For a fun family day trip around Brisbane, visit some of the city’s best nurseries and garden centers. These places offer space to explore, opportunities to get outside and discover nature, and lots of activities to keep kids entertained and engaged.
•Bunnings Warehouse or homeworld – Bunnings and Homeworld are large warehouse style stores filled with gardening supplies, plants, flowers, lawn mowers, gardening tools, seeds, mulch, and more. Kids will love the massive spaces, opportunity to operate large equipment like lawn mowers and ride-on toys under supervision, and chance to build cubby houses. Perfect for a full day out.
•D’Aguilar National Park Nursery – This nursery is located within beautiful D’Aguilar National Park and sells native Australian plants, seeds, edible plants, gardening products and books. It’s a great place to learn about local flora and fauna with informative signs and knowledgeable staff. Short walking trails lead into the national park from the nursery, perfect for a family nature adventure.
•Evergreen Garden Centre – This well-loved garden center features themed gardens including a tropical centre, bonsai garden and cottage garden, a large plant nursery with rare and unusual plants,
outdoor playground with swings, slide and sandy play area, animal nursery and cafe. They host creative kids events, gardening and craft workshops, school holiday activities and dance classes. The huge variety of plants, flowers, garden decor, gifts and fresh produce is wonderful for inspiration and picking out new additions for home gardens, patios or balconies.
•Greenslopes Orchid Nursery – For something different, visit the Greenslopes Orchid Nursery which cultivates over 3000 orchid species and hybrids. Even orchid novices will marvel at the diverse and colorful display of orchids and chance to learn about caring for these beautiful and exotic plants. The on-site cafe provides a chance to rest, refresh and enjoy snacks with views of the orchid houses.
•The Plantation Garden Centre – The Plantation Garden Centre is set on three acres and includes plant nurseries, mosaic artworks, themed gardens including an tropical house and cottage garden, workshops, school’s programs and a cafe. School holiday programs for kids include crafts, gardening activities and animal encounters. Halloween and Christmas events keep things fun while gardening centers are out of season. A great place for nature play and creativity.
•Willowbank Garden Centre – Willowbank Garden Centre lies on over 30 acres with plant nurseries, an aviary housing native Australian birds, miniature railway, hedge maze and cafe. Animal encounters with kangaroos, emus, alpacas, pigs and more are frequently on offer at no additional cost. Floral themed workshops, gardening courses and weddings are also hosted at the garden center.
With the variety of nurseries, play spaces, opportunities for exploration and connection with nature around Brisbane, a trip to any of these places would make for a wonderful family day out. Stroll at your own pace, learn something new about plants, gardening, wildlife or the environment and enjoy quality time together in a beautiful setting. Brisbane’s nurseries have plenty to keep everyone happily occupied for hours.
Have a great time exploring all that Brisbane’s nurseries have to offer!