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Welcome to Nichol's

Otago and Southland's leading independent garden retailer

Romantic, Aromatic Roses:
Plant now for summer blooms and fragrance.

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Feed your family with homegrown goodness:
all the favourites and a few other varieties too.

BROWSE FRUIT TREES

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    Go to our Landscape Centre shop, select your wood preference and local store to view the best, dry firewood options in town. Pick up also available!

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Handy Helpers

Pruning Fruit Trees
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Pruning Fruit Trees

05 August 2020
If left to themselves, fruit trees will quickly overgrow and become a scraggly mess in your otherwise pristine garden. The key to keeping them attractive and productive...
Citrus Fruit
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Citrus Fruit

03 August 2020
Once upon a time fruit trees could be found in every New Zealand garden but with today’s smaller gardens it is more difficult to find space. With careful selection,...
August Gardening
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August Gardening

01 August 2020
August can be an interesting month; if the weather warms up it is ideal gardening time, however, you can get stung by an about-face from Mother Nature sending us back to winter...
Azaleas & Rhododendrons
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Azaleas & Rhododendrons

27 July 2020
Azaleas and Rhododendrons are the most popular, decorative evergreen shrubs, with their vivid display of flowers from late winter to early summer. Blooms in many...
July Gardening
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July Gardening

01 July 2020

Here in the south, late July is rose pruning time! After the worst of the frosts and before the new growth begins is the best time to prune so all...

How to Prune Roses
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How to Prune Roses

26 June 2020
Don’t let the task of pruning your roses become daunting. It’s really very easy with the aim being simply to keep the centre of the bush fairly open and...
Quashing Slugs & Snails!
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Quashing Slugs & Snails!

22 June 2020
Have slugs and snails been munching on your carefully tended seedlings and plants, before you even get a chance to enjoy them? Find out how to control these little pests and...
June Gardening
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June Gardening

01 June 2020
June is all about new season's roses arriving in store. Most flower gardeners consider it unthinkable to create a garden without roses as they can easily...
Ready for a new mouse, bird, bunny or guinea pig?
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Ready for a new mouse, bird, bunny or guinea pig?

07 August 2020

See if you're as prepared as you need to be and ask yourself: Am I willing to care for this pet for the duration of its life?

Ready for a new cat or dog?
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Ready for a new cat or dog?

16 March 2020
Owning a pet is a long-term commitment with the average life span of cats and dogs being around 12 years.  Some dogs and cats can even live until 15 or even...
Cats Meeting Dogs
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Cats Meeting Dogs

13 March 2020
Despite popular belief that cats and dogs are sworn enemies, if introduced correctly they can actually be great friends. This takes time however, and extreme caution as dogs...
Bringing home your first pet cat
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Bringing home your first pet cat

12 March 2020
Deciding to bring a cat or kitten into your family is always an exciting prospect but, first, there's a few things that need taking care of before your latest family...
2020 Fruit Trees are coming!
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2020 Fruit Trees are coming!

02 July 2020
Spring is just around the corner, which means more fruit trees are arriving in stores every week. You can get in early and pre-order these delicious trees so that you don't...
2020 Fruit Tree Catalogue
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2020 Fruit Tree Catalogue

08 June 2020
Nichol’s fruit tree catalogue is hot off the press; you’re invited to pre order now for July / August arrival in stores.  View the full catalogue here or pick...
2020 Rose Catalogue
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2020 Rose Catalogue

21 May 2020

Nichol’s annual rose catalogue is hot off the press; you’re invited to pre order now for late June arrival in stores. 

Nichol's Landscaping Services
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Nichol's Landscaping Services

10 March 2020
Our experience in both residential and commercial landscaping uniquely enables us to be able to carry out all aspects of landscape design and planning as well as deliver...