Welcome to Gina’s Garden
Pick your own flowers in Brightwater, Nelson Tasman
Growing garden flowers for you to pick!
Welcome to Gina’s Garden, Nelson/Tasman’s picturesque seasonal cut flower farm, nestled in the heart of Brightwater. As we enter our second year, we’re excited to open our gates again this Spring when our stunning ranunculus are in full bloom. My dream of creating a pick-your-own cut flower farm and event space is taking shape.
We love all cut flowers, with a special focus on spring beauties like peonies and ranunculus, and summer stunners like dahlias and zinnias. I also have no restraint when it comes to the seed catalogues so we have a diverse range of other varieties we can’t resist!
Come and experience the joy of picking your own fresh flowers, against the stunning backdrop of our garden perfect for photos and events.
Experience the joy of picking your own fresh flowers
Get ready for an even more spectacular display! We have completed our first season and taken on your feedback. We are busy working over Autumn and Winter to get the garden ready for everyone in Spring. We’ve been busy planning new garden displays and lots more ranunculus and dahlias! We had such an amazing first season and are so excited to welcome everyone back and show off our hard work.
Enjoy a peaceful You-Pick flower experience! Wander through our stunning gardens and hand-pick your favourite blooms to create beautiful bouquets for your home, friends, or special occasions.
For those special occasions, we're here to help! Our expertise and gorgeous blooms can make your wedding day unforgettable. Let's chat about how we can support your wedding flower dreams! Our event space is also perfect for hosting memorable celebrations like grandma's 80th, baby showers, or bridal showers. Get in touch to learn more!
Seasonal farm flowers grown in Nelson
At Gina's Garden, we celebrate the changing seasons with a large array of farm-grown flowers. All our Spring and Summer annuals are grown from seed that we sow at home. We source our seeds from a range of specialty seed retailers and save some of our own.
In Spring we have daffodils, snapdragons, ranunculus and sweet peas along with many other Spring annuals. In the warmth of Summer our cutting garden is filled with dahlias, zinnias, cosmos, strawflowers and all kinds of celosia.
Gina’s Garden is about experiencing local, seasonal flowers.
Hi, I'm Gina! I'm thrilled to share my passion for growing and picking flowers with you. My dream of creating a family-friendly, pick-your-own flower farm and event space in the beautiful Nelson/Tasman region is finally taking shape.
I'm excited to share Gina's Garden with you and hope this website inspires you to create your own flourishing cut flower garden or visit mine!
My love for flowers started years ago, but it wasn't until I discovered Louise Curley's book "The Cut Flower Patch" that I became hooked on growing my own. Since then, my garden has grown exponentially – three expansions and counting! It even spilled over into the neighbor's yard at one point. The flower book collection also seems to be expanding. But all that experience has prepared me for this moment.
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The best experience picking flowers here! Such a wide range & colours for everyone. Had an absolute blast doing this. Managed to get enough to make two different bouquets of flowers.
Jade
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Absolutely loved my Pick your own session! So many beautiful fresh flowers to choose from!. It's really well set out and Gina is such a lovely host 💛
Jayne
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An absolutely beautiful way to spend a few hours. Stunning flowers and a lovely owner! Thoroughly enjoyed weaving through the aisles, taking in the wee patch of paradise.
Jinaya
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I’ve loved watching Gina’s Garden develop over the last year and enjoy making numerous arrangements from her beautiful flowers. We enjoyed a picnic and flower picking for our wedding anniversary recently.
Rachel
Gina’s Garden is based on sustainable gardening practices.
We're passionate about sustainable gardening practices that work in harmony with nature, minimizing our impact on the environment.
We prioritize soil health using limited digging practices, planting cover crops, applying compost, and mulching to conserve water.
We've adopted an integrated pest management system, welcoming beneficial insects like ladybugs to our garden. We're proud to say we haven't needed to use any pesticides yet!
I'm excited to share my love for composting with you! We compost as much as possible, turning food scraps and plant waste into nutrient-rich soil that benefits our garden. We work in harmony with nature, to minimise our impact.
