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Commercial Horticulture Magazine: New Zealand's Nursery Industry Magazine
Nursery Registers: directories of the nursery and related industries of New Zealand and Australia
Organisers of Trade Days - nursery industry trade shows in Auckland and Christchurch
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Myrtle Rust

The discovery of Myrtle Rust in Kerikeri at the beginning of May is just confirmation of the inevitable. Commercial Horticulture Magazine has been predicting this would happen for some years and has published several articles about it and the practical steps that could have been done before it arrived and also what can be done after it arrived.

The most important of these articles in the current context were in our issue of February/March last year and the information and advice in them is still totally relevant.

Click here CHFebMar16 to access that issue. The myrtle rust story begins on page 26.

There was further background information on the rust in the Dec15/Jan 16 issue. Click here CHDec15Jan16 for that. Again it’s on page 26.

In Australia the rust was discovered in mid-Summer and appeared to die down as Winter approached leading the authorities there to think they may have got on top of it. But they hadn't. Come Spring, the rust exploded and quickly spread in NSW and into Queensland.

We shouldn't make the same mistake. Every New Zealander should use the Winter months, when conditions may not be as favourable to the rust to proliferate, to search for it and report it so it can be destroyed. And the industries most likely to be affected should prepare themselves for its inevitable return. There will be a small window of opportunity and there is plenty of practical things that can be done.

Check out the articles above and we will have more in coming issues of Commercial Horticulture.

Reach your market through Comm Hort

Regular advertising in Commercial Horticulture Magazine will maintain your profile and take your message deep into the NZ garden industry – nurseries, retailers, the landscape and amenity sectors.

. . .  in the print edition

Our next edition is for distribution 20 June. Let us know your advertising requirements by end of May please.

Limited budget? Why not try just a Classified Ad in the magazine’s Marketplace section – prices start from as low as $20 and as an added bonus your ad will also immediately appear under the Marketplace section of this website.

We can help you with creating your ads. Please phone (09) 358-2749 for assistance.

. . .  an on-line at this website

Click on the "Book a Classified Ad" button at the top of this screen to get your advertising messages and promotions immediately out to the nursery and related industries.

The calculator will show you the cost of your ad after you key in the wording and specify the dates it is to run.

If the ad has news value, we'll include a link to it in the regular newsletters we send out to the entire industry so you can be sure your ads will reach total coverage.

NZ Nursery Register

The 2016/17 edition of the NZ Nursery Register is now available. The Register carries a mass of detailed information about all companies and people in or associated with the garden industry in NZ. The listings are published free, which is why it is so comprehensive.

The Register is a fantastic place to advertise to reach the NZ garden industry. Many buyers make their copies last two or more years and the Register’s penetration is as high as 86% into some sectors.
please give us a call on (09) 359-2749 for details.

You can order the NZ Register on this site (click here for options) or please phone 09 358 2749. Price is $66 plus GST and delivery within NZ.

Trade Lists On-Line

Trade Lists On-Line (TLO) -- see button at top of this screen -- is an on-line an extension of the NZ Nursery Register.

It is a section of this website where nurseries can post their Trade Lists, many of which are indexed in a searchable database which now contains nearly 50,000 plants, many with detailed descriptions.

TLO is available, by password access, to all buyers of the current edition of the Nursery Register, or by direct subscription. Searchers can find plants by name or attributes.

For more information, or to list your plants or products, phone Reference Publishing (09) 358-2749.

Christchurch Trade Day
This year's Christchurch Trade Day was held on 6 April at the Event Centre in Lincoln, a few kms out of Christchurch.

It rained steadily all the previous night and at times during Trade Day the raindrops were horizontal as gale-force winds whipped across the venue.

Inside, however, all was warm and bright and within the space of a few hours the empty netball stadium was transformed into a riot of colour as nurseries and hort supply companies rolled in their plants and products and set up for  the expected influx of visitors. In all there were 50 stands, just a couple short of the maximum the venue could accommodate.

Christchurch Trade Day Videos  . . .
We shot some videos at this year's Trade Day and you can check them out here

View Videos Christchurch Trade Day 2017