Gardens at Rockvale

23/03/2024

Ōamaru is abuzz this weekend! What a stunning wee town we have. The jazz and blues playing in the streets, in the sunshine, just makes our annual Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Festival even more of a reason to get out and about.

Super excited to host the Timaru Dixieland Jazz band on Sunday at 1230.

We are in Weston - check our address on google maps. 10 minutes drive from Harbour street, but still part of the festivities!

Come on out and enjoy the lively performance in our spacious garden. Have a bite to eat 🥗from The Yellow Pickle or partake in a tipple from our bar🍹 (we’ll be open from 11, so feel free to come early, wander about and find your seat).

**Licensed event ** (no BYO sorry)

22/03/2024

So many choices!!!

🎺 Join us this Sunday at 12:30 for a lively performance by the Timaru Dixieland jazz band! Swing by early at 11 to grab a delicious treat from the Yellow Pickle or sip on a refreshing Hugo cocktail from the bar before the show starts. See you there! 🎶🍹

The full festival program is available from all our venues now.
There’s a free one pager or grab the full glossy collectors program for $2 and support the festival.

Last weeks Oamaru Mail also has a full program.

18/03/2024

We are delighted to be part of the Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Festival again this year!

Join us this Sunday at 12:30 to groove to the infectious tunes of the Timaru Dixieland jazz band!

And try some of the culinary delights from The Yellow Pickle food truck, serving up a delicious array of salads, burgers, and Korean fried chicken.

It's set to be a sensational afternoon of music and food – we can't wait to see you!

31/01/2024

Less than two months to go! The committee and our festival coordinator are flat out putting the final touches on the festival program.

An absolute favourite on the Oamaru calendar, be sure to tell your friends!

18/01/2024

This is a great blog to read for any gardener or wanttobe a gardener (like me)!

When I first started my cut flower farm, I remember reading this advice from an older, wiser farmer:

“When you plant a cut flower garden, be sure at least 1/3 of the plants in the cutting garden are grown for foliage/greenery.”

I'll be honest.
I didn't want to grow a bunch of “boring” Foliage.
I didn't want to grow “Filler” types of flowers.

I just wanted to grow all the BIG, BRIGHT, BOLD Focal flowers like Dahlias, Lilies, Peonies, Sunflower and Zinnias.

So I did.

And quickly realized with dismay that without Filler and Foliage… I couldn't make bouquets! 😳

That season on my farm was nearly a complete bust for bouquets. I was constantly scrounging around the farm, looking for any Filler and Foliage I could find. It was frustrating… and even a little embarrassing!

I want to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
Today on the Three Acre Farm blog, I’m sharing my solution to this problem so you’ll always have what you need to craft gorgeous bouquets.

In the blog post, you'll learn:

🌸The problem most new cut flower growers encounter
🌸How to solve the problem using my SUPER simple formula
🌸How my daughter and I use this formula to build beautiful bouquets
🌸How “Focal + Filler + Foliage” = Complete Bouquet
🌸List of Focal Flowers
🌸List of Filler Flowers
🌸List of Foliage
🌸How to use the “Focal + Filler + Foliage” formula to plan your cutting garden

Be sure to read the blog post: https://www.threeacrefarm.net/blog/2023/2/1/tgcxkv1gkosm23tzr67bm3jwugqnel

Then you can start formulating your plan to make sure you have well balanced bouquets. 🙌

24/12/2023

Meri Kirihimete everyone!

11/10/2023

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!

Mark Twain

27/09/2023

Jackie was one of the stall holders at the market day here a couple of weekends ago. Take a look at her art, it’s beautiful!

18/09/2023

Thank you to all of the fabulous vendors and keen gardeners who came along to our plant sale on Sunday just past!
We had a few less vendors than expected on the day due to some last minute unexpected events, but those of us who were there were treated to wonderful company and superb plants!
Plus, we were able to celebrate Violets birthday a little early, with delicious banana walnut cake and a song!

We appreciate you all 🥰🥰🥰🥰

16/09/2023

Sheesh, this is a dramatic end to the dry spell.

Yes, We’re going ahead with the plant sale, with marquees on the east lawn.

Please bring your brollies and gumboots.

Today, and beyond, we’ll hear: ‘very happy with the treasures I found’

Not something we’ll hear today:
‘You’ll be pleased the rain held off’

The two parks in front of the yellow pickle are reserved for pick up and drop offs.

16/09/2023

We are delighted that Jackie will be at the plant sale with her beautiful cards, prints and originals!

12/09/2023

Next Sunday - 17th September 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Vendor #8 overview
Trekestle Garden has a variety of lovely perennials including hostas, trillium, daffodil including some double varieties like Solar wind, white lion and golden ducat.

10/09/2023

Next Sunday - 17th September 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

🌹🌹MARKET STYLE PLANT SALE🌸🌸
Rockvale Gardens, Weston, Oamaru.

🌱🌱Vendor #4 overview 🌱🌱

Kate will have a stall with a variety of perennials and alpine plants usually flowering in spring, early summer. Check the photos for some of the plants she has tenderly grown for you 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

We’d love to see you!

05/09/2023

🌹🌹🌹MARKET STYLE PLANT SALE🌸🌸🌸
Rockvale Gardens, Weston Oamaru, September 17th September
10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Mark your calendars as this will be a place to find many desireable plants not readily available from nurseries.

🌱🌱Vendor #2 overview 🌱🌱

Iris and Mae will have a stall with:
Dara chocolate lace, aquilegia lime sorbet, Eryngium sea holly some pink shades achillea, sedum, larkspur, campanula, scabiosa, verbascum, sweet peas, potted lillies, dahlias. Plus locally made and hand forged garden stakes.

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04/09/2023

Having lied straight faced to you, I now give you the actual day of the plant fair. I mean, I may be sitting alone in a field the week prior....surrounded by plants, wondering why no one will buy my wares.... But this is the official narrative.

27/08/2023

24/08/2023

I was looking forward to visiting the Boboli Gardens in Florence, which I did yesterday in 37degrees 😅😅😅 melting…
Some incredible sculptures, and some nicely manicured areas… it would have been truly spectacular had the fountains been operating and more of the gardens open.
Still, very happy to have strolled around!

15/08/2023

We took the train from London to Scotland on Sunday, passing through beautiful countryside and yesterday visited Stirling Castle.

04/08/2023

Kia ora gardening folk!

After a lot of enquiries, and very much thought, with Marilyn and Marise taking a break this year, we have decided to host another Garden Gate Sale for all things botanical. We received so SO much positive feedback from the garden gate sale last year, and with the increased interest in all things gardening, we know there is a huge and growing appetite for plants and garden goodies that are little harder to find than popping down to the local large DIY garden centre.

17th September 10-2

04/08/2023

Here’s an event to lock into your calendars- 17th September 10am - 2pm.

A market-style event by local, enthusiastic gardeners who have a huge variety of rare, heritage, special perennial bulbs, annual plants and gardening related items for sale.

Vendors will be accepting cash on the day.

27/07/2023

4 weeks earlier than last year!

18/07/2023

Sweet scents of winter sweet

18/07/2023

I very cheekily shared a Monty Don Post on my personal page recently implying that he and I were pretty close mates and agreed on his comment that Cupani was our favourite sweetpea. One of those s…

18/07/2023

A few snaps of the Matariki event we hosted, in collaboration with the Waitaki Multicultural Group.
📸Liz King Sara Brown

15/07/2023

04/07/2023

Finding all sorts of treasures as I try to get around to w**d, chop back and feed with compost and peastraw!