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

Kerry Wayne-Bowles - August 4, 2024
Wow guys. This is so exciting for you. If I come down to Sydney then I will most definitely check you out.
Yes I had wondered what had happened to Aussie gardener advertising.
I have been so busy with establishing my own vege garden at my new home with the recent purchase of 16 pest free minis so it’s so exciting. Picture perfect veges growing. So it’s fun and exciting for all of us.
Good luck with your retail shop. 👍👍

Janine skeffington - August 4, 2024
Congratulations on your new adventure,
When I visit Sydney, I’ll come check out your new place and say Hi !
Love all that you do 😁👍

Mary - August 4, 2024
Certainly noticed you missing from my emails!!

Please keep in touch as I used to be in Albion Park but now in the Southern Borders so still email for me unless I visiting your area

Well done 💐

Deb - August 4, 2024
All the best with your new venture. Living in the Southern Highlands and frequenting Sydney to visit my beautiful family, I will definitely be swinging by to pay a visit. A little cafe would be perfect…..it would complete the package and create a real ‘destination’ 🌸

Denise Chapman - August 4, 2024
Good luck in your new venture. Will definitely visit your garden centre when it opens .

Janette Dobson - August 3, 2024
So pleased to hear all is going extremely well for you. This is an ambitious project on these difficult financial markets times so we wish you all the very best. Coming from Central Qld we don’t get to visit Sydney often but always stay in the Dural area when we do come. We love the more relaxed environment there rather than the busy busy city areas. We promise to visit if we come your way again.
Wishing you every success in this new venture. We love Aussie Gardener products!

Graeme H - August 3, 2024
A wise move Kaylene and Brian,
Your products are excellent quality and great value and you make us feel like part of one big family. A bit out of the way for us but we’ll get there one day. I think a cafe is well worth thinking about. It would make the trip just that more enjoyable.

Rhon T - August 3, 2024
Well I did wonder – where are Brian & Kaylene,
emails so quiet???
Good luck on the new adventure
Sounds fantastic…be happy to visit
and see all your goods in person
😄. a lovely Chapel too

Kathryn - August 3, 2024
Congratulations. Looking forward to visiting your store when it opens!

Heather - August 3, 2024
So excited to read of your retail store! Congratulations on your new adventure and I will certainly visit as I live close by. Love browsing through garden centres and look forward to seeing the lovely space you’ll create.