Native Plants of South East Queensland

23/09/2015

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." —Margaret Atwood A South East Queensland spring tiptoes in before winter ends, bringing brilliant skies, surprise storms and that...

12/05/2015

An album of plants from Brisbane and surrounds that are great for small gardens.

26/11/2014

13/06/2014

Just a few of the plants in the nursery this week, all native to South East Qld. Available in large nursery tubes.

05/06/2014

We’re very happy to be opening the doors to our new local native plants nursery in West End, Brisbane this Saturday. Here’s the page if you’re interested:

Ecotone is a small plant nursery and design service in West End, Brisbane. We specialise in plants indigenous to the South East Queensland region.

12/11/2013

01/11/2013

Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla Lily

Pendulous star-shaped flowers open through spring and summer. Flower spikes bow to support rows of buds, each seeming to wait patiently for their turn to open.

29/08/2012

An album of plants we stock in our nursery. It's roughly in alphabetical order. For a current Nursery Species List with retail prices please email [email protected]. The species list is updated monthly. We can pack orders which can be picked up in West End, (Brisbane), or you can come and have a browse and a chat about what will work in your garden (by appointment).

21/08/2012

A delicate looking subshrub which naturally grows along rainforest streambanks. The tiny snowy white flowers appear throughout the year, suspended from the branches on slender stalks. They're followed by globular fruit resembling squat paper lanterns. We haven’t come across a lot of info about the ecology of this species, if you have anything to contribute we’d love to hear it!

03/06/2012

If you feel like a damp outing today, come down to West End State School's fiesta - cnr of Jane, Horan and Hardgrave rds. Kids' rides, trash n treasure, live music and bar. And a beautiful native plant stall! Funds raised go towards the P and C.

14/07/2011

Most of these wildflowers are hard to spot as they only show themselves for short periods of time during the year. It can be a very rewarding experience once you start seeing them.