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title: "Garden centres in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the garden centres New Zealanders buy plants, trees and garden supplies from. Share of Search among Kings Plant Barn, Oderings, Palmers and Awapuni Nurseries, the garden centres Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-garden-centres"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Garden centres in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the garden centres New Zealanders buy plants, trees and garden supplies from. Share of Search among Kings Plant Barn, Oderings, Palmers and Awapuni Nurseries, the garden centres Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Garden centres
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 4
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Kings Plant Barn, 54.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among garden centres in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, Kings Plant Barn was the most searched among garden centres in New Zealand, with an estimated 20.7K branded searches and 54.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Oderings is in 2nd place, 19.2 percentage points behind at 35.6% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kings Plant Barn’s estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand decreased from 60.2% to 54.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Oderings’ estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand increased from 30.4% to 35.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kings Plant Barn’s estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand peaked at 65.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 54.8% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Oderings’ estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand peaked at 35.6% in August 2026 and was lowest at 25.5% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Palmers’ estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand peaked at 5.9% in July 2026 and was lowest at 4.3% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Awapuni Nurseries’ estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand peaked at 5.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 2.1% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Palmers and Awapuni Nurseries held steady: their estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Kings Plant Barn vs Oderings: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/kings-plant-barn-vs-oderings): 54.8% against 35.6% Share of Search.
- [Kings Plant Barn vs Palmers: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/kings-plant-barn-vs-palmers): 54.8% against 5.3% Share of Search.
- [Kings Plant Barn vs Awapuni Nurseries: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/awapuni-nurseries-vs-kings-plant-barn): 54.8% against 4.3% Share of Search.
- [Oderings vs Palmers: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/oderings-vs-palmers): 35.6% against 5.3% Share of Search.
- [Oderings vs Awapuni Nurseries: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/awapuni-nurseries-vs-oderings): 35.6% against 4.3% Share of Search.
- [Palmers vs Awapuni Nurseries: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/awapuni-nurseries-vs-palmers): 5.3% against 4.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand garden centres in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Oderings gained estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand, from 30.2% to 35.6%.
- In August 2026, Kings Plant Barn lost estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand, from 59.6% to 54.8%.
- In August 2026, Palmers lost estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand, from 5.9% to 5.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Awapuni Nurseries in New Zealand fell 43.6% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kings Plant Barn | 54.8% | 20.7K | +4.3% | Kings Plant Barn |
| 2 | Oderings | 35.6% | 13.5K | +33.7% | Oderings |
| 3 | Palmers | 5.3% | 2K | +2.1% | Palmers |
| 4 | Awapuni Nurseries | 4.3% | 1.6K | +15.5% | Awapuni Nurseries |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Kings Plant Barn | 41.3K | 60.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Oderings | 20.9K | 30.4% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Palmers | 3.5K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Awapuni Nurseries | 2.9K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Kings Plant Barn | 41K | 64.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Oderings | 17.3K | 27% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Palmers | 3.5K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Awapuni Nurseries | 2.1K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Kings Plant Barn | 40.4K | 65.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Oderings | 16.8K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Palmers | 3K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.3K | 2.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 28.9K | 64% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Oderings | 11.8K | 26% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Palmers | 2.4K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 2.1K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 24.5K | 64.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Oderings | 9.6K | 25.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Palmers | 2K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.7K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 24.2K | 63.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Oderings | 10.3K | 27% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 2K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Palmers | 1.6K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 25.3K | 55.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Oderings | 15.9K | 35.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Palmers | 2.3K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.7K | 3.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 21.1K | 60.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Oderings | 10.3K | 29.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Palmers | 2K | 5.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.7K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 16.7K | 60.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Oderings | 8.1K | 29.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Palmers | 1.6K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.2K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 19.9K | 59.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Oderings | 10.1K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Palmers | 1.9K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.4K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | 20.7K | 54.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Oderings | 13.5K | 35.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Palmers | 2K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | 1.6K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Awapuni Nurseries | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Kings Plant Barn | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Oderings | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Palmers | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Awapuni Nurseries**: Measured on the search terms “awapuni co nz”, “awapuni nurseries”, “awapuni nurseries ltd”, “awapuni nurseries near me”, “awapuni nurseries nz” and “awapuni nurseries online”, summed into one figure.
- **Kings Plant Barn**: Measured on the search terms “kings co nz”, “kings plant barn”, “kings plant barn botany”, “kings plant barn compost”, “kings plant barn garden centre”, “kings plant barn hours”, “kings plant barn locations”, “kings plant barn lunn ave”, “kings plant barn near me”, “kings plant barn nz”, “kings plant barn online”, “kings plant barn opening hours”, “kings plant barn potting mix”, “kings plant barn sale”, “kings plant barn st lukes”, “kings plant barn whangarei”, “kingsplantbarn” and “st lukes kings plant barn”, summed into one figure.
- **Oderings**: Measured on the search terms “barrington oderings”, “cashmere oderings”, “oderings”, “oderings barrington”, “oderings cashmere”, “oderings co nz”, “oderings compost”, “oderings garden”, “oderings garden centre”, “oderings garden centre barrington”, “oderings garden centre cashmere”, “oderings havelock”, “oderings near me”, “oderings nurseries”, “oderings nz”, “oderings online”, “oderings online shopping”, “oderings philpotts”, “oderings plants”, “oderings potting mix”, “oderings sale” and “oderings strawberry plants”, summed into one figure.
- **Palmers**: Measured on the search terms “palmers garden centre”, “palmers garden centre lower hutt”, “palmers garden centre near me”, “palmers garden centre online shopping”, “palmers nursery” and “palmers plants”, summed into one figure.

- [Awapuni Nurseries](/demand/nz/brands/awapuni-nurseries)
- [Kings Plant Barn](/demand/nz/brands/kings-plant-barn)
- [Oderings](/demand/nz/brands/oderings)
- [Palmers](/demand/nz/brands/palmers)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among garden centres in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Kings Plant Barn was the most searched among garden centres in New Zealand, with an estimated 20.7K branded searches and 54.8% estimated Share of Search within this set.

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