Paten Park Native Nursery in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Nursery

Paten Park Native Nursery

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 3300 6304

Address: Paten Park, 57 Paten Rd 4061 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.ppnn.org.au

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25.01.2022 Social distancing in practice at PPNN. New BCC free plants today. This guy wasnt much interested though.

25.01.2022 A very hungry caterpillar.

25.01.2022 Found this little guy sheltering under a paver today when having a tidy. Replaced the paver and let him be. So many things can be homes for others.

25.01.2022 Can you get the hose please? No not right now its being used for wildlife support.

23.01.2022 Christmas open hours We are closed over the Christmas holiday period and will reopen at 9am on the Tuesday 7th January. We would like to thank our customers and volunteers for a great year and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and a wonderful new year.

23.01.2022 A happy and safe easter to all! Paten Park Native Nursery will be closed over the easter weekend, with us reopening on Tuesday the 14th.

22.01.2022 The persistent chirping of this fledgling Pheasant Coucal gave his location away although Mum or dad was always nearby for a feed. These birds are a regular visitor to the nursery with the booming call echoing along the creek bank.

22.01.2022 Ekka Show Public Holiday We will be Closed Friday 14th August for the Ekka Show Public Holiday, reopening on Saturday and Sunday as normal.

22.01.2022 Check out the Green Heart Fair on Sunday 8 September! Well have plants available for purchase and expert advice for your native gardening needs - youll find our stall in the Community Groups section, between the playground and the Move for Less zone. If you cant make it to this event, we have a massive selection of plants available at the nursery - come and see us between 9am-4pm Tuesday through Saturday, or 9am-1pm Sundays.

22.01.2022 Check out the Green Heart Fair on Sunday 8 September! We'll have plants available for purchase and expert advice for your native gardening needs - you'll find our stall in the Community Groups section, between the playground and the Move for Less zone. If you can't make it to this event, we have a massive selection of plants available at the nursery - come and see us between 9am-4pm Tuesday through Saturday, or 9am-1pm Sundays.

21.01.2022 We are open Saturday (Australia Day) as usual but only until 12pm and then on Sunday until 1pm as usual. Our benches are groaning with the weight of lots of new stock. Come in and take a look.

20.01.2022 Little by little, this place is going to the birds.

20.01.2022 Are you sick of snake pics yet? Had to show one more. Stumpyis still here and we thought we’d share what a possum, looks like after a week of digestion. Smells too and right outside the potting shed door!

19.01.2022 Setting up at Sustainable House Day, Graceville. See flyer for address and details. Bush food talks and more.

19.01.2022 In this parched and dehydrated landscape, heavy with dust and enveloped in smoke, one lone Hyacinth Orchid defiantly dares to have a grow. Photo taken at Daisy Hill Reserve.

18.01.2022 Callistemon sawfly larvae hard at work. The end result is quite beautiful. Pity they are so destructive.

18.01.2022 Smoko time at the zoo. At least it seems that way sometimes. These water dragons are certainly not retiring shy types.

18.01.2022 We well be closed wednesday 14th for Ekka show Day.

17.01.2022 Our new welcome mat. He spent two days wedged in behind the bbq and has settled again at the entrance to the shed. The bulge has reduced significantly.

16.01.2022 What apears to be a Large Purple Line-blue butterfly (Nacaduba berenice). taking a drink from a Parsonsia straminea Monkey Rope flower a few weeks ago before the weather cooled off. There are still some butterflies around.

14.01.2022 Spruce up your festive season with these amazing christmas gifts perfect for under the tree or on the christmas table. This year the volunteers have stepped up and produced some amazing cakes, hampers and delicious native jams! With many options available including gluten free and traditional christmas cakes and bush food hampers.

13.01.2022 Just a heads up our little spikey fried is back. This very cute Echidna tends to be very focussed on the task at hand and doesnt have much road sense so please keep an eye out when crossing the bridge.

12.01.2022 We are having a clean up and have lots and lots of pots to give away. All sizes are available the long, the short and the tall.

12.01.2022 Orthosiphon aristatus or Catss Whiskers providing some colour amongst the green.

12.01.2022 Don't let looks deceive - we're still open! The cabin is undergoing some minor works for the next week and a half, but the nursery is GREEN and good to go - stop in to say hi at our temporary office in the car park, or make your way inside to browse at your leisure

10.01.2022 ANZAC day trading hours. We will be open 1pm until 4pm. Plenty of stock including advanced Ferns and these Stags.

09.01.2022 Our little slice of nature often brings us close to native wildlife. Here's a photo of one of our regulars supervising an order.

09.01.2022 This spectacular flower is from Proiphys amboinensis (Cardwell lily). Hopefully if our native bees do their job we will have some for sale in the coming months. There is so much amazing new stock on our benches now.

08.01.2022 A Teddy Bear Bee descending to feed on a Hibbertia scandens flower.

07.01.2022 One of our regulars was back today.

06.01.2022 Our Cottage is getting a makeover. Due to the work we will be Closed from 1pm Sunday 10th and will reopen at 9am Saturday 16th March. We will be monitoring our emails and will try our best to respond in timely manner. Some very cute Volunteers have eagerly put their paws up to look after the plants for us. Can we trust them?

05.01.2022 Dont let looks deceive - were still open! The cabin is undergoing some minor works for the next week and a half, but the nursery is GREEN and good to go - stop in to say hi at our temporary office in the car park, or make your way inside to browse at your leisure

05.01.2022 Social distancing in practice at PPNN. New BCC free plants today. This guy wasn’t much interested though.

04.01.2022 Underwater pond life.

04.01.2022 Too fat to fit. This big guy/girl went out for a feed and today upon returning to sleep it off in the roof couldnt get back in.

03.01.2022 Our little pheasant friend is all grown up.

03.01.2022 Join us for National Tree Day on Sunday 28th July. From 10am - 3pm at Hidder Road State School, The Gap. Plenty to see and do.

02.01.2022 See you at the Wildflower Spectacle and Native Plants Market on Saturday and Sunday this weekend! Come to our market stall to check out our Everlasting Daisies, Native Grapes, Purple Pea Bush, Fringed Lilies and more! If you cant make it to the market, we have plenty of species available at the nursery - come and see us between 9am-4pm Tuesday through Saturday, or 9am-1pm Sundays.

02.01.2022 Are you sick of snake pics yet? Had to show one more. Stumpyis still here and we thought wed share what a possum, looks like after a week of digestion. Smells too and right outside the potting shed door!

02.01.2022 Lots of changes happening at PPNN including our new entrance. A big thanks to Roman for his craftsmanship. Looks fantastic!

01.01.2022 Only a few weeks left to get your free council plants for this year. We have never had such a wide selection including Lemon Myrtle and three species of Grevillea.