Mercervale Daffodils & Nursery began as Mercervale Daffodils which grew from a lifelong association with growing and showing daffodils and became a small business offering daffodil bulbs for the garden, naturalising and exhibiting.
In 2013 I extended the business to include a choice and changing selection of bulbs, perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses and natives.
We welcome visitors to our daffodils during spring flowering and autumn when bulbs are ready. The peak of flowering is from mid September to mid October but there are many earlier and later varieties to enjoy. All year round (and if it's raining we have umbrellas!) you may peruse and select your daffodils from the photographic display in the barn and choose some choice plants from our nursery. We are open between 2-6pm most days but if you're travelling to visit please contact us first - we'd hate you to be disappointed.
Mercervale Daffodils & Nursery is named after our farm situated on Mercer Road, Waitepeka in South Otago which is in the lower east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. We came here in 1990 and named our farm ‘Mercervale’, in honour of the Mercer family who first settled here in 1865. Donald is the 5th generation to live on and farm this land on which the 6th generation now works and the 7th generation enjoy all the land has to offer.
Important! PLEASE READ THIS
General Terms of Business:
Please refer to section below if your purchase includes an out of bulb season order of daffodil bulbs
PLEASE NOTE: Plants and bulbs cannot be sent beyond New Zealand
Ordering daffodil bulbs with other items? These will be shipped separately - your plants and/or garden goodies asap, your daffodil bulb order in autumn when ready.
We endeavour to have your shop purchases to you as soon as possible following payment. Most orders are dispatched within the next 5 working days. Plants, trees and shrubs will be couriered on Monday and/or Tuesday. This is done so that your plants aren't held over a weekend or public holiday in transit
At the time of your checkout you will be asked to select delivery or pick up. As our products are varied in shape, size and type we ask that you await our confirmation email informing you of the shipping charge or to arrange pick up time. WE CHARGE FREIGHT AT COST TO US and BE ASSURED WE USE THE SAFEST AND MOST ECONOMIC FREIGHT FOR YOUR PURCHASES.
Post & Packaging Rates General Guide:
Packaging
Your purchases are sent boxed and/or packaged with care. We put our trust in those who handle your plants beyond our sending and you receiving. We cannot accept responsibility for damage of plants being shipped by any method or agency.
Ordering Daffodil Bulbs
PLEASE NOTE: We do not send daffodil bulbs out of New Zealand
All care is taken to ensure the health and quality of our daffodils bulbs and that they are true to name, however we give no warranty as to their growth and description, quality or productivity, and cannot accept responsibility for crop failure or accept responsibility for damage or loss occurred in transit.
We recommend planting immediately upon receipt.
We request that if the purchaser does not accept the bulbs on the above terms, they are to be returned to us with 7 days of receipt.
International Orders We do not send beyond New Zealand sorry.
Nursery set in rural South Otago stocking native plants, grasses, perennials, trees and shrubs and bulbs. Specialist in daffodils and welcome visitors in spring to view the collection of over 800 named varieties. The daffodil barn has a photographic display for out of season selection of these spring beauties.
