The Stripey Caterpillar

29/08/2026

Get your cards now!

20 cards including envelopes for $50 including free postage anywhere in NZ.

The end of a Stripey Caterpillar era and the start of Moa Gardens!

Thank you for all your support.

Milly 🦋
www.moagardens.co.nz

🌸 CARD CLEAR-OUT! 🌸

We're making room for some new things at Moa Gardens, which means we have heaps of Milly and Gracie-Mae's greeting cards to clear out!

So we've made up some rather ridiculous lucky-dip bundles. 😂

20 cards + 20 envelopes for $50 — including postage anywhere in New Zealand!

The cards originally sold for $7 each, so that's $140 worth of cards for $50 delivered.

You can choose:
🦋 Milly's Lucky Dip — 20 of Milly's hand-drawn designs
🌸 Gracie-Mae's Lucky Dip — 20 of Gracie-Mae's flower and nature photography cards
😍 Mixed Lucky Dip — a mixture from both girls

The designs will vary depending on what we have left, so each pack will be a bit of a surprise.

These are from our previous card range and still have our old Stripey Caterpillar and Gracie-Mae Photography branding on them ... hence the clear-out!

Milly's drawings and Gracie-Mae's photography aren't disappearing though. They'll both be very much part of what we're doing here at Moa Gardens. 💚

$50 delivered NZ-wide. Available while our current stock lasts.

👉 Find them in the Shop at https://moagardens.co.nz/collections/shop

Gracie-mae photography The Stripey Caterpillar

27/05/2026

Last year, when I pitched The Stripey Caterpillar to the judges for the YES Programme, I talked about my dream and the stages I wanted to build.

🌱 Stage 1: Products and meaningful gifts to help support butterflies and connect people with nature.

🏰 Stage 2: Caterpillar Castle. A butterfly experience where people can learn, explore and connect with the magic of caterpillars and butterflies.

✨ Stage 3: The ultimate nature experience (the really big dream 👀).

Even though I didn’t sign up for the YES Programme this year because our family moved house, I haven’t stopped working towards those goals.

Actually… something exciting is happening.

Stage 3 is officially in the planning stages and we’re hoping to open it this summer! 🦋🌿

It still feels a bit huge and scary and exciting all at once 😅 But I’ve learned that big dreams only happen if you keep taking small steps.

My sisters and I are also working hard towards another big goal... travelling to South Korea in October for our Taekwondo Black Belt tests 🇰🇷🥋

To help make both dreams happen, we’ll soon be having a sale with art, gifts, mugs, photography, cards and other goodies as we reorganise and rebrand.

If you’d like to help support some very determined sisters chasing big dreams, keep an eye out for our upcoming sale 👀💛

(And thank you to everyone who has supported my journey so far — it means a lot!)

Website opening soon. Keep checking back for more updates!

Moa Gardens

18/02/2026

If you want to bring pollinators to your garden or have some nice colour, get in touch now.

Moa Gardens
Gracie-mae photography
Lexi's Doodles

10/02/2026

Hello my friends 🐝

06/02/2026

Last day at The Old Packhouse Kerikeri Market today!

Gracie-mae photography
Moa Gardens
Lexi's Doodles

04/02/2026

I've been asked a few times how people can order a copy of our The Dahlia Kids: Our Journey into Growing Dahlias from Seed in NZ.

It isn't on www.stripeycaterpillar.com at the moment.

But after we move house in April, we will put more effort into this and put the book, our t-shirts and some other fun stuff on our website, too.

I might try to make the website a bit more user friendly, too!

Less blabbing and more simple 😂

So at the moment, we have one last The Old Packhouse Kerikeri market this Saturday where you can buy our book.

And some Paihia Cruise Ship markets this February.

And the National Dahlia Show Valentines weekend in Hawera.

If you can't make it out there...umm.. you'll have to wait 😂

01/02/2026

Does this count as 'friends'?

Today was my turn to look after Bumblebee the Dog.

Pig the Cat doesn't like it when it is my turn to look after Bumblebee the Dog.

I do believe Pig is softening towards him though.

We all know who is 'TOP DOG' though, right?

25/01/2026

Congratulations!

Ann Eugenia Dooley
Elysa Thomson
Jennifer Chiodo Hammond

Please get in touch with your address and we will post off the books to borrow.

Jen 🐝

25/01/2026

Comment below for a chance to win one of our books.

We have three all wrapped up and ready to send out.

Ends Monday 26th January at 10am.

24/01/2026

Gracie and I are giving away these Dahlia Kids books. Please leave a comment and we will put you in the draw. May as well make it a nice one as we are having a rough day! This wind is a pain!

Who wants a Dahlia Kids book?

Yesterday, while packing, we found three pre-packaged books, so we have decided to give them away!

All you have to do to win is comment on this post and we will put your name in a hat to draw three winners!

We will draw the winner on Monday, the 26th of January at 10:00 am.

Can't wait to see who wins them!

Gracie🌸