Peninsula Plants

On the southern reaches of the Mornington Peninsula, this family-run nursery has spent decades working with the region's coastal conditions rather than against them. Seed and cuttings are collected locally under certified seed-collector status, then propagated on-site at Fingal, producing indigenous and native stock suited to sandy soils, salt air and the exposure that defines this part of Victoria. The range runs from tubestock through to advanced trees, spanning screening species, bird-attracting shrubs, strappy grasses and sedges, and groundcovers — practical categories for anyone tackling a real landscape rather than a single garden bed. Trade buyers, landscapers, developers and golf courses are regulars, but the gates are open to home gardeners too, with plants available either off the shelf or grown to order. Council-mandated revegetation work is clearly part of the everyday business here, alongside site visits, local delivery and maintenance. Visitors are encouraged to walk the grounds and see how the plantings mature, using the nursery's own established specimens as a preview of what a young plant might become. A parallel collaboration with an edible-garden design outfit extends the offer into productive planting and orchard work. It's a working nursery shaped by its landscape, built on local knowledge rather than a generic native-plant catalogue.