Handy resources for seeds, plants and propagation

Have a read of the State of Tasmanian Seed Report ( 2024), written by Landcare Tasmania & Ruth Mollison, funded by the Tasmanian Government as part of our Seed Resilience Project. The report discusses the problems and solutions with native seed supply in Tasmania. It contains information on the national native seed sector, a summary of the issues in Tasmania, examples of seedbanks from other states and outlines how to improve the seed supply in Tasmania.

Wildseed Tasmania has a large range of Tasmanian native seeds available online. They supply seed and spore from a wide range of Tassie native trees, shrubs, grasses, ground covers, climbers and ferns.
The Understorey Network Inc has collated a useful Plant Database on how to propagate Tasmanian native plants and plants suited to different municipalities.
Habitat Plants is a Tasmanian Native Plants Nursery who specialise in growing plants for revegetation. They offer a best practice revegetation guide (PDF) and handy lists of plants for bees, plants for birds, edible native plants and more.
Island Seeds specialises in the sustainable collection of native Tasmanian seeds from the bush. Ruth Mollison can help you re-establish habitat for birds and insects in your garden. Island seeds offer seed packets for purchase, and Ruth will be happy to answer anything you need to know about native Tasmanian plants and seeds. You can watch Ruth propagate salt bush cuttings with us here.

Learn From Our Members (The Experts!)

Get involved with a volunteer nursery to develop new skills in seed sourcing, collecting and propagation.

Huon Valley Landcare Nursery. Volunteers from around the Huon Valley meet once a week to manage the nursery, forming connections and developing new skills. The volunteers are also working to establish a local seed bank and a native seed collectors network. More nursery volunteers are very welcome. If you’re interested in getting involved you can contact Council on (03) 6264 0300 and ask for the NRM team, or you can email [email protected]
Understorey Network Inc. The volunteer nursery grows a range of native Tasmanian plants for Landcare projects and local councils. They hold regular working bee’s and workshops. Up-to-date information on events such as plant sales and field days can be found on the Understorey Network Facebook Page
nipaluna Nursery. Volunteers come together for regular working bees on Tuesdays to grow Tasmanian natives for biodiversity in lutruwita and hold regular social events and educational workshops. Get intouch with Nel or follow their instagram for regular updates.
The Australian Plants Society Tasmania Inc. is a group of people who focus on the propagation, cultivation and conservation of native plants, hosting walks and activities studying plants.

Landcare Tasmania’s Seed Resilience Project

As part of our Seed Resilience Project, Landcare Tasmania holds workshops and events with the aim of creating a network of people who are involved and skilled in the collection, storage and distribution of native seed to meet the demand of revegetation projects in Tasmania. Keep an eye on our Outreach Calendar for upcoming Seed Collection & Propagation Workshops or register your interest in training to receive email updates from us.

The goal of this project is to set up community seed banks across the state, which will be community-driven with Landcare coordination to support its effectiveness.

Do you collect native seeds? Join our new Native Seed Collectors Network (Tasmania) Facebook group

The State of Tasmanian Seed Report (Landcare Tasmania & Ruth Mollison 2024) was written in response to the decreasing availability of native seeds and plants to Landcare groups and projects, to better understand how we might meet the goals of this project.

Watch our Seed Resilience & Community Seed Bank Meeting held in September 2023

Handy Publications on Seeds in Australia:

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