Mother Earth Nursery Cranebrook

02/04/2026

Mother Earth Nursery wish you all an enjoyable Easter break.

Our opening hours are:
Friday: closed 🪺
Saturday: OPEN 8:30am to 5pm
Sunday: closed 🐣
Monday: closed.

19/03/2026

We’re so excited! Don’t miss out on our Autumn Plat Fair and Speakers Event.

15/03/2026

Don’t miss out on our Autumn Plant Fair Saturday March 21st!
4 Great Speakers!
19 Amazing Stalls!
It will be a fantastic day out. We hope to see you there!

Get your ticket , via link in Bio, via our web page, the nursery or event bright here here 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-earth-autumn-plant-fair-and-speaker-experience-tickets-1983667467795?aff=oddtdtcreator

15/03/2026

Look at this amazing Fruit!
The Golden Fruit Of The Andes, also called The Nectar of the Gods!

We have been growing them in the nursery, and they have quickly become our favourite fruit!

Its botanical name is Solanum quitoense. Also referred to as the Naranjilla.

This rare South America fruit from the Andes is a wonder to behold. With fruit that are orange, leathery skinned, and a bright green refreshing pulp. Best eaten fresh, used in fresh juices, sorbets, and smoothies. They have a unique, vibrant, tart citrus-pineapple flavour. And are considered one of the best fruits for making fresh juices. The juices of which are referred to as “the nectar of the gods” in Columbia and Ecuador.

These plants are related to eggplants and tomatoes, featuring large, velvety purple-tinged leaves with a dramatic, tropical appearance. They need to be protected from frosts. And will grow 1-3m tall. They can be pruned to keep them shorter. And thrive in part shade, dappled shade, or morning sun.

You have got to try growing one! They are super productive once they get going. Have you got a spot for one of these unusual and tasty fruit?
We have them available in the nursery, or on our web page to post further afield.

14/03/2026

Take a look at these two Night Blooming Waterlilies that are in flower in the nursery now. Did you know you have day blooming and night blooming Waterlilies?
These night bloomers open from around 4pm in the afternoon and close the next morning around 10am. Perfect for ponds and water bowls. And a better choice for those of us who have busy day jobs. We get to enjoy them of an evening, and in the early morning before the day blooming Waterlilies wake and open for the day.

12/03/2026

11/03/2026

Our Autumn Plant Fair and Speakers Event is coming up fast! Have you got your ticket?
Link in Bio 👆and below👇.

Saturday March 21st. One Day Only!
To be held at Eden Gardens,
307 Lane Cove Rd, Maquarie Park.

We have a great line up of both Speakers and Stalls:

Speakers:
1) Stefanie Williams - David Austin Roses
2) Ali Mentesh - Red Cow Farm & Gardens
3) David Kennedy - Highfields Garden & Clover Rare Plants
4) Gardening Question Time - Quiz the experts! - panel Sandra Ross, Judy Horton, David Fripp, Mark Massey

Stalls:
Bob Butler Antique Tools
Camellias R Us
Coast to Cone - Coffee & food
Garden Clubs of Australia
Grant Perkins Cole Gardening Books
Greg’s Carnivorous Plats
Growing Grounds
Hamilton’s World of Cactus & Succulents
Jess Wait Local Mushrooms
Kawana Gardens Nursery
Kumbali Ceramics
Natural Growth Institute
Nancy Shaw Tropicals & Perennials
Robyn Bible Geraniums
Rose Society of NSW
Sequoia Valley Farms Nursery
Thi Van De Groot Orchids
Viet Yum - Food

Don’t miss out! Get your ticket here 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-earth-autumn-plant-fair-and-speaker-experience-tickets-1983667467795?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/03/2026

Our Autumn Plant Fair and Speakers Event is coming up fast! Have you got your ticket?
Link in Bio 👆and below👇.

Saturday March 21st. One Day Only!
To be held at Eden Gardens,
307 Lane Cove Rd, Maquarie Park.

We have a great line up of both Speakers and Stalls:

Speakers:
1) Stefanie Williams - David Austin Roses
2) Ali Mentesh - Red Cow Farm & Gardens
3) David Kennedy - Highfields Garden & Clover Rare Plants
4) Gardening Question Time - Quiz the experts! - panel Sandra Ross, Judy Horton, David Fripp, Mark Massey

Stalls:
Bob Butler Antique Tools
Camellias R Us
Coast to Cone - Coffee & food
Garden Clubs of Australia
Grant Perkins Cole Gardening Books
Greg’s Carnivorous Plats
Growing Grounds
Hamilton’s World of Cactus & Succulents
Jess Wait Local Mushrooms
Kawana Gardens Nursery
Kumbali Ceramics
Natural Growth Institute
Nancy Shaw Tropicals & Perennials
Robyn Bible Geraniums
Rose Society of NSW
Sequoia Valley Farms Nursery
Thi Van De Groot Orchids
Viet Yum - Food

Don’t miss out! Get your ticket here 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-earth-autumn-plant-fair-and-speaker-experience-tickets-1983667467795?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/03/2026

What an unfortunate name!
Bonking Grass!

This wonderful Australian Native is commonly called Bonking Grass. It’s Latin name is Goodenia radicans. Or formally Selliera radicans before its name change!

This plant is an Australian and New Zealand native. Named after the secluded and private areas in bushland and coastal areas where this plant can be found. Positions often favoured by couples seeking a private spot. 😂🤭

Despite its unfortunate name. It is a wonderful plant. Bonking grass is a hardy native. Easy to grow, particularly in damp positions in full sun or part shade. It can also be grown in boggy positions or as a water plant.

Growing approx 5-15cm tall and up to 1m wide. It makes a fantastic w**d suppressing ground cover in the garden under normal / general garden conditions. And is a wonderful cascading plant when used in a pot, raised garden bed, or as a hanging basket plant. Its leaves naturally turn upwards as its stems cascade. Creating a very interesting visual effect. Pure white flowers adorn this plant en mass through spring and summer.

Bonking grass is also salt tolerant plant and is a fantastic option for coastal gardens.

We have this wonderful plant available in the nursery or on our webpage for postage further afield.

Have you got a spot for one of these unusual native plants?

06/03/2026

04/03/2026

We’re super excited!!
Come and join us Highfields Garden this Weekend the 7th & 8th March in Little Hartley!

David Kennedy will have his magnificent garden, Highfields Garden open as part of the Hartley Valley Garden Festival And Plant Fair. Come and explore his amazing garden, enjoy the plant fair, and have a wonderful time at the festival in the valley. There are a number of gardens open. And a great plant fair too! It’s a weekend not to be missed.

You will find Mark, Jo and Mother Earth at David’s Garden with a wonderful array of plant goodies. And there will be plenty of other stalls there too! So who wants to join us?

Here is the link directly to David’s Garden:
https://www.myopengarden.com.au/openGarden.jsp?id=2466

And here is a link to festival:
https://www.myopengarden.com.au/openGarden.jsp?id=2870