Lithgow & District Community Nursery
Growing Native Plants for the Future
About Us
The Lithgow Community Nursery is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the use of native plants local to the Lithgow district.
We collect seeds from local native plants for production and sale. A variety of plants are available, suitable for home gardens, rural properties and revegetation of bushland.
Use of locally sourced plants protects biodiversity and provides wildlife habitat.
Whether you are a homeowner looking for a few native plants, a large public or private landowner, or a business looking to revegetate your property with native plants, the Community Nursery can assist you.
The nursery can supply plants from existing stock (subject to availability) or assist property owners to collect seeds and cutting from their own land for production by nursery staff at the nursery.
There is a small fee involved for this service - the Nursery is more than happy to provide you with a quotation.
The Nursery is proud to support the sale of the book Native Plants Hassans Walls Reserve and Lithgow Surrounds.
It is A5 in size, has 192 pages and over 1000 colour photos. It features 490 native plants, in sections on wildflowers, orchids, grasses, rushes, sedges, eucalypts, ferns, liverworts and mosses plus a sample of fungi and lichens. It is an important resource for the study of native plants around Lithgow, in the Upper Blue Mountains and on the Newnes Plateau.
The book is available for direct sale from the Nursery for $36 each.
Past Projects assisted by the Nursery include:
Energy Australia tree planting days
Quarries: Walker & Hi-Tec
Lithgow City Council
Lithgow and Oberon Landcare Assoc.
Save our Swamps
Service NSW roadside projects
Blue Mountains City Council
Farmers Creek revegetation
Lake Pillans
Capertee Valley Landcare
National Parks and Wildlife
Landscape Contractors
Wolgan Valley Resort
Mining rehabilitation
Landcare Community Projects
Regent Honeyeater project
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Volunteer Program
Would you like to help protect our local native plants? Become a volunteer!
As a volunteer you will help make a difference while learning new skills and enjoying the company of others.
The level of commitment is flexible.
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Learn all aspects of growing native plants
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Participate in workshops or bush revegetation to expand your knowledge and skills
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Assist with market days
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Help with nursery & property maintenance
Plant Sales
A large variety of local native plants are available for purchase. Support the ongoing work of the nursery by buying native plant seedlings sourced and grown right here in Lithgow.
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The Community Nursery is open:
Monday and Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00pm
Phone: (02) 6353 1126
Email: Communitynursery@bigpond.com
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