Amber Garden Centre is a family-run garden centre on Peake Road in Cambridge, Waipa, established over 42 years ago and open every day from 9am to 5pm. Most of its plants are grown onsite, and customers praise the friendly staff and the big range of plants, fruit trees and veggies on offer.
A good garden centre is about more than shelves of greenery: the best ones grow or source stock suited to local conditions, so what you plant actually thrives in Waikato soils and climate. Regulars time their visits to the seasons, buying fruit trees in winter and seedlings in spring, and lean on staff for advice on soil, pruning and pest control rather than guessing. An onsite café never hurts either, turning a plant-buying trip into a proper morning out.
For Cambridge gardeners, Amber Garden Centre offers exactly that: locally grown plants, expert advice and a decent coffee while you browse.