The Healthy Home Office

Whether temporary or permanent, the home office has become an important space as more people are working from home. A pleasant and comfortable work zone will improve work satisfaction and […]
David’s Stories – Hiding from the Neighbour

By David Bayly, Kaipara Coast Plant Centre. This article first appeared in the October 2020 edition of the Valley Voice Lifestyle Magazine. The yo-yo lockdowns in the last few months […]
David’s Stories – Lockdown Projects

by David Bayly Kaipara Coast Plant Centre – first published in the October 2021 Valley Voice Lifestyle Magazine A feeling that another lockdown was lurking around the corner was a […]
David’s Stories – Black Mould

We had some great photos sent through from one of our customers. These are NZ Native Manuka plants, that have developed a black sooty looking substance all over them, and […]
David’s Stories – Setting up the Traps

Pest Control is a very important part of life at Kaipara Coast Plant Centre and Sculpture Gardens. By keeping the predators down we have lots of birds, and lots of […]
David’s Stories – Dead Plant Mystery

Dead Plant Mystery – David’s Stories We were asked to solve a mystery as to why 4 plants that were part of a hedge line had died after growing well […]
David’s Stories – Harbour View Track Build

Like many people in NZ, we were wondering what to do with ourselves at the end of March 2020, so David and his family started forming a 1.5km forest walk […]
David’s Stories – Autumn Planting Time

Autumn Planting Time – David’s Stories (This article was first published in the Valley Voice Magazine) Time to plant! we have planted some new banks we have created in the […]