Well, from another thread, I stand corrected: apparently bouquets of dahlias without fillers sell quite well! So perhaps the key is "not to worry". Since I'm not in business & am only serving my own aesthetics, my comment is not educated re: the selling public. For next year, plant some feverfew, lady's mantle, queen anne's lace, and maidenhair ferns. There are many others, but those are my faves. I'm always on the lookout for others. I'm partial to those with chartreuse, as I think that color complements the brights really well. Good luck with your sales!! Karen

If you are moving from a colder area where winter cold checks everything - you will be really excited by how fast things grow. Then you will realise that this goes double for the weeds and despair! Some of the familiar cool-climate plants will probably be hard to grow. However they grow some fantastic plants in Northland. I've never lived and gardened in Northland but grew up in Auckland which is similar. From Dargaville, it isn't far to get to the native forest with the giant kauri (Agathis australis) trees. I recommend a visit - they are fantastic. Not that you will be growing kauri in your greenhouse. But yes, orchids do well. So do many ferns. Also, you won't be too far from Koanga Gardens. They are a big organic garden and sell heirloom seed varieties, mainly vegetables. I'll try and think of some other favourites from the north. Here is a link that might be useful: Koanga Gardens

Beth said that florist roses are really hard as they have an anti-sprout sprayed on them. But when she figured it out, her roses rooted pretty fast around 4 weeks, but she was getting temps in the 90's. The weird thing she said is that they bloom very young, but the bloom isn't it's true color, so don't panic. Fraizer Valley Rose Farm says to gently (very gently) tug on the cutting if it won't give easily, it is rooting. I have now rooted 8 roses, and I pulled on 2 and they seemed to not be rooted, but came up with 1/4 inch roots...so that may take practice. She has very, very detailed instructions https://garden.org/thread/view/149966/Rooting-florist-roses/

Th height is a water spout about 3/4 years old that I grafted to. It has been notched about an inch above the grafted bud. The tree get 6 hours of sun +6 hours of shade. I bring the tree in at midnight and put a lamp on the grafted bud only. The tree only grows at the grafted bud while the whole tree produces food for the tree.