Palmers Gardenworld also known as Palmers is New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

's foremost garden retail chain with stores throughout the North Island

North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...

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History

Starting from humble beginnings Palmers was originally a family business. The original site, now Palmers Glen Eden, was bought by Mr A W Palmer for a plant nursery in 1912. The new business prospered and grew with New Zealand's first modern style garden centre

Garden centre

A garden centre is a retail firm that sells plants and products related to gardens as its primary business. It is open to the public, with facilities to care for and display plants.- UK :...

 being built on the Glen Eden

Glen Eden, New Zealand

Glen Eden is a suburb of Auckland city, in New Zealand. The suburb is in the Waitakere Ward, one of the thirteen administrative areas of Auckland and is governed by the Auckland Council....

site in 1958. This success was followed by rapid expansion.

Stores

Auckland Stores:

• Browns Bay Palmers Gardenworld, Browns Bay
• Glen Eden Palmers Gardenworld, Glen Eden
• Hobsonville Palmers Gardenworld, Hobsonville
• Pakuranga Palmers Gardenworld, Pakuranga
• Remuera Palmers Gardenworld, Remuera

Outside Auckland:

• Hamilton Palmers Gardenworld, Frankton
• Levin Palmers Gardenworld, Levin
• Kapiti Palmers Gardenworld, Paraparaumu
• Miramar Palmers Gardenworld, Miramar
• Napier Palmers Gardenworld, Napier
• New Plymouth Palmers Gardenworld, New Plymouth
• Palmerston North Palmers, Palmerston North
• Plimmerton Palmers Gardenworld, Wellington
• Rotorua Palmers Gardenworld, Rotorua
• Taupo Palmers Gardenworld, Taupo
• Tauranga Palmers Gardenworld, Tauranga
• Welcome Bay Palmers Gardenworld, Welcome Bay
• Whangarei Palmers Gardenworld, Whangarei