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We've been in our production season for a few weeks now here in the nursery. Our big automated machine is running almost all day alongside our smaller flat filler. Our big machine (pictured in the video) is useful for doing our hardy crops that we need hundreds of thousands of, such as kānuka and mānuka, while our flat filler is better for species that need a more delicate hand or our larger grow on lines.
This will be our second season with the big machine, with last season allowing us to iron out any kinks we discovered along the way. It's now running smoothly, with todays total already over 15500 plants! When running smoothly, the machine only needs one person to operate it, meaning that we can focus more of our efforts on the more fiddly crops, biosecurity, and crop monitoring.
06/10/2025
In the final post of our 21st birthday series, we’re celebrating perhaps the biggest change of all — the growth of the Scrub team.
From “Mum’s little helper” to a crew of 35–40, our team has come a long way! Over the years, we’ve been lucky to work with so many great people, and we want to take this chance to thank every one of you for the part you played in Scrub’s journey — we couldn’t have done it without you. 💚
To current and past crew please post more team photos in the comments and tag old team mates.
03/10/2025
In our “Before and After 21st” series, we’ve been talking about growth and change — but some things haven’t changed. From day one, we’ve been committed to ecosourcing, and that’s still at the heart of what we do. The work looks much the same too: fun days foraging in the field, followed by plenty of fiddly seed cleaning and processing. Our seed registration system is also still the backbone of our traceability — just upgraded from notebooks and handwritten labels to a database and QR codes.
18/09/2025
This month at Scrub marks our 21st birthday! A big milestone like this gives us a chance to look back on the journey, reflect on our origin and celebrate the growth and success these years have bought.
We all know that ecologists love a good photo point, so over the next few days we will be posting a series of then v's now posts so we can share some of the journey.
Kicking it off the the Ecology/Consulting team.....
12/08/2025
🌿 The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago — the next best time is TODAY! 🌱
Our team is planting 3,000 native plants on a local lifestyle block right next to an area where we planted 30,000 back in 2010. It’s inspiring to see how, 15 years on, the first colonizing species are gracefully making way for a rich and diverse understory.
This is nature doing what it does best — natural succession in action — creating healthy, resilient ecosystems that support wildlife and bring life back to the land.
If you own or manage rural land, planting natives now can kickstart these natural processes, improve biodiversity, and contribute to the long-term health of your property.
Get in touch with the Scrub team if you need advice, or native plants for your revegetation project.
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