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We would love to share interesting articles and updates of what is happening around the nursery, the plants we grow and some helpful tips. We hope you find them interesting reading.

15 Top New Zealand Native Plants to Grow in 2025
Looking to refresh your planting plan for 2025? Here are 15 essential native plants that tick the boxes for beauty, durability, and environmental impact.
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Key New Zealand Native Ground Covers and Where They Thrive Best
From lush, mossy mats to hardy, sun-loving creepers, these ground covers are ideal for creating low-maintenance, eco-friendly garden beds and slopes. Let’s explore some of the standout native ground covers and their preferred growing conditions.
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What native species are the least flammable?
Many households live in rural areas face dangers from wildfires. Managing the vegetation around your property can help reduce the intensity of the fire.
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Lets Celebrate New Zealand Conservation Week/ Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa 14-20 August 2023
NZ Conservation week is a great time to come together to celebrate and protect the unique biodiversity of New Zealand. Here at Kerikeri Plant Production we continue our commitment to producing beautiful NZ Natives for everyone to enjoy.
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The Beauty of Natives
Nursery Manager Sandy gives an insight into her 10 favourite underrated natives for the garden, and what makes them so special.
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Our Ferns have a new home
With so many beautiful ferns grown at the nursery it was time to increase our space, giving us more propagation capabilities and display options for our retail area.
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KKPP Partners with TTC to supply a special planting project
Kerikeri Plant Production was excited to partner with Trees That Count to supply thousands of Natives to Motukauri Whakaora, an inspiring native planting project in the Hokianga.
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Why Plant NZ Natives
We think it's important to understand how natives contribute to our native bird and insect life, as well as the land and ecosystem as a whole.
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Expanded Propagation Capacity
As demand increases so does our need for expanded propagation capacity. In the fragile stages of early growth our seeds, seedling and cuttings need extra protection.
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