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Garden Tips for September
The fruit and vegetable garden Condition soil organically ahead of planting out vegetables by applying at least two of these top products - compost, sheep pellets, ground mussel shells and Morganics...
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Garden tips for October
In the veggie patch All the summer vegetables can go in now. Remember to stake tomatoes well, as they can grow to 2 metres high! But summer beans need heat, so sowing in November would be better....
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Why gardeners dig mulch so much.
This lovely country garden just got a top-up of our Forest Floor mulch. After the wet winter mulch is the best way to take advantage of all the moisture in the soil. Mulching has great benefits: It...
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Garden tips for November
The fruit and vegetable garden Sow sweetcorn and popcorn. Plant out melons and pumpkins in well composted soil. Plant basil beneath tomato plants – it’s a gardening marriage made in heaven. Putting...
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Transform your outdoor spaces with Feinwerk Pavers
Get your garden space ready for those summer BBQs with Feinwerk pavers. Thinner, lighter, stronger Feinwerk Pavers are made of stronger stuff. With a high cement content and fibre reinforcement,...
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Garden tips for December
The fruit and vegetable garden Assisting eggplant flowers to pollinate – use a small paintbrush to transfer pollen between flowers. Eggplant flowers are pale mauve and droop downwards, so they’re...
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Central Landscape Supplies Franchise Awards 2022
We have just held our annual Central Landscape Supplies Franchise Awards for 2022. Some seriously hard work has gone into this past year with all its ups and downs and we were pleased to get together...
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Summer 2023 - the garden checklist
Summer 2023 Here’s a garden checklist for a great summer season. Keeping plants alive Heading away? Check all climbing fruit, vegetables and ornamentals are well staked up, so they don’t collapse into...
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2023 - What’s hot in landscaping for NZ gardeners
At Central Landscape Supplies we’ve seen an explosion in interest in gardening and landscaping while people have been at home these past two years. Read on to find out the key trends we’re expecting to...
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Flooded? Landscaping ideas to make your garden more resilient
The Auckland floods have caused immense damage to homes, gardens, parks, and property—disrupting lives and putting even more stress on housing, transport and household budgets. These extreme weather...
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Garden tips for February
The winterless north has now become the summerless north and so gardeners have a few hurdles to overcome in the aftermath of Auckland January floods. We offer some advice here: The fruit and vegetable...
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Garden tips for March
The fruit and vegetable garden Food shortages make growing food at home a sensible alternative. In any sunny sheltered patches of the garden add compost or Garden Mix and sheep pellets to the soil....
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5 easy projects to manage heavy rain on your property
It’s what you don’t see that makes the difference. Devices that draw water from the surface allow the homeowner to enjoy beautiful landscaping above ground. These ideas below won’t break the bank, but...
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Garden tips for April
The fruit and vegetable garden Plant Silverbeet Continue successive plantings of brassicas such as broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. Now is an excellent time to put in silverbeet. An autumn crop...
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Garden tips for May
The fruit and vegetable garden Worms don’t tolerate cold in winter– place an old rug or piece of carpet over the top of the worm farm to insulate them. As the weather cools planting seedlings rather...
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Garden tips for June
The fruit and vegetable garden Gather up fallen leaves or old fruit from beneath feijoas and pip and stone fruit trees to avoid overwintering pest and diseases. Add a layer of mulch around them to...
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The Mushroom invasion - friend or foe?
In this blog, we’re looking at the widespread outbreak of mushrooms on garden soil and mulch - why and when it happens, and how to deal with it. Auckland’s recent unseasonal wet and warm weather has...
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Winter Wellness for the Lawn
Do this now to encourage strong grass growth when the weather warms up! Winter is only just beginning, and for many Aucklanders, the lawn is already a bog! The heavy rain since the beginning of 2023...
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Garden Tips for July
The fruit and vegetable garden A tonic for the citrus trees - sprinkle Epsom salts around the lemon, lime or other citrus. This gives a good dose of magnesium and will help to reverse yellowing...
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