Wirin WirraNative Nursery

Tucked in Tomerong on the South Coast, this nursery began life supplying trade wholesale before opening its gates to home gardeners, and that working-nursery character still shows: rows of tube stock through to advanced specimens, flowering trees, shrubs, ground covers and bush-food plants grown with a clear focus on species suited to the region. Regulars come back for kangaroo paw varieties not easily found elsewhere and for the kind of unhurried, knowledgeable advice that only comes from decades spent propagating and planting. Deb and Terry, along with their team (and a nursery dog who takes a little warming up), are the constants customers mention again and again — patient with first-time native gardeners, hands-on when a client's own garden needs help through a tough season. Beyond the Hill Street site, the nursery takes its stock on the road, setting up at Berry, Mollymook and Pyree markets through the month, extending its reach to South Coast gardeners who might not otherwise make the trip. It's a place built for slow browsing rather than a quick hardware-store dash — worth the detour if you're after healthy, well-grown natives and someone who can tell you exactly where they'll thrive.