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Free Plants

Berhampore Nursery

The Council provides free native plants for residents to plant on public land to improve Wellington's environment. More planting around the city will:

make Wellington a better place to live
increase our native plant populations
provide habitats for our native animals and reduce the weed problem.

Community Greening

Plants are provided for planting on road reserve and reserve next to private property. 'Road reserve' is the area between your property boundary and the road; 'reserve' is other public park land. Before planting the area must be cleared of weeds and any site works completed; the property must not be for sale.

A range of native eco-sourced plants is provided to suit Wellington conditions. The Council provides the plants and information on planting and maintenance, but residents are responsible for the planting and ongoing care.

Native eco-sourced plants are used:

to keep the distinctiveness of Wellington's local flora
to avoid the risk of planting species that could become invasive
as local plants are better suited to Wellington's conditions and so are easier to grow.

Most residents receive 20 - 30 plants, but those who are restoring areas after clearing weeds, planting beside a stream or stabilising a bank could receive up to 50 (over $200 worth). The general rule for planting is one plant per square metre.

Applying

Applications open 1 January and close 31 March each year. You can apply here online during this time.

Include in your application a detailed description of the area you want to plant and why, so we can select suitable species.

Successful Applicants

We will let you know in early May whether you are successful or not. The Council will have the final decision on plant numbers and species. Further information will be sent out to successful applicants.

Note: Plants must be collected from the nursery in September - they will not be delivered.

Community Planting Projects

We also provide native plants for community groups carrying out native revegetation projects. This could be a group of residents who have banded together to plant public areas in their street or a larger community group wanting a more substantial long-term ecological revegetation project.

Some great work has been done through this scheme. We welcome future efforts, and can help community groups in planning projects we accept under this scheme.

More Information

Manager Berhampore Nursery

Phone:	(04) 389 9729
Email:	nicky.oliversmith