About Riverside

We are a specialist growing partner for large-scale planting projects. We provide the scale, expertise and certainty clients need in order to deliver successful restoration, carbon, forestry and infrastructure projects across New Zealand.

We understand that what leaves our nursery is the beginning of something far greater.

We nurture seedlings, but we grow so much more than that.

We grow the foundations of living landscapes that benefit New Zealand’s environment, communities and economy; a ripple effect that extends far beyond our part in the process.

For these benefits to take hold, the groundwork is crucial. Our combination of trusted partnership, large-scale capacity, deep-rooted expertise and modern systems helps the country’s most important planting projects succeed.

After more than 185 years in business, we are still growers at heart. We listen to nature. We take the long view.

And we understand that what leaves our nursery is the beginning of something far greater.

  • Deep roots. Specialist expertise.

  • Growing at scale. Delivering with certainty.

  • With you from start to finish

Experienced Leadership

  • Andrew Dartnall director and 6th generation manager at Riverside Horticulture

    Andrew Dartnall

    Project Lead

  • A man wearing glasses and a checkered shirt holding a small plant with roots inside a greenhouse filled with rows of young plants.

    Steven Dartnall

    Finance & Operations

  • A young man with short brown hair wearing a light checkered polo shirt stands in front of a corrugated metal wall.

    Fergus Dartnall

    Nursery Development

  • A woman wearing sunglasses and a jacket, smiling outdoors at a racetrack.

    Kaylee Tavendale

    Production Manager

Meet the whole team
Riverside Horticulture was an orchard back in 1970. Now it grows natives, forestry and landscaping plants.
Plant nursery with over 100 years of experience..

The site we are still on today. c.1990

The old orchard.
c. 1970

170 years of growing knowledge - built over generations, not overnight.

Our story began in 1856, when William Ivory established a nursery in Rangiora. Today, his descendants continue the family business, which evolved from supplying orchard trees to specialising in large-scale restoration and landscaping projects that support sustainable growth across New Zealand.

Riverside supports restoration initiatives and community-led planting projects throughout New Zealand. To date, over 30,000 plants have been donated to non-profit and community programmes, alongside ongoing support of charitable organisations.

Our contribution reflects our long-term commitment to strengthening both landscape and community resilience.

Riverside Horticulture, a Plant Nursery supports the community by donating plants to non profits like Schools.