Daltons Guides

Watering Your Garden in Warmer Months: Sustainable Practices for a Thriving Garden

Watering Your Garden in Warmer Months: Sustaina...

As the warmer months approach, keeping your garden healthy and vibrant becomes increasingly important. However, with rising temperatures and potential water shortages, it’s crucial to adopt sustainable watering practices. Here’s...

Watering Your Garden in Warmer Months: Sustaina...

As the warmer months approach, keeping your garden healthy and vibrant becomes increasingly important. However, with rising temperatures and potential water shortages, it’s crucial to adopt sustainable watering practices. Here’s...

Herb Garden Maintenance: Tips for Spring in New Zealand

Herb Garden Maintenance: Tips for Spring in New...

As spring breathes new life into our gardens, it's the perfect time to sow a variety of herbs that can enhance your culinary creations and provide a fragrant addition to...

Herb Garden Maintenance: Tips for Spring in New...

As spring breathes new life into our gardens, it's the perfect time to sow a variety of herbs that can enhance your culinary creations and provide a fragrant addition to...

General Gardening Maintenance

General Gardening Maintenance

One of the many rewarding features of a native garden is that once established, they are very low maintenance.  Mulching Regular mulching of native shrubberies with Daltons Mulch and Grow...

General Gardening Maintenance

One of the many rewarding features of a native garden is that once established, they are very low maintenance.  Mulching Regular mulching of native shrubberies with Daltons Mulch and Grow...

Daltons Landscape Supplies Christmas Hours

Daltons Landscape Supplies Christmas Hours

Planning a job over the holidays? Here are our Christmas and New Year hours for all Daltons Landscape Supplies yards. The Silverdale Yard in Auckland will be open on the...

Daltons Landscape Supplies Christmas Hours

Planning a job over the holidays? Here are our Christmas and New Year hours for all Daltons Landscape Supplies yards. The Silverdale Yard in Auckland will be open on the...

Creating Outdoor Spaces for Summer Entertaining

Creating Outdoor Spaces for Summer Entertaining

As the warm sun beckons and the days stretch longer, summer is the perfect time to transform your outdoor spaces into inviting venues for entertaining. Whether it’s a casual barbecue...

Creating Outdoor Spaces for Summer Entertaining

As the warm sun beckons and the days stretch longer, summer is the perfect time to transform your outdoor spaces into inviting venues for entertaining. Whether it’s a casual barbecue...

How to Control Weeds Effectively (with Daltons!)

How to Control Weeds Effectively (with Daltons!)

Weeds can be a gardener's worst nightmare, competing with your plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight. Controlling weeds effectively is essential for maintaining a healthy and productive garden. Here are...

How to Control Weeds Effectively (with Daltons!)

Weeds can be a gardener's worst nightmare, competing with your plants for nutrients, water, and sunlight. Controlling weeds effectively is essential for maintaining a healthy and productive garden. Here are...

Feeding & Watering

Feeding & Watering

Watering Native plants are just like any other plant in terms of their requirements for healthy growth. To reduce the need for regular watering after planting, plant in the winter...

Feeding & Watering

Watering Native plants are just like any other plant in terms of their requirements for healthy growth. To reduce the need for regular watering after planting, plant in the winter...

Winter Lawn Maintenance

Winter Lawn Maintenance

As winter sets in, grass growth slows down, leading to reduced mowing and feeding needs. However, maintaining your lawn through the colder months is crucial. Cool climate grasses such as...

Winter Lawn Maintenance

As winter sets in, grass growth slows down, leading to reduced mowing and feeding needs. However, maintaining your lawn through the colder months is crucial. Cool climate grasses such as...

Planting Tips for Natives

Planting Tips for Natives

Planting in the Garden 1. Dig the area over thoroughly incorporating plenty of compost into the existing soil. Ideally, do this in early winter for planting early spring. 2. Dig...

Planting Tips for Natives

Planting in the Garden 1. Dig the area over thoroughly incorporating plenty of compost into the existing soil. Ideally, do this in early winter for planting early spring. 2. Dig...

How to Grow Summer Vegetables

How to Grow Summer Vegetables

There’s plenty to grow for summer – from salad greens and lettuces to aubergines, tomatoes, beans, capsicum, courgettes, cucumbers and more. Whether you’ve got a few pots on the deck,...

How to Grow Summer Vegetables

There’s plenty to grow for summer – from salad greens and lettuces to aubergines, tomatoes, beans, capsicum, courgettes, cucumbers and more. Whether you’ve got a few pots on the deck,...

How Do I Prepare My Soil for Planting?

How Do I Prepare My Soil for Planting?

New Zealand, it's time to get your garden ready for planting. The foundation of a successful garden lies in healthy soil. Proper soil preparation ensures that your plants have the...

How Do I Prepare My Soil for Planting?

New Zealand, it's time to get your garden ready for planting. The foundation of a successful garden lies in healthy soil. Proper soil preparation ensures that your plants have the...

Varieties to Grow - NZ Natives

Varieties to Grow - NZ Natives

Name Description Astelia banks (coastal astelia) Large, tufted, clump-forming native plant with narrow, silver-green leaves. Pale green flowers bloom in spring, followed by purple-black berries in autumn. Astelia nervosa (mountain...

Varieties to Grow - NZ Natives

Name Description Astelia banks (coastal astelia) Large, tufted, clump-forming native plant with narrow, silver-green leaves. Pale green flowers bloom in spring, followed by purple-black berries in autumn. Astelia nervosa (mountain...