Slow Blooms

Slow Blooms

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Come and pick your own cut flowers and herbs for cooking and healing - all grown sustainably, following permaculture ethics. How does it work? Just looking?

Drop-in picking on 17 Sharp Road, Matakana. If the shed is not staffed, we work on an honesty system where you help yourself to flowers, or to the ready-made bunches and other seasonal products from our shed, and pay for them by bank transfer to 06-0483-0164754-00 or by cash into our honesty box. You can also pay by card inside Charlies Gelato. Gift cards can be purchased at any time from us or Ch

Photos from Slow Blooms's post 27/08/2026

A spring wedding but make it autumnal? Challenge accepted! πŸ‚ Check out our website if you want your own Slow Blooms wedding!

Photos from Slow Blooms's post 23/06/2026

Feverfew - you can never have too many of these! Loved for bouquets, weddings and herbal medicine. This year we are doubling up and putting in a second lot of this perennial superstar πŸ’«

These should be planted in full-sun and can be grown in any soil. Cut back to the ground in autumn and it will re-sprout from the base in spring.

Stratify: Chilling seeds in the fridge for 2-3 weeks prior to sowing will promote germination by breaking seed dormancy.

Surface Sow: Requires light to germinate. Scatter seed on the surface. Press seed down into the soil. Keep moist.

Growing tips and third pic from Kings Seeds ✨

Dahlia Digging and Dividing Workshop 27/05/2026

Want to learn how to dig and divide your dahlia tubers? This is what people have said about these hands-on workshops at Slow Blooms. On 6 and 11 June, cost is $99 which includes morning or afternoon tea and 10 free tubers to take home.

100% recommend Rebecka's Dahlia workshop! I was nervous on the day splitting her tubers but I found that I learnt a lot and when I came home to split my tubers I felt really confident! I love her workshops, highly recommend. Rachel

It was wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Rebecka did a wonderful job of explaining + demonstrating each of the steps of dividing, as well as all the steps to prepare the tubers for digging up. She also covered lots of questions about growing, when to plant, etc. I have lots of really good information rattling around in my head now. Thanks so much! Victoria

I found the workshop very helpful. It was good to find that as an amateur grower, I had been doing everything right without doing any research on how best to look after the plants. I also now feel more confident splitting the tubers and can't wait for the weather to get warmer so I can start planting. Trish

Dahlia Digging and Dividing Workshop With our gardens slowing down over autumn and winter, now is the time to dig and divide your dahlias to make sure they keep safe from frost and rot, and to take the opportunity to multiply your plants for next year. Come along to this practical workshop where we demonstrate how we dig, divide and st...

28/04/2026

Hope to see you there over a virtual cup of tea πŸ¦‹

Organic Week Events coming up during the first week of May...
Online Organic CafΓ© a chance to connect our Soil & Health Team and others in the organics community around the country.
Click the link to register to join us on Saturday May 2nd... for an organic cuppa and a catch up πŸ’šπŸŒ»
Also, check out the full list of webinars and interviews over the course of the week. https://organicnz.org.nz/organic-week/

REGISTER
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DZYvPc1ITf2Fdj5JiLhy_g #/registration


28/04/2026

Hope to see you at this webinar on the magic work of dung beetles! 😍

Organic Week Events coming up during the first week of May...

DUNG BEETLE WEBINAR
Join us for a FREE webinar where we learn from experienced pastoral farmers, including Stephen Newman, Paul Candy and others about the incredible benefits of dung beetles. These amazing beetles provide huge 'ecosystem services' in managing animal waste, recycling it efficiently back into the natural system increasing fertility and reducing nutrient run off.

Click the link to register to join us on Monday May 4th for the Dung Beetle Webinar πŸ’šπŸŒ»
Also, check out the full list of webinars and interviews over the course of the week. https://organicnz.org.nz/organic-week/

REGISTER
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oy4BrTtfSbW5weJtXHZwhw #/registration


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17 Sharp Road
Auckland
0910

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm