Our aim is to provide a wide range of well grown Camellias at a fair
price by using sustainable practices, our nursery and farms are run on
these principles but we don't just follow blindly the latest fashions
rather keep an open mind to both scientific advancements and proven old
methods , having a father who was a soil scientist and bringing him
books like Juliette de Bairachi's home herbal for farm and stable to
read taught me to question everything and to see the reasoning behind
it,
We want to create a nursery and garden/farm that makes us happy , that inspires others to create their own gardens , by promoting and educating people about camellias as garden subjects,
We enjoy sharing our knowledge and experience with others but also like to listen and learn, when I started my apprenticeship my tradesmen Sid Tilley an old Englishman once said to me Collin, when your young you think you know everything about Gardening but when your old like me you realise you know XXXX all ( he was northern) that's the joy of gardening its a never ending learning experienceWe want to develop and maintain a large collection of Camellias to
preserve the biodiversity of the genus in New Zealand, We have been
fortunate to have good access
to other collections both private and public and have
been a safety net for these when they have lost original plants
providing replacements free of charge, Camellias
seem to be an old subject for conservation but in New Zealand case it is
necessary due to the increasing strict but necessary
quarantine restrictions, any camellia species or variety that is lost in
New Zealand will be not be replaced