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Upcoming
Trade Days Auckland Spring Nursery Industry Trade Day
this year takes place on Wednesday 18 August, at the ASB Showgrounds, 217
Greenlane Rd, Epsom. There are still a few stands available so why not take a
stand this year – Trade Day is one of the biggest events on the NZ garden
scene and there is heaps of business to be done. Check out current bookings by
clicking the TRADE DAY button at the top of this screen.
Here
are some of the TRADE DAY SPECIALS and PROMOTIONS you can get:
BAKERBOYS
WHOLESALE NURSERY: Trade Day bulk buy specials.
BEAUMONT
NURSERIES: Free cuppas.
CEDAR
LODGE NURSERIES: free fortune cookies.
CLEVEDON
COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL: Trade Day specials on pruning tools.
COLORWORX
NURSERY: Trade Day Specials on range of Heuchera’s.
DALTON’S:
Place an order for plant pots on Trade Day and go into draw for $300 worth
of pots free.
DUX
INDUSTRIES: Trade Day Specials on worm farms and accessories.
LANDSENDT
SUBTROPICAL PLANTS: 20% discount on orders on Trade Day.
LIBERTE
THE PALM FARM: 20% off orders on Trade Day + free freight within
Auckland.
MARK-IT
LABELS: Trade Day specials on labels.Enter hourly draws for ‘great prizes.’
MOUNT
TIGER SUCCULENTS: Special Trade Day prices on succulents &
succulent & cactus mix + free freight within North Island.
NATURALLY
NATIVE NZ PLANTS: Order on Trade Day and go into draw for a Hamper.
NZ ART:
Order on Trade Day and go into draw for a 25% discount. (sculptures,
ceramics)
TE HORO
ORNAMENTALS: Order 50 units or more and special Trade Day competition.
Limited number of White Waratahs available only at Trade Day.
Many
of the other 100 or so exhibitors will also have Specials on the day.
There
are still a few stands available so why not take a stand this year – Trade Day
is one of the biggest events on the NZ garden scene and there is heaps of
business to be done. Check out current bookings by clicking the TRADE DAY button
at the top of this screen.
If you’d like to come
along as a visitor,
you are most welcome if you are in or associated with any aspect of the garden
trade – nursery, retail, landscape, amenity, supplier, service co, etc. Not
open to the general public. Trade Day runs from 9am to 4pm and admission is
free.
Christchurch Autumn Nursery Trade Day
2011 has been set for Wednesday 9 March at the Pioneer Sport & Leisure
Centre, 75 Lyttelton St, Spreydon. As per last year, this coincides with the
opening day of the Ellerslie International Flower Show, so exhibitors and
visitors again have the opportunity to take in both events. Bookings will open
soon – we are still finalising some details.
NSW/ACT
and VIC/Tas/SA Nursery Registers available
This
year’s Edition of the NSW/ACT Nursery Register was published in June. It is
170 A4 pages and covers some 4000 companies. The 2010 edition of the
Victoria/South Australia/Tasmania Nursery Register has just been published (15
August). It is 180 pages and covers some 4500 companies.
These
Registers carry extensive detail about nurseries (what they grow, grades etc),
garden retailers, supply and service companies. There are phones, faxes, emails
and contact names – a great resource if you’re dealing in any way with the
garden trade in Australia. Price per book is $34.50+GST. Format is the same as
for the NZ Nursery Register.
Registers
for Queensland and WA will be published later this year. Advertising space is
available – so if you’re targeting the trade in those States this is a great
place to advertise because your message will reach people when they’re on the
point of making a purchasing decision, or constantly as they fan through the
book looking for a contact name or phone number. Phone us at (09) 358-2749 for
more details.
NZ
Nursery Register 2010/11
Questionnaires
updating free listings in the NZ Nursery Register will be distributed in August
(we’re running a little late!) and advertising bookings are now open. The NZ
Register is the industry bible with market penetration ranging from 66% to over
80% in the various industry sectors. Why not dress your free listing up this
year with an adjacent ad to maximise your returns? This is a fantastic place to
advertise and prices start from just $179. Contact us on (09) 358-2749 for full
advertising options. Small business card ads can also be booked when you return
your questionnaire.
Commercial
Horticulture publishing schedule
Comm Hort August-September issue was distributed August 11. Excerpts are
included below along with details of features this magazine contains.
October-November issue is due October 10. Ad bookings are needed by September 20
and material by September 25.
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Garden
City Plastics brings its range to NZ
Media
suppliers, Daltons, have become sole importer and distributor throughout New
Zealand for Australia’s largest supplier of nursery pots, Garden City
Plastics. Our accompanying picture shows Garden City’s marketing manager, Bob
Allison, with some of his products at the NGIA Conference in Christchurch in
July.
Daltons
have also taken over sole distributorship of the Scotts range of fertilisers and
nursery products, which it previously shared with Carranz. Scotts overall
distribution is now split four ways: the nursery production market is now
through Daltons; the consumer market is through Tui Garden Products, the
professional turf market is with Prebbles and the specialty agricultural market
with FruitFed.
Andersons
Nurseries to close after 121 years
The
well-known and long-established Napier-based Andersons Nurseries has started
winding down the company with final closure expected to be at the end of the
year. The nursery had been on the market for some time but no sale had
proceeded. The nursery’s main crops have been large sizes of indoor potted
plants including high quality kientias. Most were sold to the rental plant
industry and to up-market garden centres.
NZ
Palm Co to close
After
15 years producing palms of all varieties and sizes, Colin and Sallie Verlaan of
NZ Palm Co, one of country’s major palm growing nurseries, expect to have
completed winding down their nursery in early 2011. Colin cites the recession as
being a significant factor in the closure.
Trents
Nursery for sale
Established
by the Burrows family 25 years ago, Trents Nursery at Prebbleton about 13km from
Christchurch, is on the market. Following the death of Rob Burrows in a boating
accident in 2005, the business has operated under the control of the trustee of
his estate.
Victorian
threat to withdraw from the NGIA
The
nursery industry in Australia went into damage control in July after the Nursery
Industry Association of Victoria (NIAV) announced it was planning to split from
the national industry body, the NGIA because of disagreement over how the
compulsory industry plant pot levy was being spent. The threat was withdrawn
after talks between the parties, who have agreed to work through the issues
raised.
NGIA
Conference 2010
Christchurch
was the venue for the 106th Nursery and Garden Industry Conference 28-30 July,
held at the Rydges Hotel. And though there were some doubts two or three months
ago whether a sufficient number of delegates would register, the numbers climbed
rapidly in the last few weeks to a very healthy 147, making it one of the
biggest NGIA conferences for some years.
We
have 6 pages of reports and pictures of the Conference in the Aug/Sep issue of
Commercial Horticulture. Our picture shows the Conference registration desk
“Front Row” of Kathryn Scott, Pip McVicar, and Francis Palmer replete in
Canterbury colours.
NGIA
elects first woman president
Rachel
Vogan became the NGIA’s first woman president at its annual conference in
Christchurch 29 July. Graeme Ross (Mitre 10), Grant Hayman (Headford
Propagators) and Don Forgie (Tui Products) have joined the Board,and Kerry
Sixtus has stood down.
Trade
in good heart despite the recession
Our
ring-around to nurseries and garden centres during late July found the trade in
good spirits, although the recession was still acknowledged. Nurseries were
largely busy with Winter chores and potting up, while retailers were getting by
and looking forward to Spring. Home vege growing and colour lines were still
strong. Our picture shows Wai-Ora Nurseries staff planting pondweed as part of
their Pegasus Town Development contract.
South
African nursery trade struggling as well
Comm
Hort contacted Nick Stodel, (pictured here), a director of three garden centres
in Capetown, South Africa, to see how the industry was doing there. Not good was
his answer. “The performance of garden centres in SA differs depending on the
region. However, in general, the sales results have seen no growth year on year
with the additional challenge of lower customer volumes.
“One
region has seen several droughts but, overall, the combination of poor weather
conditions at weekends and the poor economy has resulted in lower than expected
sales. Expenses have seen a huge increase with electricity increasing by around
30 percent and expected to increase by that amount each year for the next three
years, which has a knock-on effect in the economy.
“The
result of the poor sales growth and the big increases in expenses has resulted
in many garden centres struggling.
“Trends
include a move towards the Grow Your Own concept with a huge increase in
vegetables, fruit trees and herbs.”
“.
. . Growers have been giving long payment terms to retailers. However as the
growers struggle for cash flow, they are going to put pressure on retailers for
payment, resulting in some retailers closing down. As this happens, the
retailers that survive will be able to benefit from less competition. I expect
to see this playing itself out in the next six months or so.”
Five
honoured in 2010 RNZIH Awards
The
RNZIH has announced five awards for 2010. They are to Kay Baxter, Award in
Garden History; Alf Day, Plant Raisers’ Award; Liz Morrow, RNZIH Fellowship;
Keith Lowe, Associate of Honour; Rob Lucas, Associate of Honour
FEATURES
IN COMM HORT AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2010 ISSUE
FEATURE
NURSERIES – KIWI COLOUR
Kiwii
Colour Nursery, owned by Warwick and Karen Wilson, is now in its fourth year of
development following its move in 2007 from a site in Drury to nearby Kingseat,
Pukekohe. Kiwi Colour’s main lines include NZ natives and evergreen trees for
PB28 production, citrus trees in 15ltr pots, passionfruit, succulents and a
range of shrubs for 2.5ltr production houseplants.
IPPS
PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR 2010 REPORT
In
the run-up to this year’s International Plant Propagators Annual Conference in
Blenheim in May, delegates went on a tour of some of the region’s spectacular
natural attractions, and also visited some of its local nurseries. Hayden Foulds
was on hand to provide a 3-page report for Comm Hort.
JOHN
STANLEY SAYS
Don’t
delay, get on Twitter today.
WHAT’S
YOUR FAVOURITE PLANT?
Tom
Johnson and Geoff Davidson pick their’s – Magnolia Star Wars and Puriri.
AUSTRALIA
– A CHAT WITH COLIN CAMPBELL
Ex-pat
Kiwi, Colin Campbell, one of Australia’s best-known gardening and broadcasting
gurus talks to Comm Hort’s Kerry Johnstone about the Australian garden
industry, trends, and his own plans.
KAURI
DIEBACK – GRAEME PLATT’s SOLUTION
Plantsman
Graeme Platt backgrounds the kauri dieback problems and suggests what he thinks
should be done.
WHAT’S
HAPPENING TO OUR SOILS?
Biological
activity and levels of minerals and trace elements in our soils are steadily
dropping. What effect is this having on our food? Comm Hort talks to Cherryl
Prew of Soil Foodweb International, which specialises in soil analysis.
BOOK
REVIEWS
Peter
Arthur reviews “Planting and Maintaining a Tree Collection,” the “NZ Rose
Review,” and “Wetland Restoration – a Handbook for NZ Freshwater
Systems”
TWIN-SCALING
OF BULBS
Twin
scaling is a technique used to increase numbers of certain types of bulbs, where
natural propagation is otherwise very slow. This paper was first presented to
this year’s NZ IPPS conference by Joe Cartman of Christchurch City Council.
PLANT
BASICS – COLOUR IS BEST IN THE COOL
Fiona
Eadie looks at why plants growing in cooler climates tend to have stronger
coloured flowers than those in warmer areas.