The Drylands Permaculture Nursery
Locally Owned, Locally Grown
Welcome to our Nursery
We are a specialist propagation nursery operating from The Drylands Permaculture Farm in Waggrakine, Geraldton, Western Australia.
We propagate and grow to order, local native and multi-use permaculture plants in sizes that range from seedling tubestock to 20 litre bag stock.
Our customers include farmers, gardeners, landscapers, mining companies and community groups who require quality plants and professional advice suited to their climate and soils.
Our plants can be purchased from our nursery during opening hours or ordered & locally collected using our on-line Store page.
Catalogue - Current Stock Plants
| Scientific Name | Common Name | ~H (m) | ~W (m) | Form | Sun | Flower | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| !! | Acacia pachycarpa | Stout Pod Wattle | 4 | 4 | Shrub | Full-Part | Cream White | Win-Spr |
| Ananas comosus | Pineapple | 1 | 0.5 | Shrub | Filtered | Pink Red | ||
| Annona x atemoya | Custard Apple | 5 | 4 | Tree | Full-Part | Cream Yellow | Win-Spr | |
| Araucaria heterophylla | Norfolk Island Pine | 12 | 5 | Tree | Full | - | - | |
| !! | Brachychiton acuminatus | Rock Kurrajong | 4 | 3 | Tree | Full-Part | White | Win-Spr |
| Cymbopogin citratus | Lemon Grass | 1 | 1 | Grass-Sedge | Full-Part | |||
| Hylocereus oncampensis | Flamefruit Cactus | 5 | 7 | Climber | Full-Part | White | Spr-Sum | |
| Moringa oleifera | Drumstick Tree | 4 | 2 | Tree | Full-Part | |||
| Morus nigra | Black Mulberry | 6 | 6 | Tree | ||||
| Sclerocarya caffra | Marula | 7 | 7 | Tree | Full-Part | White Pink | Spr-Sum | |
| Thymus vulgarus | Thyme | 0.01 | 0.02 | Herb | ||||
| Vetiveria zizanioides | Vetiver Grass | 2.5 | 1 | Grass-Sedge | Full | - | - |
Price List - Current Stock Plants
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Form | Price | Stock Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| !! | Acacia pachycarpa | Stout Pod Wattle | Shrub | $15.40 | 2L Bag |
| Ananas comosus | Pineapple | Shrub | $33.00 | 3L Bag | |
| Annona x atemoya | Custard Apple | Tree | $25.00 | 1L Pot | |
| Araucaria heterophylla | Norfolk Island Pine | Tree | $140.00 | 20L Bag Adv | |
| !! | Brachychiton acuminatus | Rock Kurrajong | Tree | $66.00 | 6L Bag |
| Cymbopogin citratus | Lemon Grass | Grass-Sedge | $22.00 | 3L Bag | |
| Hylocereus oncampensis | Flamefruit Cactus | Climber | $22.00 | Cutting | |
| Moringa oleifera | Drumstick Tree | Tree | $88.00 | 6L Bag | |
| Morus nigra | Black Mulberry | Tree | $66.00 | 6L Bag | |
| Sclerocarya caffra | Marula | Tree | $22.00 – $130.00 | 1L Pot 6L Bag 6L Bag Grafted Female 6L Bag Grafted Male 2L Pot | |
| Thymus vulgarus | Thyme | Herb | $6.60 | 490ml Pot | |
| Vetiveria zizanioides | Vetiver Grass | Grass-Sedge | $25.00 | 3L Bag |
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I buy plants from you?
You can buy direct from our propagation nursery during seasonal walk-in sales open hours, by arranging a time outside of open hours by calling us on 045 38 1628 or by using our on-line Store page.
We sometimes are able to attend and sell our plants at local markets.
Do you sell plants to interstate and overseas customers?
When will you next get.....?
We grow seasonally and do our best to provide a large range of plants.
Our largest number of plants is generally ready to coincide with the arrival of our winter rains.
Do you sell citrus, avocado and mangoes?
Do you sell palms?
We can however provide you with other tree and plant options which may suit your property and garden.
Do you sell Fertiliser?
Do you sell Vege Seedlings?
Sometimes we have the capacity to offer vegetable and herb seedlings grown from our own heirloom seeds.
Please call on 0458 38 1628 in regards to availability or check out the Seedling Tab on our Store Page.
Reasons to Buy Our Plants
Locally Owned
Grown with Care
Our seedlings are grown in 50x50x125mm tall ‘forest tubes’ produce air-pruned long linear root systems that lead to high planting success rates.
Our advanced plants are raised in white bags which prevent root spiraling and improve their recovery when planted.
All our plants are sun and wind hardened before sale.
We use rainwater to raise our seedlings but switch to scheme water as they grow and are hardened. This allows the plants to adapt to the water quality in our region.
We only sell our seedlings when they are big enough to handle the real world with good root growth and vigour.
Grown to Order
We can grow to order. We need to have orders placed in December or January.
Our tube stock is raised during summer ready for sale in autumn and winter to coincide with our regions seasonal rainfall periods.
Call us on 9938 1628 for more information on contract orders.
Fair Price and Trusted Advice
As a not-for-profit we reinvest funds from plant sales in local employment, the development of our demonstration farm, implementation of our conservation activities and education.
Our nursery provides students, trainees and volunteers with valuable working experience in plant propagation.
We have years of experience and pass that experience onto our customers when they choose to buy plants from us.
If you are unsure of your garden needs, bring along a rough plan and we can recommend plants which will suit your needs.
Useful Links for Midwest Flora
Top 10 Trees for Geraldton
Coastal Gardens Guide
Produced by Northern Agriculture Catchment Council (NACC)
Inland Gardens Guide
Produced by Northern Agriculture Catchment Council (NACC)
Trees and Shrubs of the Northern Wheatbelt
Produced by Northern Agriculture Catchment Council (NACC)
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We just robbed the bees again, this time with the help of one of our new volunteers Hannah. This batch of honey includes nectar from our from honey locust trees (one of my garden curses due to its root system) but it is forgiven once a year when we harvest this honey. The flavours are superb, not too sweet, slightly malty with a nice acid balance. My kind of honey!
We have glass jars for sale, mostly 975g jars for $20.
If you are thinking this raw honey would make a nice gift, you could bring out your own decorative jar and we could fill it for you.
Call Johnny for pick up on 0458 381628.
333 David Road, Waggrakine.
Park by the big blue mailbox and walk in. Please close the gates.
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Awesome!
“Good morning! 🎄 Still searching for the perfect Christmas tree? We have just FIVE stunning 2m tall Norfolk Island Pines left, ready to brighten your home this holiday season. As our special Christmas gift to you, we’re offering them at cost—only $99 each! Don’t miss out—once they’re gone, they’re gone!
333 David Road, Waggrakine.
Mb: Johnny 0458381628 to make a time to collect.
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Pm you 🙂
Yilgarn Seeds’ largest heirloom Broadbean variety.
They are a long pod variety whose seeds are double the size of commonly known broad beans.
We originally sourced these seeds from Len from Jurien Bay, who had been growing them for many years. I met Len, years ago when he walked into the nursery with two 20 litre buckets of dried broad bean pods. He dumped them on the house deck, they were the biggest pods I have ever seen. Len’s first words to me were” I heard you preserve old varieties of vegetable seeds. Can you grow these out and make them available to other gardeners for me?
Len is one of our heirloom Seed-saving Hero’s. He and many others have spent endless hours in their life growing, harvesting, and slowly acclimatising (through selection) these varieties to local conditions. Varieties such as these would be otherwise be lost forever.
Www.yilgarnseeds.com.au
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Look amazing! Just harvested ours recently for a creamy pasta with speck. Delicious seasonal treat!
I'd love some of these
Contact Details
Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530
Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Mob. 0458 38 1628
Email.
ABN: 60 163 754 943
Drylands Foundation
The Drylands Permaculture Farm, is managed by the Drylands Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental organisation.
The Foundation utilises the Farm, to promote and demonstrate environmental sustainability and conservation through social enterprise.
Photo: Bee pollinating Rosemary © J. Firth 2011