Rockhampton Nursery
Council has a Nursery located at the end of Armstrong Street, off Musgrave Street, North Rockhampton.
The nursery specialises in the production of native and exotic species for the future landscape and aesthetic appeal to the city.
The nursery is no longer available to the public for retail sales.
Annual doations are available for non profit organisations and schools, upon written request to Council. For further information contact Council's Customer Service Centre on 1300 22 55 77.
Yeppoon Nursery
Council’s Community Nursery, located at the Cordingley Street Depot in Yeppoon, produces local provenance native plants mainly for the purpose of restoring local native vegetation communities. The Community Nursery is run with the help of volunteers, and enlists the largest number of volunteers outside Communities Services.
Provenance plants:
- have improved chances of survival as they are adapted to the local environment,
- require less water and maintenance than exotic plants or Australian native plants from different environments, have excellent streetscape potential,
- are an essential habitat and food source for local wildlife,
- will not become environmental weeds, and
- are an effective means of preventing soil and beach erosion.
Provenance plants are propagated from the Nursery seed bank, grown to order and sold in 50mm tubes. Plants are available for Council projects, and may be purchased by developers, organisations and the general public.
For plant prices and specific details regarding ordering of plants, or to enquire about volunteering at the Nursery, please contact the Nursery Supervisor Nick Smith on 0438 149 460.