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Tool Sharpening Workshops - 7 & 21 December
Join us for a hands-on tool sharpening workshops tailored specifically for women, where you'll learn from Emily how to maintain and sharpen garden tools with confidence.
Wildfood Saturday - 18 January 2025
Join Karen Shaw from Forest Heart ecoNursery to learn about edible native plants and how to use them in your everyday cooking. Small group event with taste testing and cooking demos. All recipes supplied.
Beyond Bunya Dieback Symposium
Bringing Community Together to Care for Country - Friday, 14th March 2025. Focus on exploring practical strategies for moving forward. Learn from our neighbours in Aotearoa (New Zealand) as they share their experiences and insights from ongoing efforts to protect and restore Kauri forests.
Bushfoods and Birds
Join Karen Shaw from Forest Heart ecoNursery Saturday 26 October to learn about edible native plants and how your 'fruitful' backyard can be a haven for birds, as part of the Sunshine Coast Council’s “Backyard Series”.
Narratives … Artist Book Exhibition
This October, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland will host an exciting event for art and storytelling enthusiasts alike—'Narratives,' an Artist Book exhibition, showcasing the work of 15 talented book artists from the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Brisbane. The exhibition will run from Friday 4 October to Sunday 20 October at The Little Red Cottage in Maleny. The exhibition coincides with the highly anticipated Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival.
Maleny Spring Fair
Maleny Garden Club again celebrates the Maleny Spring Fair event on Saturday 5th October and Forest Heart ecoNursery will be there with tables of wonderful native plants for your Spring gardening.
10th Australasian Bat Night - Maleny
Join us for this exciting free event … Australasian Bat Night's 10th anniversary on Saturday 12 October 2024! Enjoy kids' workshops, food trucks, bat talks, roost tours, and an outdoor screening of WALL-E. Fun for the whole family!
Happy 9 Years!
We’re excited to announce that our nursery is celebrating its 9th birthday! As a proud, locally owned family business, we’re grateful for the continued support of our wonderful community.
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5 Winter Gardening Tips
Help your native plant garden thrive through the winter months with our top 5 winter gardening tips.
Colourful Paper Daisies!
Add a splash of colour and charm to your garden! We are excited to showcase several stunning forms of these cheerful blooms, just waiting to brighten up your outdoor space.
Richmond Birdwing Vine and Butterfly
Seeing Richmond Birdwing butterflies lay eggs and caterpillars thrive in their natural habitat brings the tangible results of our conservation efforts to life.
Guarding Your Plants
It all begins with an idea.Planting is an investment in rare plants and our time. Protect your efforts with tree guards from Forest Heart, offering green-Pod enviro guards, Fibre Mulch Mats, and local native plants.
Giant Barred Frog in Maleny
Earlier this month we were treated to the amazing discovery of Giant Barred Frogs Mixophyes iteratus, right here on the banks of the Obi in Maleny.
Native or Indigenous?
We prioritize reintroducing SEQLD Indigenous plants to gardens while also offering cultivar and Australian native plants. Our passion for local-native flora ensures a diverse selection catering to curious gardeners' desires to grow plants from both local and broader Australian landscapes.
A Bit Wild
f the extent of your interest in gardening is the perfect lawn and an immaculately pruned hedge (probably Mock Orange), then this article is probably not for you. That said, I aim for inclusiveness in my approach so bear with me and we’ll see if we can’t find some common ground and if not then hopefully some light entertainment.
Are We Facing Bunyageddon!
Bunya dieback appears to be compounded by a range factors, including drought, temperature rises … climate change. Long wet seasons may be ideal for the spread and infection of this disease and damage to occur and if followed by periods of drought, trees that are damaged may then die.
Are You Nuts!
Eating Bunyas is best with family and friends, a communal activity in which we can connect with and share the bounty of this land.
I personally rejoice when the Bunya cones start to fall, I don’t rejoice so much that the nuts are falling, but more that they are landing and available to harvest!
Eucalyptus - the Rocket Tree!
Plant Eucalypts native to your area and/ /or appropriate to the type of planting. There are over 700 Australian endemic Eucalypts. Potential mature heights do vary amongst species, from the smallest Eucalyptus vernicosa theVarnished-leaf Gum of Tasmania to the tallest (historically the tallest trees in the world) Eucalyptus regnans the Mountain Ash.
How to Save the Rainforest and While Enjoying a Cuppa!
We can make a real difference to the preservation of our local rainforests and all of the animals that call them home while reclining in the comfort of your favourite chair on your back verandah with a cuppa and a good book!
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It all begins with an idea.Planting is an investment in rare plants and our time. Protect your efforts with tree guards from Forest Heart, offering green-Pod enviro guards, Fibre Mulch Mats, and local native plants.