--- title: "Kings Plant Barn vs Palmers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Kings Plant Barn or Palmers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Garden centres set in New Zealand. 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/compare/kings-plant-barn-vs-palmers" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kings Plant Barn vs Palmers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Kings Plant Barn or Palmers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Garden centres set in New Zealand. 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 - **Compared**: Kings Plant Barn and Palmers - **Competitive set**: Garden centres - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Kings Plant Barn Share of Search**: 54.8% - **Palmers Share of Search**: 5.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Kings Plant Barn or Palmers? - In August 2026, Kings Plant Barn had more branded searches than Palmers among garden centres in New Zealand. Kings Plant Barn was estimated to have 20.7K branded searches compared to Palmers’ 2K, and held a 54.8% Share of Search versus Palmers’ 5.3%. - Kings Plant Barn was ahead of Palmers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kings Plant Barn’s estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand moved from 60.2% to 54.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 41.3K to 20.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Palmers’ estimated Share of Search among garden centres in New Zealand moved from 5.1% to 5.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.5K to 2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand garden centres in August 2026? - 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%. ## Month by month | Month | Kings Plant Barn estimated searches | Kings Plant Barn Share of Search | Kings Plant Barn rank | Palmers estimated searches | Palmers Share of Search | Palmers rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 41.3K | 60.2% | 1 | 3.5K | 5.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 41K | 64.2% | 1 | 3.5K | 5.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 40.4K | 65.7% | 1 | 3K | 4.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 28.9K | 64% | 1 | 2.4K | 5.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 24.5K | 64.9% | 1 | 2K | 5.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 24.2K | 63.4% | 1 | 1.6K | 4.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 25.3K | 55.9% | 1 | 2.3K | 5.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 21.1K | 60.3% | 1 | 2K | 5.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 16.7K | 60.5% | 1 | 1.6K | 5.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 19.9K | 59.6% | 1 | 1.9K | 5.9% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 20.7K | 54.8% | 1 | 2K | 5.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kings Plant Barn’s and Palmers’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **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. - **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. - [Kings Plant Barn profile](/demand/nz/brands/kings-plant-barn) - [Palmers profile](/demand/nz/brands/palmers) - [All garden centres in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-garden-centres): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## 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 is more popular in search, Kings Plant Barn or Palmers? In August 2026, Kings Plant Barn had more branded searches than Palmers among garden centres in New Zealand. Kings Plant Barn was estimated to have 20.7K branded searches compared to Palmers’ 2K, and held a 54.8% Share of Search versus Palmers’ 5.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kings Plant Barn vs Palmers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kings-plant-barn-vs-palmers This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/kings-plant-barn-vs-palmers. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.