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Gardens, workshops, and skincare designed for NZ life

Practical nature, made local. Everything you need to grow food at home, learn natural skills, and care for your skin with simple botanicals from Aotearoa. No hype, just what works—with seasonal timing so you know exactly when to start.

Gardens

Turnkey edible spaces designed for your site and season

From backyard starter gardens to full community installs, every garden comes with site-specific planning, quality plants, and a realistic care plan you'll actually follow. Simple systems designed for your actual time, space, and conditions.

Home Harvest Garden

Turnkey edible garden for households

Site audit, design, install, and quick-start care sheet. Designed for your actual sun, soil, space, and time. Real harvests in your first season.

Perfect for:
Households wanting fresh produce without the guesswork
What's included:
  • 60-90 min site assessment
  • Custom design & plant selection
  • Full installation with quality plants
  • Seasonal care guide & harvesting timeline
  • 3-month check-in support
Client benefits:
Fresh herbs & vegetables in 6-8 weeks, reduced grocery bills, outdoor family activity, confidence to expand next season
Starter
2-3 beds
Family
4-6 beds
Abundance
7+ beds
Mar-May Aug-Oct Planning year-round
Book your garden consult

School & Marae Living Garden

Modular learning gardens with simple care

Educational gardens that teach science, culture, and care. Designed for group learning with manageable upkeep and clear curriculum connections.

Perfect for:
Schools, marae, and community groups wanting hands-on learning spaces
What's included:
  • Community consultation & design
  • Modular raised beds & infrastructure
  • Educational plant selection
  • Teaching resources & activity sheets
  • Ongoing maintenance support
Client benefits:
Living curriculum, community connection, cultural learning, practical life skills, shared harvests for events
Feb-Apr Jul-Sep Term planning
Plan a community install

Seasonal Garden Care Plan

Monthly maintenance & tune-ups

Keep your garden thriving with seasonal maintenance visits. We handle the planning, pruning, and pest management while you enjoy the harvests.

Perfect for:
Busy households who want garden success without the guesswork
What's included:
  • Monthly/quarterly garden visits
  • Seasonal pruning & plant care
  • Pest & disease management
  • Replanting & succession planning
  • Harvest timing guidance
Client benefits:
Consistent harvests, healthy plants, stress-free gardening, seasonal learning, maximum yield
Year-round service
Set up care plan

Garden Design Consult

60-90 min site visit & plan

Professional site assessment with a detailed plan and plant recommendations. Perfect for DIY gardeners who want expert guidance upfront.

Perfect for:
DIY gardeners who want professional planning before they start
What's included:
  • Site assessment (sun, soil, drainage)
  • Custom garden design & layout
  • Plant selection for your conditions
  • Quick-start checklist
  • Seasonal timing guide
  • Written recommendations report
Client benefits:
Professional expertise, avoid costly mistakes, confidence to DIY, realistic expectations, proper plant placement
Available year-round
Book a consult

Workshops

Hands-on learning that builds real skills

Small-group workshops where you'll get your hands dirty and leave with practical knowledge, templates, and take-home supplies. We teach, don't preach—seasonal timing so you apply what you learn right away.

Grow Basics

Seasonal planting & easy upkeep

Learn what to plant when, proper soil prep, and simple maintenance routines. Leave with starter plants and a seasonal planting calendar.

Perfect for:
Complete beginners and anyone who's struggled to keep plants alive
What you'll learn:
  • Site selection & sun mapping
  • Soil basics & simple amendments
  • Seasonal planting calendar for NZ
  • Watering, feeding & pest basics
  • Harvesting for continuous production
Take home:
3-4 seasonal starter plants, planting calendar, soil test kit, care checklist
Mar-Apr Aug-Sep Jun-Jul
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From Garden to Apothecary

Kawakawa & simple herbal preparations

Ethical foraging, simple preparations, and making your own kawakawa balm. Covers harvesting timing, drying techniques, and basic herbal skills.

Perfect for:
Anyone interested in natural skincare and using local plants safely
What you'll learn:
  • Kawakawa identification & ethics
  • Sustainable harvesting practices
  • Drying & storage techniques
  • Making oil infusions & balms
  • Safety guidelines for home preparations
Take home:
30g kawakawa balm you made, recipe cards, dried kawakawa, foraging guide
Mar-May Sep-Nov Indoor prep year-round
Book herbal workshop

Soil & Compost Made Simple

Foundation skills for healthy growing

Build healthy soil with simple composting systems, understand soil testing, and create sustainable growing foundations that work with NZ conditions.

Perfect for:
Gardeners wanting to understand the foundation of healthy growing
What you'll learn:
  • Simple soil testing & reading results
  • 3-bin composting system setup
  • Bokashi & worm farming basics
  • Green manures & cover crops
  • Seasonal soil preparation
Take home:
Soil test kit, compost starter mix, worms, green manure seeds, soil building guide
Apr-Jun Aug-Oct System setup year-round
Learn soil basics

Skincare

Simple, local ingredients for everyday care

Small-batch kawakawa skincare with short ingredient lists and transparent sourcing. Made for life outdoors with gentle, plant-led routines from Aotearoa botanicals—no hype, just what works.

Kawakawa Daily Balm

Small-batch, short ingredient list

Multi-purpose balm for daily skin care. Ethically sourced kawakawa in organic coconut oil and beeswax. Perfect for dry skin, minor cuts, and outdoor life.

Perfect for:
Daily skincare, dry patches, minor scrapes, gardening hands, outdoor enthusiasts
Key benefits:
  • Soothes and moisturises dry skin
  • Natural antiseptic properties
  • Long-lasting protection
  • Safe for whole family
  • Sustainable NZ ingredients
Ingredients:
Kawakawa leaves (ethically wildcrafted, Bay of Plenty), organic coconut oil, pure beeswax (Canterbury), vitamin E oil
Travel
30g tin
Home
60g tin
Available year-round
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Kawakawa Outdoor Stick

Pocket balm stick for on-the-go

Convenient stick format for outdoor adventures. Same trusted kawakawa formula in a portable, mess-free tube. Perfect for hiking, gardening, or beach days.

Perfect for:
Active lifestyles, travel, outdoor work, sports, kids' backpacks
Key benefits:
  • Mess-free application
  • Fits in any pocket
  • Weather-resistant tube
  • Same healing properties as daily balm
  • Easy one-handed use
Size & format:
12g biodegradable push-up tube, approximately 3 months daily use
Available year-round
Get early access