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Green your garden with free plants from the mobile nursery
Council’s mobile nursery will travel to nine different locations between February and May, giving residents more opportunities to collect their free plants.
General homeowners and renters are entitled to six free plants each financial year under council’s Free Plant Program . These can be collected from Queens Park nursery or any of the mobile nurseries.
Simply bring along your current rates notice or a copy of your landlord’s rates notice if you are renting.
Mobile nurseries will take place at the following locations from 8 – 11am:
Redbank Plains Recreational Reserve, Cedar Road, Redbank Plains
Saturday 8 February
Evan Marginson Park (near playground/picnic area), Woogaroo Street, Goodna
Saturday 15 February
Brassall Shopping Centre (carpark), 68 Hunter Street, Brassall
Saturday 29 February
Camira Community Centre, 389 Old Logan Road, Camira
Saturday 14 March
Johnstone Park, 61 John Street, Rosewood
Saturday 28 March
Grande Park, 40 Grande Avenue, Springfield Lakes
Saturday 4 April
Raceview Shopping Centre, 64 Raceview Street, Raceview
Saturday 18 April
George Palmer Park, Sealy Street, Silkstone
Saturday 2 May
Karalee Shopping Centre (car park), 39/52 Junction Road, Chuwar
Saturday 16 May
Council gives away up to 120,000 plants each year, with plant species grown at council’s nursery to suit local climate and soil conditions.
Owner occupiers of newly built homes (under 12 months old) are entitled to a one-off allocation of 25 plants in addition to their six free plants a year.
Read more:
>>> Gardening with James Hilyard: Potager garden
>>> Gardening with James Hilyard: Selecting the right plants for your yard
>>> Hard work to give away more than 100,000 free plants in a year
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