This Saturday, March 31, Grower Direct will host their ever-popular sausage sizzle, with more than 10 different homemade chilli jams and chutneys to try.

Owner Paul Nielsen says the event offers fun for all, while encouraging people to get stuck into autumn gardening, with many having serious landscape projects on the agenda for the four-day weekend.

'This is because the moisture and warmth allows plants, shrubs and trees to establish healthy roots prior to winter,” says Paul, 'ensuring the best possible start for spring.”

Grower Direct's home-grown edibles are hugely popular, and Paul invites customers to check out their wide range of autumn veg and herbs.

'After a hot summer, vegetable sales have kicked off, so we've extended our seedling range and really cranked our production up,” he says.

'We've also got all of our autumn shrubs and hedging lines from feijoas to corokias, and now's a great time to put orders in for winter fruit and ornamental trees.

'For residents who are not sure how to create the optimum garden, we offer a landscape design service. We have two options – a one-hour on-site visit and consult or a complete landscape CAD design service.

'We can do anything from minor, existing makeovers to new homes with a blank canvas – and we can also completely install gardens right from design concept to installation.”

Everyone is invited to enjoy the Easter cheer at Grower Direct, starting at 10am on Saturday, March 31.