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Promoting, preserving, protecting & rehabilitating native vegetation. We are available for plant sales each Monday between 9.30 am and 2.30 pm.

The Understorey Network started life as a volunteer organisation, with members growing native understorey plants to improve the biodiversity of revegetation sites. We have a native plant nursery at Tolosa Park, Glenorchy, at which volunteers grow around 25,000 native plants per year. We welcome volunteers who would be interested in learning to propagate native plants. Please call in or contact us by email at [email protected]

09/06/2026

NURSERY OPEN FOR PLANT SALES - SATURDAY 20 JUNE
With the recent rain there is no better time to plant Tasmanian natives. Plants will become established with good root development over winter and spring.
Ask us what will suit your local conditions…our volunteers can help by providing advice along with our municipality plant species guides.
DATE: Saturday 20 June 2026
TIME: 10:30am - 1:30pm
PLACE: Understorey Network Nursery, Tolosa Park, 298 Tolosa St, Glenorchy.
Drive into Tolosa Park. Look for our green banner halfway around the circle drive.
We look forward to seeing you there!

05/06/2026

CLOSED ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY, MONDAY 8 JUNE
The nursery will be closed on Monday 8 June.

BUT....we will be OPEN FOR SATURDAY TRADING on 20 June from 10:30am - 1:30pm.
Our wonderful volunteers have been nurturing quite a variety of plants suitable for winter planting. So save the date!

The nursery will be open on Mondays as usual from 15 June 9:30am - 2:30pm.

26/05/2026

2026 – Your Year to Volunteer!
On Monday, in recognition of National Volunteer Week, we celebrated the unflagging support of our amazing volunteers with a get together over morning tea at the nursery. Our volunteers turn up rain, hail or shine to help out with a range of tasks in the nursery, the ‘office’ and the garden. We could not do what we do without them.

On Monday we also congratulated one of the USN’s founding members, long-time volunteer Els Wakefield, on her recent publication: “a life with the BIRDS OF TASMANIA”.

It is wonderful to know that our volunteers have such diverse interests but what brings them together is their passion for growing and protecting our Tassie native plants.

15/05/2026

Stop the Rot: Phytophthora presentation
Last week the Understorey Network hosted a presentation on Phytophthora in native plant nurseries by Dr Matthew Laurence (Sydney Botanic Gardens PlantClinic) and Sarah Dunstan (). PlantClinic is a not-for-profit diagnostic laboratory with a plant conservation research focus.

Dieback caused by Phytophthora is a key threat to biodiversity. The production of disease free plants by native nurseries is integral to preventing introduction of this pathogen into the environment. Implementing nursery hygiene protocols is essential for prevention. In addition EcoPath Solutions, in collaboration with PlantClinic, has developed an innovative, cost-effective, and highly sensitive system to batch test plants, soil, and water for Phytophthora.

The session generated much valuable discussion. We look forward to the tool the team is developing based on the National Phytophthora Best Management Practice Guidelines that will make it easier for people to apply the recommendations in the field and in nurseries.

Many thanks to the presentation team for the opportunity to learn more about this important issue.
If you would like further information please get in touch by email at [email protected]

27/04/2026

NURSERY OPEN FOR PLANT SALES - SATURDAY 9 MAY
Visit the nursery on Saturday 9 May for Tasmanian native plants suited to both home gardens and larger properties. We also cater for landcare and bushcare projects. Ask us what will suit your local conditions…we can help by providing our municipality plant species guides.
TIME: 10:30am - 1:30pm
PLACE: Understorey Network Nursery, Tolosa Park, 298 Tolosa St, Glenorchy.
Drive into Tolosa Park. Look for our green banner halfway around the circle drive.
We look forward to seeing you there!

22/04/2026

WETLANDS IN A SHEEP TROUGH
Nan Bray runs a sheep farm in the Southern Midlands. Ruth Mollison is helping Nan trial a method for keeping water troughs and dams clean of algae using wetland species propagated at the Understorey Network nursery. PhD student, Antje Werner, assisted with the design and installation of the floating wetlands.
Read more about this innovative trial on the Understorey Website blog page
https://www.understorey-network.org.au/contact/blog

01/04/2026

NURSERY CLOSED EASTER MONDAY
The Understorey Network nursery will be closed on Easter Monday 6 April.

We will be open again on the following Monday 13 April with volunteers helping with many and varied autumn tasks in the nursery. We will also be open for plant sales.

13/03/2026

Today the Understorey Network welcomed a wonderfully enthusiastic group of TasTAFE students studying Conservation and Ecosystem Management.
They moved through activities in native plant propagation, seed cleaning, and some truly hands-on nursery maintenance work. The way they worked together helped us make real progress in the nursery while they built new skills in growing Tasmanian native plants.
Their passion and teamwork were inspiring, and it’s clear they have so much to offer in the restoration and preservation of our natural environment.

03/03/2026

CLOSED ON PUBLIC HOLIDAY, MONDAY 9 MARCH
The nursery will be closed on the public holiday, Eight Hours Day, on 9 March.
Another Monday public holiday means our volunteers have been working super hard on every other Monday. We’re so grateful for their efforts as early autumn is a busy time for propagation.

Pictured is one of our autumn flowering favourites – Leptospermum grandiflorum (common name: autumn teatree).

Normal Monday opening hours (9:30am – 2:30pm) resume on 16 March.

22/02/2026

We had a fabulous sunny day for a field trip to Tasmanian Bushland Garden at Buckland yesterday. A very keen group of Understorey Network members and volunteers were welcomed to the garden by Wayne Goodwin, a volunteer with both TBG and USN.

Jane Southwell demonstrated plant identification methods with samples of plants from the garden and Ruth Mollison covered the basics of seed collection over morning tea. Ruth then led the group on a walk through the display gardens, showing everyone how to collect and label seed from a range of plants. There were plenty of opportunities to ask about the best ways to go about saving seed for future propagation. Seed was collected by participants to take home or to donate to the nursery.

We were also excited to catch a glimpse of white’s skink (Liopholis whitii) at the gardens.

Many thanks to the TBG for giving us access to the garden for this workshop and to Jane and Ruth for sharing their expertise.

Address

298 Tolosa Street
Glenorchy, TAS
7010

Opening Hours

Monday

9:30am - 2:30pm

Telephone

+61461577624

Website

http://understorey-network.org.au/

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