Seed and Nursery
Greening Australia operates commercial and non-profit seedbanks and native plant nurseries in locations across Australia, servicing the needs of commercial clients, community groups and revegetation projects. We can also help you with seed collection, identification and supply services.
Greening Australia also delivers Florabank, Australia's premier resource for native seed information, supply, training and industry best practice. Visit the Florabank website for resources and more information.
For a snapshot of the Seed and Nursery services we offer in your State or Territory, and a direct contact for someone to discuss your needs with, please use the services list below.
More detail on services we offer in areas where fee-for-service work plays a bigger role in our vision for landscape change, see the menu on the right.
Capital Region
OUR SERVICES
Community nurseries
Growing native tubestock for revegetation projects.
Seed production areas
Assisting land managers to establish SPAs to bolster the supply of understorey species and complement the seed sourced from wild populations or Seed Collection Areas.
Seed Production Areas brochure
Genetic issues in Seed Production Areas brochure
Provenance seed bank and supply
Increasing the availability and diversity of local native seed for revegetation projects. The seed bank purchases viable provenance seed from seed collectors and landholders.
Guidelines for collecting seed in the ACT
Direct seeding
Fee for service direct seeding with a Rodden seeder.
Locations and Contacts
Aranda nursery
Kubura Place, ARANDA ACT
Seed bank
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Clunies Ross Street, ACTON ACT
Community Nurseries - Stephen Bruce
Seed production areas - Bindi Vanzella
Phone: 02 6253 3035
Provenance seed bank and supply - Bindi Vanzella
Phone: 02 6253 3035
Direct Seeding - Brian Cumberland
New South Wales
OUR SERVICES
Production Nurseries - provenance specialists
Greening Australia operates commercial seedbanks and nurseries in several locations in New South Wales. Our Richmond Production Nursery specialises in Cumberland Plain Woodland and associated riverine communities species. The nursery also produces rainforest and Sydney Sandstone species.
Provenance seed
Greening Australia seedbanks at Oxley Park and Richmond are mostly stocked with provenance seed from the Cumberland Plain region.
Locations and Contacts
Sydney Seed Sales
100 Melbourne St
Oxley Park NSW
Phone: 02 9673 5220
Spring availability August 2009
Richmond Nursery
Commercial Nursery, Room 17, Orchard Square, Uni. Of West Syd-Hawkesbury
Richmond NSW
Phone: 02 4570 1375
Northern Territory
OUR SERVICES
Our nurseries supply local native plants to the general public, professional landscapers, local councils, other nurseries, landcare groups, mining companies and others carrying out revegetation or native landscaping work. The Darwin nursery has display gardens and landscaping set amongst remnant tropical vegetation, the nursery is the main supplier of native plants in the region. The Katherine and Alice Springs nurseries operate on a part time basis and are key players in their local native vegetation networks.
Following our many years of research into harvesting, storage, processing and germination of native grass species, we have established a seed bank to supply industry, community and government with native grasses suited to a range of soil conditions.
Native grass supply
Phone: 08 8971 2340
Please click here for more information on our grass seed activities
Darwin nursery
125 Thorak Road, Knuckey Lagoon (last driveway on the left)
Saturdays 9.00am to 1.00pm and Tuesdays from 8.30am to 5.00pm or by appointment
Phone: 08 8947 3793
Download the latest species list
Katherine nursery
NT Training Network, 19 Second Street, Katherine
Friday mornings from 9.00am to 1.00 pm
Phone: 08 8972 2349
Alice Springs nursery
Charles Darwin University site (Centralian College) off Grevillea Drive
Thursdays from 9.00am to 4.00pm
Phone: 08 8953 2882
For more detail on nurseries supplying native plants across the Northern Territory, including information on opening hours,
download our NT Nursery Guide.
Queensland
OUR SERVICES
- Seed ID
- Seed collection and propagation
- Native tube plant stock
- Contract growing native tube stock
- Local provenance seed collection
- Volunteer/community group involvement
- Seed and plant stock brokerage
Nursery network
Greening Australia Nursery - The Gap, Brisbane
The Greening Australia Nursery is a vibrant community project. Our main roles are to propagate and grow native plants for South-East Queensland, and to provide extensive advice to the community on growing native plants.We have thousands of plants in stock, with 350 species providing a greater variety than ever before. We also grow plants to order for all sorts of projects, whether small or large.
For more information, visit our comprehensive website.
Contact: Han van Beek - Nursery Manager
Phone: 07 3300 6304
Greening Australia Dry Tropics Nursery - Pimlico, Townsville North Queensland
Our Dry Tropics nursery is a wholesale and retail nursery, which, as its names suggests, specialises in dry tropics native plants. All seed is sourced locally and the nursery propagates hardy, drought tolerant grasses, vines, herbs, shrubs and trees.The nursery provides a comprehensive information service to the local community on managing native vegetation. The nursery is open every Thursday from 12 noon to 4pm and on the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9am to 1pm. You can find the nursery at Pimlico TAFE (rear entrance), Desailly Street, Pimlico.
Contact: Belinda Bickley - Nursery Manager
Phone: 07 4796 0444
Greening Australia Seed Bank - Rockhampton
Seed Services
- Seed collection - Central Queensland mature species
- Seed Collection by request
- Seed storage and distribution
- Seed viability testing
- Species lists
Plant Services
- Sourcing of plants required for special projects
Phone: 07 4923 7542
South Australia
OUR SERVICES
South Australian Plant Nursery
Greening Australia's native nursery supplies a comprehensive range of native plant species. We specialise in bulk orders and can deliver species to suit every South Australian landscape, from Coastal zones to the Mt Lofty Ranges, and right across regional South Australia.
Our extensive nursery facilities include large heated benches, poly tunnels, shade houses, 'hardening off' areas and netted zones which all provide an ideal environment for plant propagation. Our skilled nursery staff are specialists in innovative propagation techniques with proven success in growing difficult species.
Contact: Brett Fitzpatrick
5 Fitzgerald Road
Pasadena, SA
Phone: 08 8372 0198
South Australian Seed Bank
Greening Australia currently manages a seed bank of several hundred plant species from all areas of South Australia. Our staff are licensed by the Department of Environment and Heritage as seed collectors. storage techniques to maximise the quality of all seed we store. To support local provenance Greening Australia track seed sources to ensure the genetic variation.
Contact: Rachael McDeed
5 Fitzgerald Road
Pasadena, SA
Phone: 08 8372 0127
Victoria
OUR SERVICES
Greening Australia's extensive network of seedbanks and seed experts in Victoria can provide all the services you need relating to native seed.
Nursery Lists
Indigenous Nurseries of Melbourne and Westernport 2009
Regional Nurseries of Victoria 2009
VIC Seedbanks & Seed collectors 1109.pdf
Seed services
- Seed ID, collection and propagation
- Seed storage and distribution
- Seed testing and research
- Species lists
- Seed supply
Melbourrne Indigenous Seedbank
- Seed ID, collection and propagation
- Seed storage and distribution
- Germination testing
- Propagation advice
- Seed collection and cleaning advice
- Species selection advice
- Seed database management
- Flora and fauna surveys
Maffra Seedbank
- Plant species identification and selection
- Information on seed collection, extraction and storage
- Advice on suitable revegetation techniques
- Provision of local indigenous seed at low rates, or trade your seed for other varieties
- Free storage of your native seed in controlled conditions (Landcare members only)
- Loan of seed collection and tree planting equipment, from long handled pruners to direct seeding machines
Portland Seedbank
Alcoa Portland Seedbank services the southwestern region in the coordination and collection of seed and the provision of technical information. It also offers a trading service for many local seed species and supports grassland and seed orchard projects filling a gap in land restoration and biodiversity needs.
Contact
Seed related services: Head Office (Reception)
Phone: 03 9450 5300
Seedbanks
Melbourne Indigenous Seedbank: David Lockwood
Phone: 03 9250 6863
Maffra Seedbank: Jenie Bates
Phone:0428 378 819
Nth East Seedbank: Sean Guinane
Portland Seedbank: Doug Phillips
Phone: 03 5523 6839
Western Australia
OUR SERVICES
Environmental Services Unit - Seed Management Services
Greening Australia's Environmental Services Unit in Western Australia provides a professional native seed collection, identification and seed supply service. We have a seed storage unit in Northam containing several hundred species of local provenance, native Western Australian species of seed.
Our collectors are highly experienced and fully licensed in all aspects of seed collection and management. The ESU obtains annual permits for access to specific collection locations on Crown land and private properties.
We have industry standard seed processing equipment and facilities for seed cleaning and packaging in Northam. Seed stock lists are available on request.
We have seed testing facilities with key staff having undergone seed testing training at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England.
Locations and Contacts
ESU Seed Management Services
Lorna Manuel
10-12 The Terrace
Fremantle WA
Phone: 08 9335 0105
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