Grown to Your Specification
Rainbow Park Nurseries has the facilities, expertise, and flexibility to grow specific plants and trees to order — from propagation stage through to finished, retail-ready product.
Plants Grown to Order, Start to Finish
Contract growing is a specialist service for businesses that need specific plants produced to their requirements — chosen species, particular sizes, precise volumes, and agreed timing. Rather than sourcing from existing stock, you work with our team to plan and produce exactly what you need.
Rainbow Park has been growing plants and trees for over 50 years. Our facilities cover three hectares of heated glasshouses and a ten hectare outdoor container nursery, and we have the production planning systems to commit to volumes and timing with confidence. We can start from cuttings, seeds, or tissue cultures and take a crop through to finished product — or step in at any point in the growing cycle, depending on your requirements.
Contract growing clients include garden retailers sourcing specific lines, developers and councils with large-scale landscaping requirements, and specialist buyers needing particular varieties grown to a consistent specification.
What We Can Do
Our growing operation covers a wide range of plant categories, giving wholesale buyers the ability to consolidate sourcing through a single, reliable supplier:
Growing From Any Starting Point
We can take on a contract growing job from whichever stage suits your needs:
- Cuttings — propagation from vegetative material, suited to a wide range of shrubs, perennials, and indoor plants
- Seeds — germination and growing-on for species where seed propagation is preferred
- Tissue cultures — in-vitro propagated material for high-health, virus-tested starting stock
- Established stock plants — growing-on from existing stock to a specified size or finish
- Finished products — where growing is largely complete and we handle the final stages of grow-on, presentation, and dispatch preparation
Species & Categories
Our specialist growing environments mean we can take on contract work across a wide range of plant types:
- Tropical and indoor houseplants — Orchids, Anthuriums, Bromeliads, Peace Lilies, and tropical foliage
- Flowering and seasonal plants — Begonias, Hydrangeas, Geraniums, Dahlias, and perennial colour
- Vegetables and Edibles
- Trees and shrubs — native, exotic, specimen-grade, and container-grown lines from 10L to 800L
Volumes & Lead Times
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Why Contract Grow with Rainbow Park
Full Growing Capability Under One Roof
Glasshouses and outdoor container nursery give us the range to handle tropical houseplants and specimen trees through the same operation.
Proven Production Systems
Our European production planning software allows us to schedule and track contract crops alongside our main programme, giving you visibility and confidence in timing.
Expert Horticultural Knowledge
With nearly fifty years of growing experience and a specialist team, we understand what it takes to bring a crop through to the right specification.
Access to World-Class Genetics
If you need a specific variety, our breeder relationships give us access to the latest, strongest plant material.
In-House Logistics
Once your order is ready, our own truck fleet handles delivery, so quality is maintained from glasshouse to your door.
Flexibility on Scale
We work with clients across a range of volumes, from specialist smaller orders through to large-scale commercial programmes.
Contract Growing
Experience You Can Rely On
Rainbow Park has been growing plants and trees for New Zealand businesses for over fifty years. Our contract growing service is built on that same commitment to quality, timing, and communication that underpins everything we do.
Let’s Talk About Your Requirements
Contract growing starts with a conversation. Tell us what you're looking for — species, volumes, timing, and starting point — and our team will come back to you with what's possible.
Or contact our contract growing team directly:
Sandra Lusty — Production Co-ordinator | sandra@rainbowpark.co.nz 09 294 8771