dam ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁uncertain <0x0A> </s> ▁Y ates ▁is ▁a ▁h ort icult ural ▁supply ▁company ▁primarily ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁garden ing ▁market ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁History ▁Y ates ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Y ates ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁branch ▁in ▁Sus sex ▁St , ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁left ▁his ▁brother , ▁Ernest , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁store . ▁They ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁stores ▁separately ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁joined ▁together ▁again . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁Arthur ▁started ▁s elling ▁his ▁seed ▁packets ▁for ▁home ▁garden ers . ▁Y ates ▁began ▁to ▁sell ▁other ▁garden ing ▁items ▁apart ▁from ▁se eds , ▁and ▁the ▁range ▁soon ▁included ▁fert il iser , ▁sp ray s , ▁p ots , ▁pot ting ▁mix ▁and ▁tools . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁Y ates ▁Garden ▁Guide ▁was ▁published , ▁a ▁basic ▁garden ing ▁guide . ▁The ▁guide ▁is ▁still ▁published ▁today , ▁after ▁ 1 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Y ates ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁D ul ux Group , ▁an ▁Australian ▁listed ▁company ▁on ▁the ▁S & P / AS X ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Y ates ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Y ates ▁Australia ▁D ul