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Community Nursery

UPCOMING EVENTS

About the Community Nursery

Location: 28 Britannia Street, Pennant Hills

Phone: (02) 9847 6832

Council's Community Nursery produces local native plants indigenous to the local area, which helps to protect and preserve the integrity of the shire's bushland.

Our Community Nursery is managed by Council's Bushland Team with assistance from a group of volunteers who assist with the production of native plants and general maintenance of the nursery grounds.

Nursery

Our Community Nursery produces plants for:

Local volunteer Bushcare sites
Contract Bush Regeneration projects
Citizenship ceremonies
National Tree Day events
Environmental programs run by Council
Nursery Open Days and native plant giveaways
Special event days

All plants are grown from seeds collected locally and the tubestock grown include native:

Groundcovers
Grasses
Shrubs
Vines
Trees

Nursery Facilities

Council's Community Nursery produces over 30,000 native plants per year in facilities including two shadehouses, a glasshouse and hard stand areas. The nursery complies with Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia standards, and was accredited in June 2005.

Much of the nursery's infrastructure has been fostered through a series of small grants and sponsorship. Sponsors include Boral, Greenweb Sydney and Hornsby Shire Council.

Protecting our Local Environment

All irrigation water used in the nursery is recycled. All water run-off (including stormwater) is collected, treated and pumped back to the irrigation systems from a water recycling facility located at the rear of the property. This facility was installed by Council's Water Catchments Team with assistance from a NSW Stormwater Trust grant.