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Sustainable Natives is a Wholesale production Native Plant Nursery located in Somersby, NSW.
Address: 94 Keighley Avenue, Somersby 2250
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Mobile: 0415465162
Email: Jonathan@sustainablenatives.com.au

Sustainable purpose

We set up our business to primarily fill the gaps in native plants not available from larger nurseries.

A lot of plants we grow are from what we believe to be important to our environment, not preordered; so it is our passion for maintaining the bushland in and around Sydney, on Hawksbury Sandstone that is a key driver.

We are currently open for landscapers and trade enquiries.

We specialise in Australian plants to use in Japanese style gardens; AusZen.

We offer discounts to members of the Australian Plants Society.

Australian Plants attracts birds, and other native fauna to the property. After fires, providing native habitat can be critical, so your place can become a refuge.

The plants help in reducing strong light to your house, can provide shade and a nice micro climate both in summer and winter, and can smell beautiful – especially fragrant is the Boronia serrulata or Sydney Rock Rose – a real rare beauty and one of the best smelling plants I know of.

There are a lot of endangered plants around Sydney which most people are not aware of, and these include the Sydney Bluegum believe it or not, mainly because the natural environment is being reduced, and underscrubbing causes lots of problems to eucalypts.

If you are interested in starting up a native Australian Garden, and would like a landscape plan – give me a call.

‘Plants are not considered native to a region within decades or even centuries after introduction. To be native, they must originate in the region and co-evolve with other species over thousands of years. As these species evolve together, they adapt to the physical environment formed by local climate and weather conditions, soil types,topography, and hydrology. Native plants form interdependent, highly specialized relationships with other organisms that are necessary for each other’s survival. Replacing natives with plants from other regions cannot replicate the complex interactions that naturally occur.‘ Glen, C.D Native Plants Chapter 12. In: NC State University – Extension publications 2018

Sustainable Natives is a member of the NGINA (Nursery & Garden Industry, NSW & ACT Ltd)

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  • Callistemon recurvus ‘Low Rider’ PBR
    ?Low growing Callistemon with a cascading and sprawling habit. Red bottle brush flower with bronze new foliage. ?Perfect for roadside plantings en masse. Dense to suppress weeds and cover slopes and is bird attracting. This plant can be pruned hard to thicken up and to produce a heavier crop of flowers, and or a dense hedge.?Perfect for [Continue]
  • Grevillea endlicheriana
    Spindly Grevillea This tall shrub is an ideal candidate as a focal which will give your garden some wow factor. Grevillea endlicheriana is a dense bush of silvery foliage with tall spikes of delicate pink flowers above the foliage in Winter and Spring. Full sun or part shade in well drained soils. it is very drought hardy [Continue]
  • Leptospermum scoparium ‘Pink Cascade’
    Reaches a height from 50-80cm tall and will cascade to 1.5m in width6dfrr. Masses of dainty soft pink pastel flowers on elongated stems that can deal with harsh growing conditions, even soggy heavy soils and humid climates. Creates a softening effect when planted in rockeries, down slopes, over low walls.
  • Chrysocephalum apiculatum
    Common everlasting and yellow buttons, This is a perennial herb native to southern Australia. It is a member of the Asteraceae, the daisy family. The name “everlasting” was inspired by its use as a long-lasting cut flower Grows extremely well in open, sunny spots and is great in creating a dense bed. Perfect in rockeries, can be [Continue]
  • Prostanthera incisa
    Cut leaf mint bush Great all round shrub!also known as Native Thyme, this native mint can be used as a medicinal herb, but now more commonly features in cooking and herbal teas. It’s a highly aromatic shrub, rich in essential oils, giving off a minty aroma when crushed or rubbed. This plant is found throughout NSW along [Continue]