Native Plant Giveaways – Autumn 2025
Native Plant Giveaways – by booking only
We have scheduled two native plant giveaway days at Warada Ngurang Community Nursery this autumn.
To pick up your free plants at these popular events, please make a booking to visit the nursery on:
- Friday 28 March from 9 am to 3 pm; or
- Saturday 29 March from 9 am to 1 pm
Our friendly staff and nursery volunteers will provide expert advice to assist you in selecting plants for your garden or for pots.
There will be a variety of native shrubs, groundcovers and trees to choose from across both days.
- Please bring along your rates notice or other document to verify you are a resident of Hornsby Shire.
- There is a limit of four free native plants per property per year.
LOCATION
Warada Ngurang Community Nursery
28 Britannia Street, Pennant Hills NSW 2120
Frequently Asked Questions
The Native Plant Giveaway welcomes residents of Hornsby Shire to Council’s Warada Ngurang Community Nursery to choose and take home complimentary native plants. Every residential property is encouraged to collect up to four free native plants annually. All plants are cultivated by dedicated volunteers and staff at Warada Ngurang Community Nursery in Pennant Hills.
Each property in Hornsby Shire is entitled to receive four free native plants per year.
The next Native Plant Giveaways will be on Friday March 28 and Saturday March 29.
No walk ins allowed, strictly bookings only.
Bookings are essential
To make a booking, please click the booking link on this webpage. You will be able to select a 30-minute timeslot.
Refer to the registration instruction sheet for further assistance.
After you select a session and enter your details, you will receive a confirmation email.
Please ensure that only one booking per property is made under this program.
Warada Ngurang Community Nursery is located at 28 Britannia Street, Pennant Hills. For those driving, please park along Britannia Street, taking care not to block any Hornsby Shire Council facility driveways.
There will be a wide variety of native plant species to choose from at each session including grasses, groundcovers, shrubs, ferns, climbers, and various-sized trees.
Information will be provided so that residents can choose the plants that best suit their gardens and pot plants.
The plants will be in small pots (‘tubes’) and are easy to carry ‘as is’ or in reusable shopping bags (BYO).
We will have staff and volunteers on hand to help you select the best plants for your needs.
Information about each species on offer will be displayed on a poster, helping you choose species that will suit the growing conditions in your garden. Details will include the plant species’ size at maturity, its desirable features, and other useful information. We suggest taking a photo of the poster so that these details are handy on your return home. There will also be 'How to Plant' flyers for you to take home.
For further information go to hornsby.nsw.gov.au/nursery
Under the Native Plant Giveaways – 2025 program, residents are limited to attending the Community nursery at their pre-booked time at either the Autumn or Winter event. Only one booking per property is permitted under this program.
Yes. To receive free plants at the Native Plant Giveaways – Autumn 2025 program, you need to provide evidence that you live within Hornsby Shire, so please bring along your driver's licence, rates notice or utility bill (digital or hard copy).
Property addresses (but not names) of free plant recipients will be recorded by Council to monitor distribution and ensure the maximum number of plants per property is not exceeded.
Please show QR code on your phone or a printout of booking with QR code on your arrival at the Community nursery.
Please keep an eye on Council's website, Facebook page and e-news for details for a late August 2025 event.
Check out the video below to see what could be achieved in your garden by using local native plants.