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Handsinthedirt_ Sustainable florist, biodiverse flower farm & cut flower nursery
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Perennial Plant Nursery open day update! The perennial plants are really beginning to wake up now with the slowest varie...
29/09/2026

Perennial Plant Nursery open day update!
The perennial plants are really beginning to wake up now with the slowest varieties finally showing signs of life (Eupatorium took its time this year!).
Unfortunately we aren’t open this weekend as we have the first of our lovely Spring bouquet and bowl workshops but we will be open next Friday and Saturday the 9th and 10th of October. And fingers crossed our wee perennial field will be open to take a wander through!!
The nursery will be open from 10am to 2pm both days with a huge range of plants available (including a few Smokebush trees). New perennial plants are being added to the nursery every other day and we have punnets of cut flowers annuals available as well!
Tea and coffee is also available for those buying plants!
Our address is 1030 West Coast Rd, Auckland, Warkworth
0981.
Please note we are a working farm so no dogs are allowed and please bring boxes for your plants!
We’re looking forward to welcoming more people back to the farm soon x

I was recently going through photos from our last Spring and Summer season and found a whole array of arrangements, so m...
16/09/2026

I was recently going through photos from our last Spring and Summer season and found a whole array of arrangements, so many diverse and lovely briefs. And all mainly made using flowers from our fields. I’m looking forward to this season and creating more interesting arrangements with our flowers (especially now that the fields are absolutely chocka with rare and unusual cut flower perennials!).

Perennial plant nursery update!It’s been an incredibly wet and cold winter for us on the farm (we have quite an extreme ...
14/09/2026

Perennial plant nursery update!
It’s been an incredibly wet and cold winter for us on the farm (we have quite an extreme microclimate) and the Spring season has been slow to take off! Late frosts and plenty of rain has left many of our perennial plants remaining dormant later than usual, but there are signs of life and the plants are beginning to awaken.
I’ve been getting quite a few questions about when we are re opening the farm again so I thought I’d give an update!
Right now the paddocks are a wee bit too wet to park in so we’re waiting for them to dry out before we open.
I’ve slowly been consolidating the perennials in the nursery and have a really lovely range available, I’m still waiting on a number of my favourites to properly wake up which they should hopefully do in the next few weeks.
Right now I’m hoping with all my fingers and toes crossed that we can open for the first time this season next Saturday (weather permitting) but I will keep you updated!
Once the weather has improved the nursery will be open almost every Saturday right up to Christmas.
We’ll also be available for private viewings on Thursday and Fridays.
The perennial field (essentially a library of all the perennial plants in the nursery) will also be open for people to have a wander through, hopefully from October onwards!
Until then the online nursery is constantly being updated with new varieties but if you’re interested in coming and seeing the plants in the nursery keep an eye on on our insta for if we’re open next Saturday! I’ll also put updates on our website.
I’m really looking forward to welcoming everyone back to the farm, it’s been a long Winter but Spring is definitely here now x

Late Winter update….. It’s almost Spring!! You can feel it in the air now, the days are longer and it feels like the ear...
26/08/2026

Late Winter update….. It’s almost Spring!! You can feel it in the air now, the days are longer and it feels like the earth is stirring. It’s been a surprisingly slow start to Spring for us, we’re running about 3 weeks behind with the tulips still not quite blooming and the oak tree not out in leaf yet. But finally…… The dormant perennial plants are beginning to show small signs of life, the almond trees are in full blossom (with dozens of butterflies all over them!) and the blackbirds are now singing in the evenings. The greenhouses are absolutely chocka with seedlings, both for the flower fields and the nursery and the perennial pots for the nursery are ever expanding and taking over the paddock. We’ve been slowly reining in the farm from its Winter woolies and taming some of the gardens, with hundreds of new varieties being planted. I’m trying to plant most of my large perennials early so I can mulch soon before El Niño shows itself! We’ve got some exciting new things happening in the Perennial nursery to help with our expansion, this hopefully means we’ll be able to have more plants available and less selling out so fast! Other than that it’s a lot of chicken watching and pony chats, things I never seem to tire of, especially when they’re right next to where you’re working!

Workshop Giveaway! With Spring rapidly approaching our bouquet and bowl arrangement workshops are quickly filling up wit...
10/08/2026

Workshop Giveaway!

With Spring rapidly approaching our bouquet and bowl arrangement workshops are quickly filling up with our October dates almost full! But it felt only right to give back to our Instagram and Facebook community and have a give away for our November hand tied bouquet workshop! So we’re giving away two spaces to one person (for yourself and a friend)!
Our workshops are bespoke and relaxed with a tour through the fields where you can see where and how we grow all our flowers followed by a bouquet making session in our lovely barn which will be filled with freshly harvested flowers. All details for our workshops can be found on our website!

To participate make sure you
- liked this post
- follow us
- comment who you’d like to bring along with you!
The winner will be drawn on Sunday the 23rd of August.
Please note if the winner is drawn outside of Auckland we are unable to facilitate travel expenses but if you are unable to make it you’re welcome to gift your tickets to a friend or family member who lives closer by xx

Winter… it’s been one of the coldest, wettest Winters we’ve ever experienced! -4 frosty mornings and blue skies followed...
09/08/2026

Winter… it’s been one of the coldest, wettest Winters we’ve ever experienced! -4 frosty mornings and blue skies followed by sudden days of rain, it’s been a long slow season but there are signs of life beginning to stir on the farm. Our almond trees are beginning to blossom and the tulips are popping through the soil, although we’ve never had them so late! The perennials are well and truly dormant now in both their pots and the fields, but when you dig down there are small green shoots awaiting warmer days to sprout. We’ve been slowly making our way through the winter check list, cutting back the perennial field and beginning to w**d and plant out other areas and gardens, all ready for Spring. Amongst the short days (although they’re slowly lengthening now) I’ve been sneaking in rides on the ponies and introducing my young horse Nico to life outside of the farm, it fills my cup these moments, working with the most lovely horses I’ve ever met. In the flower fields we have the odd crop flowering from Stock to poppies to rats tail, they’re a welcome sight, hints of Spring appearing!!! All flowers are being used for our lovely weekly business arrangements and the occasional event. Floristry in winter can still be so beautiful and creative when you have beautiful ingredients to work with (it also makes me appreciate the flower abundance of Spring and Summer so much more). And in the nursery we’re all go sowing and potting for Spring, we’re slowly building up the nursery with more and more beautiful varieties in larger quantities, it’s always so exciting! Whilst we’re a little too wet right now to open the nursery we’re aiming to begin to open almost every weekend from early September onwards. I’m really looking forward to this, I miss having people on the farm and seeing the nursery set up! Until then we’ll keep quietly pottering away, getting the farm ready for Spring and for the return of our nursery openings xx

Spring workshops, these days are very special to us! Over the past four years we’ve welcomed hundreds of people through ...
15/07/2026

Spring workshops, these days are very special to us! Over the past four years we’ve welcomed hundreds of people through the farm for workshops and Spring always remains my most beloved time for them. The flowers, fields and just overall fresh greenness of the farm is truly magical. Every workshop has been so intimate and gentle with everyone really taking the time to relax and create with naturalistic flowers. I find it really lovely watching people wander the fields and see where all the flowers are grown before returning to the barn which is always overflowing with blooms. This year we have four workshops over two weekends in October and November to really make the most of my favourite season. Two different types of workshops, a naturalistic hand tied bouquet and a bowl arrangement. Both are as special as one another! Places for our workshops are filling up quickly, if you’d like more info all can be found on our workshop page on our website! I hope to see you this Spring xx

The perennial plant orders have been coming in thick and fast the past year and it’s been difficult to keep plants in st...
12/07/2026

The perennial plant orders have been coming in thick and fast the past year and it’s been difficult to keep plants in stock! The greenhouses can only keep up with so much germinating (and so can I)! But with the nursery currently expanding and us finally having enough stock on hand we’ve opened up pre orders for the first time! Pre order plants are available via our website (they have their own page next to our currently available perennial plants) these will be shipped from September through to November depending on when they wake up in their pots. There’s some really lovely varieties available which we only have in very limited stock as well!
Unfortunately you can’t combine plants that are available now with pre order plants but there is plenty to choose from on both pages. Thank you so much for supporting us, we’re expanding because of you plant lovers, I’m looking forward to offering more varieties this coming season x

I’ve been asked a wee bit recently what actually is Hands in the Dirt, and sometimes I’m not even sure myself!! It’s cer...
07/07/2026

I’ve been asked a wee bit recently what actually is Hands in the Dirt, and sometimes I’m not even sure myself!! It’s certainly expanded over the past few years as new ideas and plans keep popping up in my head…. So as of tonight (I’ll have a new idea tomorrow probably) HITD is a flower farm, florist, and perennial nursery with a side of garden design…. (and the farm is now used for film shoots) Everything is done onsite on our farm from the seed sowing for both the flower fields and nursery to the creating and arranging for weddings and events! It’s always busy and creative with no two days ever looking the same. Sometimes it’s pure field work and sometimes it’s a mix of arranging, delivering, planting, sowing and more… We run workshops on the farm from flower arranging to field tours to how to grow and I’ve also just finished my landscape design courses at university and now do plant consults and designs for gardens (when I can fit it in). It’s not just a business but very much a passion as well, the two are intertwined, any day that I take off I often find myself drifting into the fields, finding a tray of plants that needs to be planted out or a bit of w**ding to be done.
We’re slowly expanding the business as well, moving more of our flower fields to perennials and expanding the nursery (there’s over 9000 plants now!), focusing on growing unusual and wild perennials which grow well in our ever changing and temperamental climate. Hands in the Dirt is a living breathing representation of what goes on in my mind. It’s ever changing but also stays very stable in what it is. I still use my original small greenhouses to germinate everything and the same trays I bought over 5 years ago. The flower fields follow the seasons, we’ve found a rhythm that works for us, never taking too much from the land and making sure we always give back. So this coming season there’s a lot to look forward to. Wonderful weddings and events, film shoots, flower arranging workshops and farm tours, perennial nursery and its expansion, flower fields and new plant varieties blooming and planting design. So HITD is a community and just the way we like it ❤️

TW- Hysterectomy talk!! Well it’s been almost a year since I had my hysterectomy. It’s a common question for me now, how...
17/06/2026

TW- Hysterectomy talk!!

Well it’s been almost a year since I had my hysterectomy. It’s a common question for me now, how I am, am I better, did it work. I’ve always welcomed the curiosity, it’s not very common for 24 years olds to have hysterectomies or have been in menopause!
I’ve never been one to shy away from conversations re woman’s health as these are such important issues and aren’t spoken about enough.
I didn’t realise my life could get any richer post surgery but it has. I truly can’t explain just how much this has positively impacted me . Everything is more vibrant.
To live a life with no pain, what a joy it is. It doesn’t come without its subtle undercurrents of confused emotions which make their appearance every now and then, but every time, these are overshadowed by the sheer relief of living in a body that feels like it can breath for the first time.
13 years of intense medications including 2 years of chemical menopause and I am free of it all. Finally free of the pain I didn’t know I could actually live without. The recovery from the surgery felt like a walk in the park compared to my day to day pain!
I feel so utterly grateful and lucky as I know this isn’t the outcome for all women. Whether it be struggling to be seen or heard, or surgery not being the cure. Throughout this journey I have been supported every step of the way, by family, friends and doctors. But that’s not always the case for everyone.
Check in on the people in your life, whether they’re young or older and starting to go through puberty or menopause. It makes the world of difference if you listen and support. I often felt overwhelmed with menopause and it really did help to be able to talk to others about it, to be heard and understood. I know some people may find me too open but this is my reality and if it’s mine then it will be another persons reality too. Start the conversation, it can really be life changing for those around you.
One year of being pain free and it feels like my life is finally my own. This has by far been the biggest decision of my life, but it has also been my best decision. The future is exciting and pain free, finally ❤️

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