In recent years home gardening has changed: Gardens are smaller. Gardening is a major hobby for less people. Gardeners in general are less knowledgeable. There are less specialist garden centres and more mass merchandisers selling plants. There is a greater fragmentation of suppliers and brands of plants and products. Quality garden information is hard to […]
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In Canterbury or other regions? We offer bulk truck and trailer load volumes throughout the South Island.
PLEASE NOTE: Not all of our products are supplied to all retailers. We can only guarantee product quality of products we manufacture.
We welcome pick-up of product by the public for volumes 1m³ and over. Please check your estimated trailer weight rating below. If your trailer is unable to hold the weight of our minimum pick-up volume, please book a delivery. *We require a minimum order quantity of 3m³ for any bark, compost, soil or shell products and a minimum order quantity of 1.5m3 for any stones or aggregates.
*We will quote to the nearest cubic meter.
Typically you need a finishing layer of screened soil of 100mm when working with an uneven surface. 100mm of soil will allow to even out any hollows and give enough depth to create a flat surface
A general rule for compost is to allow for the depth of the current root structure of your plants with an additional 30-50% to mix in with the base. If you’re planting into holes or filling up a vege garden you will need to accommodate for this prior to filling up
We recommend 100mm (10cm) deep for new bark gardens and planting into bare areas. For existing gardens with some cover, we recommend 75mm-100mm (7.5cm-10cm)
Note: Barked areas for playground impact protection need to meet NZS5828:2015 standards and is calculated on the fall areas and the height of the playground. Please contact us to discuss your barked playground areas
For paths and driveways which are often exposed to car and foot traffic, we recommend 100mm-125mm (10cm-12.5cm) on newly prepared areas due to settling of product.
This excludes preparation, compaction or drainage gravel underneath. For existing areas 75mm thickness is recommended for areas needing a small top-up.
