Our garden blog

Win a trailer-load of Garden Mix!

Be in to win a trailer load of Living Earth Garden Mix! All you need to do is 'like' the Centrals FB or Instagram pages and post a comment about why you'd like some garden mix. There are three trailer-loads to be won! Entries close Sunday 27 Sept. Full terms...

Sowing lawns: go early, go hard.

Ok, the title might be tongue in cheek, but Auckland lawn lovers would do well to heed the advice we’ve just received from our turf professionals: “Get your lawns sorted early in the spring season – these water restrictions may be here to stay through summer”. You can build ‘lawn...

Nine ways to use wooden sleepers in landscaping

Nine ways to use wooden sleepers in your next garden project. Read more

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Installing a Field Drain

Installing a simple field drain beneath lawn areas can help eliminate excess water on your property and minimise those boggy patches. Here's some step by step instructions for laying a simple field drain. For more complex drainage jobs - we recommend getting in a professional landscaper or drainage specialist. Read more

Enter the 'We Dig Dogs' Competition!

Enter the Centrals 'We Dig Dogs' Competition and be in to win a pack of Kaimata Dog Treats and a $ 150 Centrals Voucher. Just take a photo of your pooch in your garden and post to our Facebook page! Read more

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How compost takes your garden to a whole new level

Here are five top reasons why you need to apply compost to your garden! Read more

Dealing with clay soils and conditioning them for planting

By Heather Tait – Central Landscapes Planting Expert Mention that your garden has clay soil and you’ll experience either sympathetic groans for those who have the same, or smug smiles from gardeners with loamy or volcanic soil. Clay is maligned for many reasons: its minuscule particles can form a hard,...

'Digger Dan' celebrates 30 years in the landscape supplies business

Thirty years selling and delivering a wide variety of landscaping products has gone quickly for Daniel, who left school at fifteen to work in his father’s Penrose yard - the original Central Landscapes site. Daniel, often known as Digger Dan to tradies and customers, worked in several of the Central sites before moving to Swanson in 2003 and becoming the owner in 2005. Read more

A tasty creation

Paul Jobin - The Kauri Chef - creates an easy dish for vegetables from the garden. Our thanks to Paul for reminding us that homegrown spring onions and carrots pop with flavour when roasted. Click here for his Facebook link as he is posting lots of great ‘lockdown’ recipes: Tahini...

Garden for free at your place

Time to trim hedges and evergreen shrubs Shaping plants is best done now. Exposed foliage doesn’t burn because the sun is not so hot and the emerging growth gets to ‘harden up’ before winter hits. Plus, it gives a crisp look to gardens. Start some new plants Plants such as...