In partnership with the community the Marrickville Community Nursery seeks to be a centre for biodiversity of the Lower Cooks River Valley, protecting, conserving and promoting the biodiversity of species and natural habitats of the area.
Marrickville Community Nursery is central to achieving biodiversity and community education/participation goals in the Marrickville Local Action 21 Strategy (Agenda 21) same link. For example, the Nursery is licensed to collect and store seed from remaining patches of bushland in the local area. Plants grown from this seed are then used in local revegetation projects.
The Nursery grows and sells local native plants which occur naturally in the Cooks River Valley area. These plants are easy to maintain and require less water and care than many introduced species, as well as attracting birds and native wildlife to your garden.
The Marrickville Community Nursery has a viewing platform overlooking a frog pond and a comfortable outdoor seating area. This setting is used regularly as an outdoor classroom for community and school workshops.
For enquiries about booking the outdoor classroom call Environmental Services on 9335 2197.
For general information and a local plant list see:
The Marrickville Community Nursery is located at the Addison Road Centre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville.
Opening hours for plant sales are every:
Limited free mulch is usually available for Marrickville residents (bring your own bags and shovel). Prices for seedlings start at $2.95, with discounts for community or school projects.
For enquiries call the Nursery Coordinator on 0412 435 948 Wed - Sat or the Citizens' Service Centre on 9335 2222.
The frog pond at the Nursery was specially constructed for research into the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frogs. A number of these frogs were released into it in 1998 as part of a study into whether these frogs can survive in backyard habitats. This study has been completed, but the pond remains and is home to any number of frogs, mainly the more common local Brown Striped Marsh Frog.
For more information about constructing ponds to attract frogs to your garden, and to see the results of the study, visit the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of NSW website.