Chandlers Nursery

Chandlers Nursery Plant nursery, stocking quality trees, shrubs, seedlings and indoor plants. Knowledgeable staff. Great range of giftware and hardware. Dog friendly nursery

In 1855 William Charles Chandler immigrated to Van Dieman's Land from Middlesex, England. After working at a nursery in Enfield north of London, he commenced work as a gardener at Mona Vale in Tasmania's Midlands. He eventually moved to what was then called Hobart Town and gained employment as a gardener at Government House. He eventually became head gardener. His eldest son William Chandler II ga

ined an apprenticeship at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and at the age of 25 years in 1888 he established Chandlers Nursery in Park Street, New Town. Several years later he leased a neglected orchard in Queen Street, Sandy Bay and moved the nursery to it's present site. William had three sons all whom joined the nursery when they left school. William III (Bill), who managed the business from 1924, Harold, who left the business to work as a superintendent for Forestry, and Albert (Percy), who managed the propagating side of the business. Between 1899 and 1953 the nursery maintained a city shop in Liverpool Street, Hobart, selling plants, seeds and cut flowers. During the 1930's depression adjoining land was purchased to increase the size of the Queen Street nursery. When Percy's son, William IV, left school he too commenced work at the nursery while also studying botany part time at the Tasmanian University. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the RAAF in 1942 and was eventually posted to England and sadly did not return from a bombing raid over Europe in 1944. Bill's son (Ted), commenced work at the nursery in 1945. There he stayed for the next 65 years and still visited the nursery daily following his retirement. Gregg, one of Ted's three children started at the nursery in 1975 after exploring different fields and decided he would continue the family business. Gregg still runs the nursery today with two of his four children Lauren and William V (Will). Chandlers Nursery is one of Australia's oldest nurseries and still in original family ownership.

Certified Pink Eye seed potatoes have just arrived!🥳
20/04/2026

Certified Pink Eye seed potatoes have just arrived!🥳

Spring flowering bulbs have just arrived-perfect for planting now to enjoy a burst of colour when Spring returns. Pop an...
13/03/2026

Spring flowering bulbs have just arrived-perfect for planting now to enjoy a burst of colour when Spring returns.
Pop and in grab your favourites before they're gone! 🌷

We are so excited to be stocking this wonderful book called 'Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends' written by local auth...
17/02/2026

We are so excited to be stocking this wonderful book called 'Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends' written by local author and historian, Ann Cripps. Featuring a chapter on William Charles Chandler, the founder of Chandler’s Nursery. His passion and dedication paved the way for our beloved nursery, and generations to come. We can’t wait for you to discover his story.

As we head into the festive season, we'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and say a heartfelt thank you to a...
24/12/2025

As we head into the festive season, we'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and say a heartfelt thank you to all that have supported us this year. As a family-run business every visit, every plant and every kind word truly means so much to us.

We are so grateful to be part of such a supportive local community and to share our love of plants and gardening with you.

From all of us here at Chandlers 🌿

The life of a nursery cat 🖤🤍🖤
05/11/2025

The life of a nursery cat 🖤🤍🖤

Does anyone remember when our nursery looked like this?
20/09/2025

Does anyone remember when our nursery looked like this?

It is the time of year when we start to receive tomato seedlings, along with chilli and capsicums. We have many varietie...
19/09/2025

It is the time of year when we start to receive tomato seedlings, along with chilli and capsicums. We have many varieties already available. Many more warm climate vegetables are to come over the next few weeks!🌱
*Some protection is still required for young, warm climate veg seedlings from the overnight temperatures.

We have just received a huge new range of aquatic plants, including water lilies! 🌿🐸
29/08/2025

We have just received a huge new range of aquatic plants, including water lilies! 🌿🐸

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20/08/2025

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Address

75 Queen Street
Sandy Bay, TAS
7005

Telephone

+61362235688

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