Brian Chapman

What has happened to Aussie Gardener?

If you are a regular customer you may have noticed things have been real quiet at Aussie Gardener this past month!
We've had several customers calling up to check we are still operating and worried they were about to lose their favourite gardening store! (thank you)

The truth is we have been super busy doing a secret project.

We've got an exciting announcement to make and that is we have been preparing to open our first Aussie Gardener retail store in Sydney!
Watch the video below.

For the past 8 years we have served over 150,000 customers across every part of Australia with more than 1000 orders going out every week. This has sure kept us busy! Often we got asked... do you have a store I can visit?
We know that for many customers they like to see and touch a product before making a purchase but up until now that hasn't been an option. (sorry)

Our 1st retail store is going to be on our home property in the Sydney suburb of Dural. If you are not familiar with the area, it is about 45min northwest of the city centre. (Near Castle Hill, Kellyville)

At the front of our property we have a beautiful chapel building that we are converting into the Aussie Gardener store. Plus adding landscaping all round, stone walls, heavy feature timbers, beautiful gardens and easy parking. This will allow us to also sell a curated collection of plants in the outdoor space.

Maybe one day we will be able to add a cafe as well!

For the last 4 weeks we have been working hard creating rustic shelves ready for displaying the Aussie Gardener range.
The landscapers have started this week and in very quick time have excavated the soil ready for paving, water features, mature trees to be transplanted and more. We are so excited to be able to create our first Aussie Gardener store on the property where we live in Dural.

Every few days we will be sharing more posts and videos showing all the projects we are working on. We invite you to join us on this journey that will see us create a beautiful garden centre that is full of character and a pleasure to visit.

We will still be running Aussie Gardener online as usual but now have the option for our Sydney customers and visitors to come and shop in person. That also means we will be able to add more products to our range that perhaps are too akward to ship.

Leave a comment below and let us know if you think you will come visit the Aussie Gardener store when we open in a month or two.

Brian and Kaylene :-)

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Comments

Kushma - August 4, 2024
Congratulations 🥳 How exciting 👏 Looking forward to visiting the store once it opens.

Roberta - August 4, 2024
Sooo exciting for you Brian & Kaylene. Thanks for sharing your journey and vision for your business. All the best for a smooth process! Look forward to visiting your retail space. May you and all your employees enjoy it.

Maureen - August 4, 2024
All the best, Brian & Kaylene, in this exciting new venture! It’ll be fascinating to see how it unfolds with all your creative ideas – & thanks for taking us on that journey with you.
I’m in Queensland, but if I’m in Sydney I’ll be there to check you out!
Have enormous fun

Terry Farnham - August 4, 2024
Yes. That’s me a hands on customer. Can’t wait to see it and learn. Good luck. 🙏🦋

Edwina - August 4, 2024
Fabulous news – wish you & your team even more success for your next venture. Wish I could visit but reading your progress is the next best thing.

Lyn - August 4, 2024
Wow such lovely news – congratulations and all the best with your project. We’re at the Sunshine Coast, Qld, and look forward to visiting your new store if we are in Sydney.

Jen Summerson - August 4, 2024
Lovely news! I’ve only purchased a few things from you over the years, but they’ve been top quality. We live in regional NSW, but a road trip to Sydney is always fun. Hope to make it to visit sometime later this year.

Heather Irene Irene Van Tricht - August 4, 2024
Congratulations on your new venture, it’s good to see the nursery/gardening industry moving forward with an actual shop front at a time when so many shop front nurseries are closing. I’m looking forward to visiting your beautiful nursery.

Chris - August 4, 2024
Fantastic news! Will definitely be visiting and can’t wait for you to open.

Jamie Patullo - August 4, 2024
Congratulations on the opening of your physical shop. I live in Far North West Queensland, so it’s unlikely that I’ll visit. Though I’ll still be buying from your online shop.
Cheers Jamie