Farm Store
About Ordering & Pick Up from our Farm Store ...
Thank you for visiting our on-line store. As a small enterprise we offer a select range of products that we produce seasonally.
As a social enterprise, our sales allow us to train volunteers in seed saving, propagation of nursery plants, and continue to develop our demonstration organic seed gardens and permaculture education facilities.
You can read more about where we invest our revenue on our Contribute page.
SHIPPING AND PICKUP
- Please note our Plants and Vege Seedlings are only available by local pickup.
- Our Seeds are Express posted to you or collected from our farm.
- Due to demand we may not be able to offer Seed purchases outside of Western Australia.
PAYMENTS
- Payment accepted is direct deposit, cash and cheque.
- Eftpos is available at our nursery.
ORDER CONFIRMATION
- All orders will be confirmed by email or phone as to availability, total price and shipping.
- For local pickups we will include agreed collection time if outside our walk in open times.
STOCKLIST UPDATES
- Our online order forms and stock list catalogues are updated regularly as stock is sold, and as new stock is seasonally produced.
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Acacia tetragonophylla Curara If you want birds nesting in… (+) If you want birds nesting in your garden this prickly tree is one way to keep them safe from cats, and is effective as a deterrent border tree.
Has a mass of pompom yellow flowers during winter and the most exquisite of spiral seed pods and seeds with circular bright yellow arials.
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Alpinia nutans Cardamon Leaf Ginger Great as a tropical looking screen… (+) Great as a tropical looking screen. Grown for its foliage, which is edible and has the fragrance of Cardamon when crushed, and suitability for shaded areas of your garden.
The root is not usually used and plant doesn’t produce cardamom seed pods. The leaves can be used in cooking e.g. to wrap food & flavour it and add to sweet rice dessert. Show less (-) |
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Ananas comosus Pineapple In Geraldton, growing pineapples is fun… (+) In Geraldton, growing pineapples is fun and easy under shade.
These plants will fruit this year and annually there after. Three tricks to good growth:
1. Water from the top,
2. Keep them moist and well fed; and
3. Grow them in acidic soil
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Brachychiton acuminatus Rock Kurrajong Species of Kurrajong found in the… (+) Species of Kurrajong found in the rocky hills and range lands of the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
Displays the distinctive round canopy shape and typical brilliant lime green foliage display during summer for which Kurrajongs are renowned for.
Suited to heavier loam and rocky soils, but has also performed well in the neutral sands around Geraldton.
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Butia odorata Jelly Palm A graceful silver South American palm… (+) A graceful silver South American palm that produces a large weight of juicy orange fruit with a green tinge and taste similar to mango and mandarin.
Also known as the Pinto Palm and Wine Palm. The large seeded fruit are ~25mm in diameter and eaten fresh or dried or made into jellies, juices and liquors.
A vigorous and easily grown palm with a thick trunk that is used extensively in landscaping and is one of the more drought tolerant palms once established. Show less (-) |
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Callistemon speciosus King's Park Special Bottlebrush This evergreen shrub produces large bright… (+) This evergreen shrub produces large bright red bottlebrush flowers highly sought after by nectar feeding birds.
These seedling are offspring of the well-known Kings Park Bottlebrush which perform well in the Geraldton region.
Prune plants after flowering to maintain dense foliage. Show less (-) |
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Calothamnus quadrifidus ssp. homalophyllus Murchison Clawflower 'Wicherina' Heavy flowering form of Clawflower from… (+) Heavy flowering form of Clawflower from Wicherina, east of Geraldton in the Midwest.
A decorative dome shaped shrub for gardens that is also useful on farms as a windbreak and soil erosion control.
Striking clusters of red claw flowers in winter to spring. Tolerates extended dry periods, water logging and light frost. Show less (-) |
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Corymbia hamersleyana Hamersley Bloodwood |
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Corymbia lenziana Inland Bloodwood |
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Delonix regalia Poinciana Stunning tree known for its flamboyant… (+) Stunning tree known for its flamboyant red/orange floral display and attractive lime green tropical foliage.
Great garden/driveway centre piece providing shade in summer.
Limestone tolerant and suited to coastal areas. Show less (-) |
Variety
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn… (+) Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn to Spring).
Large, deep, globe-shaped fruit 100mm diameter. Bright orange skin and flesh with solid, meaty flesh and a few seeds. Strong distinctive flavour.
Keeping calcuim levels up to this variety will reduce blossom end rot. Large indeterminate vine that matures from 80 days. Excellent for slicing. (-) 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn… (+) Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn to Spring).
A large, flattened globe-shaped tomato. The deep pink fruit of excellent flavour is fleshy with few seeds.
Very good for drying, slicing, canning or stewing. Needs staking. Bears continuously over a long period. (-) 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn… (+) Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, early Autumn to Spring).
Medium-sized, red slicing tomato that bears heavily over 18 months in frost-free areas.
Drought tolerant it produces flavour filled tomato even under water stress. Indeterminate vines show multiple disease resistance. (-) 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, Autumn).
A… (+) Sow Spring
(In Geraldton, Autumn).
A tasty, medium sized slicing tomato for your plate or sandwich. Cold hardy, indeterminate heirloom variety having origins from St Pierre Island, Newfoundland.
Requires staking or a fence line to support it's productive vigour. (-) 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon Sow Spring (In Geraldton, Autumn).
Heart… (+) Sow Spring (In Geraldton, Autumn).
Heart shaped large fruit 120mm in diameter of superb flavour.
Bright orange skin, a meaty flesh with only 15% jelly and almost seedless.
Being orange they contain the highest Betacaradine content of all coloured tomatoes. Maturity in 84 days. (-) 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Lycopersicon lycopersicon 40 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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Artemesia arborescens Sow Summer (In Geraldton, Autumn or… (+) Sow Summer (In Geraldton, Autumn or early Spring).
Also known as Tree Wormwood. A dense highly ornamental 2m drought shrub with silver to white leaves.
This plant is a very bitter herb indigenous to the Middle East used in mint tea.
In small quantities (in tea) it is believed to have medicinal properties pacifying various kinds of digestion turmoils. (-) 500 seeds/pkt |
Max. 1 pkts/order$5.50
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We will confirm availability of stock and total price by email or phone upon receipt of your order.
Contact Details
Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530
Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Mob. 0458 38 1628
Email. info@drylands.org.au
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: Popping Barley Grain © J. Barber 2010