Landcare Nursery
The Riverina Highlands Landcare Nursery provides locally grown native plants for Landcare and community projects and for sale to the general public.
The Nursery specialises in growing native plants to suit the region’s local climatic conditions. Over 80,000 plants are grown each year, including a range of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, sedges, grasses and climbers.
The Nursery is managed by our Nursery Coordinator with the support of a dedicated team of volunteers.More volunteers are always welcome to help with propogating and caring for the plants and grounds.
Location
The Nursery is located on the Gocup Road Tumut, approximately 300m from the intersection with the Snowy Mountains Highway.
Opening hours
The Nursery is open Mondays to Fridays, between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm.
Contact – Steve Hamill (Landcare Nursery Coordinator) on 0427 568 131 or tumutlandcarenursery@gmail.com
Below is a selection of some of the more popular plants available to order from the Nursery:
A selection of the plants available at the Nursery:
Trees
Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle)
Casuarina cunninghamianna (River sheoak)
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box)
Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum)
Melaleuca lineafolia (Snow in summer)
Shrubs
Banksia marginata (Silver banksia)
Callistemon sieberi (River bottlebrush)
Dodonea viscosa (Hop bush)
Grevillea wilkonsonii (Tumut grevillea)
Helichrysum bracteatum (Paper daisy)
Indigofera australis (Austral indigo)
Leptospermum scoparium (Pink cascade)
Groundcovers, sedges and grasses
Anigozanthos spp (Kangaroo paw)
Dianella longifolia (Flax lily)
Dichopogon strictus (Chocolate lily)
Hardenbergia violacea (Purple coral pea)
Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed mat-rush)
Poa species (Tussock grass)
Themeda australis (Kangaroo grass)