ABOUT US
Garden Plants is run by a mother-daughter team with a passion for all things garden and plants, we grow the plants we love and it gives us great joy to be able to offer tried and true plants which many customers remember fondly from their childhood. We also pride ourselves on the ability to offer something new and unusual that gardeners have not seen available before.
The boutique nursery was launched with the dream to be able to bring back many old-fashioned, forgotten varieties of perennials that have become difficult to find. We grow all our plants on site from start to finish in order to offer well-grown healthy plants at an affordable price. A personal passion for plants and genuine excitement around new or tricky to source varieties means that our stock list is always changing with many exciting treasures available. We hope you can all find something that excites you.
OPEN SELECT HOURS AND BY APPOINMENT
OUR PEOPLE
Meet the team behind our plants
SANDRA WALKER
Sandra comes from a long line of home gardeners and has always had an affinity and passion for gardening. With a long history of involvement with plant cultivation, she is known to have spent many nights pouring over gardening books, planning new gardens and dreaming of cottage garden schemes which gives her a wealth of knowledge especially when it comes to plant combinations and aesthetically pleasing landscape designs. Sandra has a love for all plants with a particular interest in those suited to classically quaint cottage and woodland settings.
CARLIE TURNER
Carlie is a busy mum of three with an educated background in horticulture and biological sciences. She loves gardening and growing plants and can often be found researching international trends from garden shows as well as sourcing diverse collections of seeds from around the globe. With this passion for science and ecology, Carlie is committed to growing hardy, healthy plants that thrive in our New Zealand climate and environmental elements. In particular, Carlie is devoted to the sustainability of our planet by increasing awareness of, and growing plants that provide food to nature’s friend; our rapidly declining pollinators.
THE NURSERY
Garden Plants is situated ten minutes North of Tauranga in the suburb of Te Puna. Gardens and Nursery are open at select times only and by appointment, please see our 'Events/Open hours' page or follow us on Facebook and Instagram for details.