The Stripey Caterpillar

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🌸

23/01/2026

I have four heart designs.

I've been lucky enough to have grown up living in NZ's native bush.

In the hearts I have tried to capture my view of NZ in each one.

I chose to include a 'pest' in each one and some people find that strange, or wrong, or a little odd.

But it is my small way of opening up a conversation making people understand a little more about what is going on and raising awareness.

If my art can do that I would be very proud.

What do you think? Do you think it makes a difference?

Milly 🦋

21/01/2026

Exciting times!

16/01/2026

We will NOT be at The Old Packhouse Kerikeri this Saturday.

Instead, we will be at the Kaikohe Show!

Woohoo!

We are super excited after dropping all our crafts off this morning. So many talented people about!

Come get your art and flower fix and say Hi!

Milly 🦋

12/01/2026

The Stripey Caterpillar is now part of our bigger family project Moa Gardens 🌿

I’ll still share my butterflies and art here, but all the behind-the-scenes and garden stuff is happening over on the Moa Gardens page now 🦋

Moa Gardens is coming soon and it is going to be fantastic!