Melaleuca Nursery

For over three decades this Inverloch nursery has been the go-to source for indigenous and native plants across West and South Gippsland, serving everyone from backyard gardeners to Landcare groups, catchment management projects and shire councils. The scale of what they grow says a lot about their purpose: stock ranges from tiny hiko cells and forestry tubes right up to 33cm pots, reflecting work that spans revegetation plantings by the thousand as well as considered choices for a single residential border. There's a clear conviction here that indigenous species aren't a compromise but the better option — low water, low maintenance, food and shelter for local wildlife, and genuine erosion control for farmland and pasture. Yet the retail side stays attuned to garden-making too, with plants suited to everything from informal bush settings to more structured, formal plots, chosen for year-round colour as much as ecological benefit. It's a nursery shaped by its region: paddocks, coastal blocks, farmhouse gardens and housing developments all draw on the same stock and the same advice. On Pearsalls Road, seasonal hours shift with the calendar, and updates on availability and specials are kept current on their Facebook page rather than buried in an old plant list.