GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Tauranga: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
New Zealand
Within 15 km of Tauranga OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres and 1 farm shop (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Waipu Gardens Landscape Nursery, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Tauranga
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Tauranga's frost dates (last spring frost around 18 August) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | from 13 August | from 4 October | from 25 October |
| Cucumber | from 16 October | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Bell Pepper | from 14 September | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Eggplant | from 14 September | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Zucchini | from 23 October | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Pumpkin | from 2 October | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Watermelon | from 16 October | from 13 November | from 4 December |
| Peas | — | — | sow from 28 July |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | There is no autumn frost here and the winter is too warm for our late-planting rule, so we give no planting window; the calendar’s default autumn date is 1 April. |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Palmers
Mon–Sun 08:30–17:00 · 5 km - Pacifica Home & Garden Store
Tara Road 112, 3187 Tauranga · 11 km · pacificapapamoa.com - Gardenscape Landscape Supplies
Ashley Place 1, 3118 Tauranga · Mon–Fri 07:30–16:30; Sat 08:00–15:00; Sun 09:00–13:00 · 13 km · gardenscape.co.nz - Waipu Gardens Landscape Nursery
2 km - Decor Garden World
5 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Black Stump Berries
Te Puke Highway 529B · 14 km
Seed shops and seed companies in New Zealand
Selling your own harvest near Tauranga
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Tauranga: 0 markets and 1 farm shop in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 20 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.
