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24.01.2022 A workshop about some of our 8-legged cohabitants - fyi if you're anywhere near Maleny in SE Qld and like spiders - or want to like them!

23.01.2022 Just a few of the plants in the nursery this week, all native to South East Qld. Available in large nursery tubes.

14.01.2022 We’re looking for more volunteers to help Ecotone grow! We’d love to increase our opening times, including early on Sunday mornings to tie in with the new farme...rs markets right next to the nursery. We’re hoping to get a few people who are happy to donate a few hours of time however often suits. Please share with anyone you think would be interested! See more

14.01.2022 An album of plants from Brisbane and surrounds that are great for small gardens.

11.01.2022 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.

11.01.2022 Flowers of Tasmannia insipida (Brush Pepperbush). The flowers and pollen retain many elements of the earliest flowering plants, that evolved over 150 million ye...ars ago. Tasmannia are in the Winteraceae family, amongst the most ancient family of flowering plants existing today. Winteraceae evolved when Australia was still part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana and non-flowering plants such as conifers, cycads and ferns predominated. Due to these origins Tasmannia are included in the ‘Antarctic elements’ of Australia’s rainforest plants. Several Tasmannia species in Australia are well known for their culinary value. Despite it’s disparaging species name, Brush Pepperbush is worth growing as a herb and spice plant the leaves and seeds are both hot and peppery, it is the berries that are insipid. The heat of the leaves is reminiscent to that of Vietnamese mint, though the flavour is very different. The similarity may be due to polygodial, a chemical compound found in both plants. The leaves of Tasmannia insipida are not palatable on their own, but both leaves and seeds can be dried and ground, or added whole to marinades. Some websites suggest that cooking at high heat may reduce the peppery effect. Brush Pepperbush occurs naturally as an understorey shrub in or near cool moist rainforest in eastern Australia, from S. NSW to N Qld. On the Range it grows in remnant forest including Mary Cairncross, Kondallilla and Mapleton Falls. It can reach 3 metres or more in optimal conditions, but may stay much smaller. Like many rainforest understorey plants, it appreciates dappled or full shade, and fertile soil that is well drained but moist. Some individual plants bear either female or male flowers, whilst others have both if you want plants to produce seed, it may best to plant a few in close proximity to each other. In a garden setting the glossy narrow leaves of Brush Pepperbush contrast well with ferns and other local shade loving plants such as Eupomatia laurina and Alpinea arundelliana.

10.01.2022 With feathery grey-green foliage and branches tipped with clusters of miniature pom-pom flowers, Ozothamnus diosmifolius is delicately pretty when in bloom. If ...you’ve walked through open forest on the Range over the past few weeks, you may have come across it flowering en masse along track edges. The flowers are usually white or pale pink, and are visited by a range of insect pollinators. This lightweight shrub is a member of the Asteraceae family, which is widespread around the globe and includes ornamental daisies, yarrow and, perhaps surprisingly, the lettuce. Also known as Sago Bush, it has a widespread natural distribution from Central Queensland to Southern NSW, often growing near rainforest. Usually reaching only around two to three metres tall, Sago Bush is very garden friendly, fitting beautifully into a wildflower or cottage style garden. The fine texture and muted colour of the leaves contrast well with other plants such as local shrubs Hovea acutifolia and Indigofera australis, and the strappy-leaved Flax Lily Dianella caerulea. Sago Bush likes good drainage, and will grow in full or dappled sun, preferring some afternoon shade in the hotter months.It will tolerate dry periods as well as some frost. Planting local forms rather than cultivars will ensure they’re suited to local conditions and also support biodiversity.

08.01.2022 Hello world! Bunya nut (Araucaria bidwilli) germinating.

04.01.2022 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 facebook page if you’re interested:

03.01.2022 Velvety new growth of Neolitsea dealbata (White Bollygum). As the leaves mature they become glossier and green with a pale, waxy underside.A member of the Laure...l family, White Bollygum is common in and near rainforest, in disturbed areas and edges as well as the shaded understorey. On the Range it is found in Mary Cairncross and Kondalilla National Park, as well as smaller areas of remnant forest. White Bollygum is a host plant of the Blue Triangle and Eastern Dusk Flat butterflies, and the perfumed yellow blossoms are pollinated by a variety of insects. Small round fruit ripen through purple to black, and are eaten by Catbirds and rainforest doves (cont'd).

03.01.2022 The Ecotone nursery is on its way to life as a social enterprise! This means we will be putting any profits from plant sales towards fulfilling our environmenta...l and social missions. The first of these will be to increase the profile and use of South East Qld's beautiful indigenous plants within the greater Brisbane area. As our capacity grows we aim to develop small projects focusing on social inclusion, social justice and urban greening. We’ll be entirely volunteer run at this stage, and are currently developing our volunteer programme. We aim to gather a small crew of reliable people who are inspired to be involved in the development and/or running of the enterprise in some way, however big or small. There’s plenty of scope to build the programme around individual skills and interests to make it a rewarding exchange. Ongoing training about the plants will be provided, so prior knowledge is not essential. If you have a passion for gardening, natural green spaces or ecology and think this is something you’d like to be involved in please message us and we’ll get in touch. Please share among your networks!