Free Plants Program
Brisbane City Council offers the Free Plants Program to residents, schools and community groups.
Residential properties
Brisbane ratepayers, Housing Commission and Defence Housing residents are entitled to receive two free native plants each year. You can choose from a variety of:
- free trees
- plants
- groundcovers
- climbers
- shrubs
- palms
To find out what free plant species are available, download the species list:
Free plant species list (PDF - 730kb)
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If you are renting or leasing a property, contact your body corporate or the property owner, who will need to send a written application to Council on behalf of tenants.
Mail to:
Brisbane City Council
Free Plants Program
GPO Box 1434
Brisbane Qld 4001
Apply for free plants
To apply for free plants:
- Complete an application form. These are available from Customer Service Centres, Libraries and local Councillor's ward offices.
- If you are the owner of a residential property, you must present your first rates notice of the current year. Housing Commission and Defence Housing residents will need to present documented evidence of rental payment.
- The completed application form is then stamped as 'approved'.
- You can then exchange your stamped application form for two free plants at any of the nurseries listed below.
North
| Name | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Carseldine Nursery |
769 Beams Rd Carseldine |
07 3263 2504 |
|
Edible Landscapes Nursery at Northey St City Farm |
16 Victoria St Windsor |
07 3857 8775 |
| Nova Gardens |
78a Settlement Rd The Gap |
07 3300 4161 |
| Gardening Time Nursery |
345 Kelvin Grove Rd Kelvin Grove |
07 3356 4888 |
South
| Name | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| King Avenue Cultivators |
King Ave Willawong |
07 3879 0222 |
| Redback Garden Centre |
2680 Logan Rd Eight Mile Plains |
07 3219 7456 |
East
| Name | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Cottage Garden Nursery |
999 Stanley St East East Brisbane |
07 3891 7999 |
| Hawkins Garden Centre |
1666 Old Cleveland Rd Chandler |
07 3390 1633 |
West
| Name | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton Gardens |
2274 Moggill Rd Kenmore |
07 3378 5553 |
| Just Gardens |
Homemaker City 34 Goggs Rd Jindalee |
07 3715 7633 |
New home owners in the following Brisbane suburbs receive a letter approving them to collect four free plants when they order their recycling bin.
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Algester |
Anstead |
Bellbowrie |
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Bracken Ridge |
Bridgeman Downs |
Bulimba |
|
Burbank |
Calamvale |
Camira |
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Capalaba West |
Carindale |
Doolandella |
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Drewvale |
Durack |
Eight Mile Plains |
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Ellen Grove |
Everton Park |
Fig Tree Pocket |
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Fitzgibbon |
Forest Lake |
Goodna |
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Hendra |
Karana Downs |
Kuraby |
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Mackenzie |
McDowall |
Manly West |
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Mitchelton |
Moggill |
Mt Crosby |
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Nudgee |
Parkinson |
Pinjarra Hills |
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Pullenvale |
Ransome |
Riverhills |
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Robertson |
Runcorn |
Sinnamon Park |
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Stretton |
Sumner |
Sunnybank Hills |
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Taigum |
Tingalpa |
Upper Kedron |
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Wakerley |
Warner |
Wynnum |
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Wynnum West |
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You can also ask Council to plant trees on your local street as part of the Street Trees Program.
Schools and community groups
Free plants are available for:
- schools, community groups and charitable organisations - up to 50 free plants
- clubs on Council leased land - 20 free plants
- schools celebrating Arbor Day - number varies
Schools and groups need to describe the extent and purpose of their planting project in the application.
Council will advise groups, schools and clubs where to collect free plants when their application is approved.
Schools and groups can apply in writing to:
Brisbane City Council
Free Plants Program
GPO Box 1434
Brisbane Qld 4001
