Growing Friends Spring 2025 Native Plant Sale – Exclusive Event for Friends, Staff and Volunteers
2025-10-25 09:00 - 23:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Banksia Centre Car Park, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Friends, Staff and Volunteers of the ANBG will have exclusive access to hundreds of plants from a large variety of groundcovers to familiar or unusual large and small shrubs. A limited number of ferns will also be for sale.
All plants are propagated from cuttings or seeds sourced from within the Gardens, and a full list of plants is available HERE.
Plants will cost $6 a pot. All proceeds go to the Friends to support the Gardens. Sales by card only.
The sale will take place in the Growing Friends Area, off the Banksia Centre carpark.

Growing Friends Autumn 2026 Native Plant Sale
2026-03-14 09:00 - 11:30
Save the date – it’s happening on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in the Banksia Centre car park. The sale runs from 9:00-11.30 am but typically sells out by 10.00 am. Don’t be late!
Plants are generally $6 or $10 per pot (unless otherwise indicated) and purchase is by card only.
With over 1000 plants for sale, and about a hundred native species and cultivars, there is a plant for every spot in your garden. We have old favourites like Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ and ‘Lemon Twist’, and the ever-popular yellow Straw Flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum).
Other popular plants include Brachyscomes, Banksias, Callistemons, Correas, Croweas, Grevilleas, Hakeas, Leptospermums, Pimeleas, Prostantheras, Telopeas, and Westringias. Those looking for ACT plants will be tempted by the Alpine Daisy Bush (Olearia algida) and the dainty Chamomile Sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides).
These plants grow in Canberra’s challenging climate of low rainfall, hot summers and frosty winters. Growing these natives is one of the best ways to provide a better environment for local wildlife, especially for birds and insects. See the plant description list (PDF, 612 KB).
Plants are propagated by the Growing Friends from cuttings or seeds sourced within the ANBG with the support of ANBG staff. All proceeds from the sale go to the Friends to support the Gardens.
Prospective buyers are encouraged to bring their own carry bags and boxes.
Growers from the Australian Native Plants Society Canberra will be holding a separate sale on Saturday 21 March in the Southern car park.
