Penguin Market Nursery

21/05/2026

Apologies for the closure last Sunday. I was moving house. This Sunday 24 May, everything is reduced to $5 and under - trees, shrubs, ornamentals, perennials, roses, indoor plants etc etc etc.

06/11/2025

Thought I'd better post something so people know I'm still about and still open! It's been a long while. Good news for gardeners in this article 😭

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20/05/2025

Are there any at the market? Not telling.

16/05/2025

Buy local, save a packet. Compare these:

Tesselaar Winter Catalogue 2025: all their plants are tubestock size + $6 quarantine fee + $14.50 postage. All mine are larger, in 120mm - 140mm pots.

Their hydrangeas $17.50; mine $7 - $9.
Their aquilegias $15; mine $6 - $7
Their red monarda $15.50; mine $7.
Their fuchsias $15.50; mine $7.
Their marguerite daisies $15; mine $6 - $7.
Their hellebores $18.50; mine $7
Their Peruvian lillies $16.50; mine $7
Their perennial wallflowers $15.50; mine $6
Their clematis $25.50 - $28.50; mine $9
Their agastache $15.50; mine $7
Their pink evening primrose $15.50; mine $5
Their oregano Bellisimo $15.50; mine $5
Their lychnis coronaria $15.50; mine $5
Their verbena boniarensis $15; mine $7
Their African geranium $15.50; mine $7
Their salvias $15.50; mine $5 (on sale now)

10/04/2025

Looking for tall pops of colour among your grasses or perennials? Try the tough perennial verbena boniarensis. In stock at the market for $6.99.

10/04/2025

One of my favourite grasses...calamagrostis Karl Foester, with its beautiful bronze seed heads and upright form. In stock at the Market for $7.99 (140mm pot).

27/03/2025

New signage for the market? 😄

14/02/2025

Some of the stock currently available at the market. Descriptions in the comments. New stock always being added. Prices haven't changed since pre-COVID (and in many cases are even less), except for the ones I buy from the wholesaler. It's coming into autumn - the best time to establish new plants.

08/10/2024

Lots of new stock and more to come, including quite a few rare species. Mention this post on Sunday and get 15% off all hand-labelled plants.

31/08/2024

Closed today due to the weather.