NZ's Leading Rhododendron Specialist

Nurturing Beautiful Rhododendrons for Your Garden

Hi, I’m Lisa, and Rhododendrons are my passion. At RhodoDirect, our West Melton nursery is open to the public, offering the chance to explore our beautiful display garden and shop a wide variety of rhododendrons and azaleas. For over 20 years, we’ve been proudly supplying gardeners across New Zealand with top-quality plants to brighten their gardens.

Rhododendron Display Garden

Our display garden is open! Stroll among the rhododendrons, breathe in their scent, and find your perfect colour.

A large deciduous azalea shrub with clusters of white and pink flowers, surrounded by lush green leaves, features prominently in the garden setting.

Explore a serene garden with blooming purple and white flowers, verdant green shrubs, and majestic trees standing proudly under a clear blue sky—a picturesque scene reminiscent of Rachel's curated landscapes for Rhodo Direct.

Rachel's garden showcases pink and white rhododendron flowers, a charming pathway, and elegant potted plants in the background. Perfect for Rhodo Direct enthusiasts!

A variety of flowering plants in pots under a wooden pergola create a stunning display at the garden center, reminiscent of the lush selections you'd find on Rhodo Direct's Home Page.

Potted pink and white flowering plants from Rhodo Direct create a charming display on a pallet in an outdoor garden center, perfect for brightening up any home page.

Rhodo Direct's nursery showcases vibrant pink and white flowering plants in pots, all elegantly arranged under a wooden pergola, perfect for inspiration on your home page.

A vibrant garden with various colorful flowering shrubs and a narrow path under a clear blue sky, reminiscent of a scene from Rhodo Direct's stunning Home Page.

October Garden Guides

Wind Burn

The challenge this spring has been the extreme temperature swings — one day it’s 26°C and the next it’s down to 10°C. It’s been playing havoc with Mother Nature! The plants are just as confused as we are, not quite sure whether they should be growing, flowering, or resting.

And of course, the famous Canterbury nor’wester has come back with a vengeance. The dry winds have quickly sucked the moisture out of the soil, leaving cracks in the ground even after the wet winter we’ve had. That combination of heat, wind, and dryness is the perfect recipe for wind burn on new growth — something many gardeners are noticing at the moment.

Close-up of resilient rhododendrons with budding and partially opened pale pink flowers, surrounded by green leaves. More flowering bushes are visible in the blurred background.

A cluster of resilient rhododendrons with some brown-edged white flowers and green leaves, photographed outdoors in bright sunlight, shows how hot winds have shaped their natural beauty.

White rhododendron flowers with wilted petals and green leaves, set against mulch and dried grass, show the resilience of these resilient rhododendrons enduring hot winds.

Fragrant Collection

While colour often steals the spotlight, fragrance brings a whole new dimension to the garden. Whether it’s a gentle perfume that drifts by on a warm spring day or a rich, heady scent that stops you in your tracks, fragrant rhododendrons have a special magic that’s hard to beat. Over time, I’ve noticed that fragrant rhododendrons tend to fall into four main groups, each with distinct features that make them fascinating in their own way....Read More

NZ's Leading Rhododendron Specialist

Nurturing Beautiful Rhododendrons for Your Garden

Rhododendron Display Garden

October Garden Guides

Fragrant Collection

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Potted Rhododendrons

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