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| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Garden centre |
| Founded | Glen Eden, New Zealand (1912) |
| Founder | A. W. Palmer |
| Products | Plants, garden tools, potting mix, compost, fertilizer, weed control, garden ornaments |
| Website | www |
Palmers Garden Centre or Palmers is a chain of New Zealand garden centres. It has 12 stores, including three in Auckland, selling a range of plants and gardening equipment. [1]
The head office of Palmers is in Rosedale, Auckland. [1]
Starting from humble beginnings Palmers was originally a family business. The original site, in Glen Eden, Auckland, was bought by A W Palmer for a plant nursery in 1912. The new business prospered and grew with New Zealand's first modern style garden centre being built on the Glen Eden site in 1958. [1]
There were 20 Palmers stores in 2000, including eight in Auckland. [2]
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