Haere mai
Welcome to Ok Grow, a native plant nursery based in Onekakā, in Te Tau Ihu o te Waka-a-Māui, the top of the South Island.
Feel free to visit our nursery, to browse for inspiration and ideas, to discuss a planting plan or to make a plant order.
1317 Tākaka - Collingwood Highway, Onekakā.
Our story
The Native nursery started by Meret Weiss 18 years ago as a backyard family run nursery to help boost various volunteer conservation projects, as the kids grew up the nursery grew a few acres bigger. Now the locally sourced seed gets propagated in a converted dairy shed.
Meret has a healthy addiction to native plants and a degree in horticulture and diploma in nursery production.
As a native plant nursery we are passionate about growing a wide-range of native plants.
Our wholesale plants can be contract grown for reforestation, wetlands and stream sides, to restore and enhance our native ecosystems.
We can offer our expertise on how to plant them whether for your rural property, garden or urban setting and what they can be used for in our unique environment.
Another focus of the nursery is to find and grow rare and endangered plants which can be found particularly around Mohua, Golden Bay.
Natives For Your Garden
Come visit our nursery to get inspired by our seasonal range of native plants for your garden or landscaping projects.
We are happy to share our expertise and knowledge, to help you decide on the best plants for your project and offer tips on maintenance.
Eco Sourcing
Growing plants from seeds collected locally is an important part of any restoration project and has many benefits. Most notably the better survival rates and growth of your plants.
By using eco sourced native plants you will help the area's unique local characteristics, maintain genetic diversity and species survival.
Planting Crew
We don't mind getting our hands dirty, but wearing gloves can help. We have a great and efficient planting crew, who can do the hard work for you. That includes planting, releasing your plants and monitoring.
Recycle
We try to reuse and recycle pots to the best of our ability.
Therefore we provide recycling bins on site, if you would like to recycle your plant pots.
Some of our ornamental plants are also sold in 100% biodegradable pots.
Plant Protection
We highly recommend using mats and plant guards, as these will save you a lot of hard mahi & money in the long run.
The plants will get a much better head start & will be protected from getting munched on by hares, shredded and pulled out by fun loving Weka & Pukeko.