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Seasonal pick-your-own flower farm in Brightwater, Nelson Tasman.

Pick your own dahlias, zinnias and seasonal blooms during our PYO sessions, plus join a workshop or special event in the garden.

27/10/2026

Want to grow your own ranunculus next spring?

Our ranunculus are slowly giving up in this recent heat, which has got me thinking about what to do with all those lovely corms!

I’m considering putting together a limited number of mixed bags of our beautiful French and Italian ranunculus, grown for cut flowers.

I’m thinking two colour mixes:

💗 Pinks & Purples – a mix of whites, blush, soft pinks, fuchsia, purples and deep burgundies.

🧡 Yellows & Oranges – a mix of whites, blush, yellows, oranges and corals.

Each bag would contain 20 corms, with a lovely range of colours rather than specific varieties.

But before I get too carried away with this idea, I’d love to know what you think!

Would you be interested in growing some Gina’s Garden ranunculus at home? Which colour mix would you choose? And does 20 corms per bag sound about right?

Let me know in the comments! 🌸

13/10/2026

A little something extra for Garden Trail visitors!

Our ranunculus are putting on a beautiful spring show, just in time for the Brightwater Primary Garden Trail this Saturday!

So we’re opening up the ranunculus patch for Pick Your Own.

🌸 Pick 10 ranunculus
🌸 Take them home in a glass jar
🌸 Just $20

A lovely little bunch of spring flowers, picked by you!

We’ll have jars available on the day, so all you need to do is choose your favourites.

Available to Garden Trail visitors, while flowers last.

30/09/2026

🌸 DAHLIA GIVEAWAY 🌸

Want to add some Gina’s Garden dahlias to your own garden?

We’re giving one lucky local 10 named dahlia tubers:

Megan Dean • Buttercup • Ivanetti • Blyton Softer Gleam • Harpet Coppery • Bride to Be • Coralie • Ken’s Choice • Kokopuff • Boom Boom White

To enter, follow Gina’s Garden | PYO Flowers Nelson and comment below with your favourite dahlia colour. 🌸

Our dahlias are a huge part of the summer garden here at Gina’s Garden, with a big selection available to pick during our Pick Your Own season from December to March.

Entries close Wednesday 7 October.

Winner must be able to collect the tubers from Gina’s Garden in Brightwater, Nelson Tasman.

Good luck — I’m curious to see which colour wins!

This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram or Facebook.

26/09/2026

Come along as we get ready for our last Dahlia Workshop of the year 🌸

We’ve absolutely loved running these workshops. Thank you so much to everyone who came along, talked dahlias with us, dug in the dirt and went home with new plants to grow.

I can’t wait to do it all again next year.

Although now you’ve got us thinking about summer… maybe we could do a workshop where you pick and arrange your own dahlia bouquet? 👀🌸

Would you come along?

07/09/2026

💛 P Y O D A F F O D I L S 💛

We are opening the garden for a special after school Pick Your Own session this Wednesday from 4-5pm.

$10 = pick 20 daffodil stems

No booking needed, just come along anytime between 4 and 5 on Wednesday 9th September.

Gina’s Garden, 12 Fairfield Street, Brightwater

Cash only on the day.

See you in the garden!

02/09/2026

A few lovely reviews from Sundays Dahlia Growing Workshop ☺️

If you missed this one, I have two more workshops coming up!
🌸 Sunday 13th September
🌸 Saturday 26th September

The workshop runs from 1.30pm to around 4pm. It’s a fun, practical afternoon, learning all things dahlias.

Bookings are open via our website. Places are limited, so get in quick if you’d like to join us.

31/08/2026

660 daffodils and $330 raised. 💛

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by on Friday and bought a bunch (or two) for Daffodil Day.

We sold an incredible 660 daffodils, raising $330 for the Cancer Society.

We couldn’t have done it without you. 💛

27/08/2026

💛 D A F F O D I L D A Y 💛

Friday the 28th is Daffodil Day, and we have picked over 600 daffodils ready to share!

We’ll have $5 bunches available at the gate on Friday morning, with every dollar raised donated to the Cancer Society.

💛 12 Fairfield Street, Brightwater
💛 $5 a bunch
💛 Cash or bank transfer

If you are passing stop and grab a bunch, or send a friend our way. Every bunch helps.

23/08/2026

I used to think I had to dig up my dahlia tubers every year. But the more I garden, the more I realise I don’t have time for rules 😂

If your soil is well drained, your dahlias are happy and they overwinter successfully, you don’t need to lift them every year.

You can leave them in the ground and save yourself a whole lot of work.

No digging.
No washing.
No drying.
No storing.
No replanting.

Some gardeners lift their dahlias every year. Some leave them for several years. Both options work.

Stop gardening by rules. Start gardening by observation.

🌸 Want to learn more about growing dahlias?

We’ve got more Dahlia Growing Workshops coming up at Gina’s Garden, where we’ll share everything we’ve learned about growing dahlias in Nelson and Tasman.

Bookings for September are open on our website. 🌱

Address

12 Fairfield Street, Brightwater
Nelson
7022

Website

https://www.ginasgarden.co.nz/

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