8 year old Colin Diack has been given some seeds by a store owner which he grows into cabbages then sells to the Catlins dairy. Orginally creating the Diacks name.
Colin Diacks moves to Biggar St in Invercargill. He sells fresh vegetables by horse and cart.
Colin Decides his career would be best if he purchased a small piece of land (628 tweed street) So he builds a small shop that Diacks is still located today.
The first ever Diacks Nurseries truck is purchased meaning Diacks Nurseries can extend and start doing deliveries to earn Colin Diack some extra money to re invest.
Diacks buy their first lot of plants to sell. Up until this point everything was produced by the family.
Colin Diack takes the hard but step that every local business needs to sucess and thrive, he hires the first ever staff that isnt family members.
Diacks purchase 5 Acres (2 Hectares) at Rimu for mass Production.
With the opening of Tiwai, and building of the Tiwai houses, every new homeowner was given a $100 Diack’s gift voucher.
Diacks starts to sell Cortador sellona better known as Pampas grass (this is now a noxious weed.)
Diacks obtains a selection of trees and shrubs from Duncan and Davies.
Mickey mouse and Minne mouse visit Diacks.
Colin Diack dies (age 81, from diabetes). The business is passed onto his son Raymond (best known as Poppy in his later - years.)
Diacks first ever uniform is made in honor of Colin Diack
Diacks first ever calendar is published.
Diacks first ever calendar is published.
Diacks employ their first part time after school employees.
Herb Herbert visited from Evandale Gardens
Diacks Nurseries Expand there shop to make more room for there important staff and customers
Diacks hold there first ever "offical" sale
Diacks get New labels and Tree ties.
More varieties of Diacks seeds are available.
Diacks opens for the first time on a Sunday - 10:00am to 5:00pm Raymond (Poppy) always said: “I would work 8 days a week if I could.”
Tweed street upgrades their shop and has an opening day on the 2nd September.
Lorneville shop is inspected by Peter Diack (849 North Road.)
Diacks Nurseries release there first ever gardening newsletter. (sign up on our homepage or email newsletter@diacks.co.nz)
Lorneville Shop is purchased by Diacks Nurseries and renamed Diacks Nurseries instead of Blakes Nurseries, the main idea for the lorneville site was mass production and mass sales.
The Rimu site closes down as all production can now be done at the Lorneville site.
Lorneville is renovated.
The first seeds on the seed sower are sown.
A custom design tunnel house is made at Tweed Street.
Diacks truffles are made.
Diacks has now been an bussiness for over 100 years, to celebrate there is a 100 year party.
New 100 year uniform
Sadly Poppy Diack Passes away
Diack Shuts down due to 2020 Lockdown
Lorneville gets new shop roof.
Lorneville gets a new tunnel house (Fletcher house.)
