CJ’s Drive Thru Plant Farm is a large-scale retail nursery that is open to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday out in Amberley, North Canterbury.

On offer is a large range of landscape, ornamental plants including shrubs, trees, natives, fruit, perennials and lots more.

CJ’s is the retail outlet of a much larger wholesale plant operation called Elliotts Wholesale Nursery. Elliotts has been producing top quality plants to supply retail chains, nurseries and landscapers, since 1989. With Jeffrey and Caroline Elliott at the helm, approx. 20 skilled people on staff and many years in the production nursery sector, Elliotts is a very experienced plant producing machine!.

CJ’s benefits from all of the above as it is onsite which means we cut out the middleman (Shipping, handling etc). This allows us to keep our prices at a very reasonable level and the plants don’t get moved around too much. Another bonus is that CJ’s gets to trial new products, grab any ‘end of line’ bargains for our customers and we can also offer bulk amounts of plants for those big projects.

How it works…CJ’s has a ‘Drive Thru’ layout, so if you know what you want (Or don’t want to unbuckle the kids), you drive thru, load your boot/trailer and pay at the end.

If you don’t know what you want, our averagely friendly staff are there to assist. This doesn’t mean you can’t just park up and go for a wander, many customers do!

And if you truly don’t know what you are doing, we have an inhouse Landscape Architect who is available for 30 min sessions at a cost of $60 (booking essential).

There is also the CJ’s Customer Loyalty Programme which is very beneficial and keeps the regulars coming back.

And finally…Craparea, the kingdom of the lost and forgotten. A great spot for the shopper on a tight budget. With an abundance of seconds, wonkies and end of lines, it’s a real favourite with a majority of our customers.

Check out our range of plants then email us at cjsdrivethru@gmail.com, give us a call on 0800 394 946 or pop in and visit.