Church Street Garden Central is an independent plant shop in a 1950s-style warehouse on the corner of Church Street and Mountjoy Place in Onehunga, and the website calls it the largest houseplant retailer in New Zealand. Its indoor plants hang from the ceiling and fill the shelves, surfaces and floors, with a wide range of pots and planters, including recycled containers and artisanal pots.
The garden centre also covers hedging, subtropicals, ground covers, edibles and trees and shrubs, with the Landscape for Less selection in the outdoor area. The website says the staff can advise on plant care and on what to grow where. Customers quoted on the site praise the range of plants and pots, the friendly people and the jungle feel of the place. The shop is about one kilometre from Dressmart and within walking distance of Te Papa Railway Station, and online orders can be placed through Plantmail. The phone number is 09 634 4430.