter and ensures […]
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Autumn is the perfect time to plant your trees. Temperatures are cooler, the soil is still warm enough to encourage root development and they have time to become established over the wetter months. Come spring and the roots will grow again before the leaves develop. A common mistake is to plant them too deep, so ensure they are planted at […]
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It’s all P’s at the moment at Watson’s Garden. Poppies, pansies, primulas and polyanthus. Great as winter bedding plants, in pots or edgings, and excellent for inter planting with bulbs. They produce strong, vibrant colours and prefer cool, moist conditions with fertile soil. Removing faded blooms will help extend the flowering season too. Five punnets for $15 in the shop now. We […]
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What a cracking day ! We have a number of specials available this weekend. We have 5 six-packs of Petunia, Impatiens, Alyssum, Dianthus, Salvia, Pansy and Viola for $13. We have maple trees and fruit trees ready to be planted. Dont forget the perennials, shrubs and assorted natives.
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34 days and counting ! Our shop is now fully stocked with some great ideas for Christmas. We have potted plants, petunias and tomato baskets outside and tools and gifts inside. Come down and take a look before it’s too late and everything is sold.
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We will be open as usual on Saturday, but closed for both Sunday and Monday. As a celebration we have the following specials: Five six-packs for $10.00 Six potted, colour annuals for $10.00 Petunia Baskets for $10.00 Chilli Bags from $9 to $15 Tomato Baskets for $15.00 Have a great Waitangi weekend everyone.
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Come on, treat the old man…..and we don’t mean Don Senior ! We have all the garden tools a gardening Dad could dream of. McGregors do a fantastic range of spades, rakes, shears, forks and we have them all here. The classic garden spade is one tool you just can’t be without. The new designs are considerably lighter now and […]
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We have a full range of colours and you can come and get five six-packs for $10.
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Sunday 10th May is Mother’s Day and we have a great selection of gifts for your Mum’s. We have Cyclamens on special with small ones at $4.50 and large ones at $10. We have some fantastic new gardening gloves at various prices and some lovely artwork for around the house. Our pots have been especially popular and we have a good […]
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We have tomatoes in now with Impatiens coming towards the end of September. In October we look forward to having: Portulaca Cosmos Calendulas Helichrysum Cornflower Phlow Eschocholzia With some Salpiglosis coming later in November.
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