By Jan Diprose
It is always a busy time at the Weddin Community Native Nursery whether it be collecting, cleaning and sowing seed; pricking out germinated plants into tubes; weeding and filling orders.
The last few weeks have seen us sorting, weeding and collating orders that are going out to landholders from Mullion Creek, Cowra, Forbes and Grenfell; Young, Condobolin and District and Weddin Landcares; Parkes Shire and Central West Local Land Services.
Everyday at the nursery is Eucalypt day but on Saturday, 22 March we celebrated National Eucalypt day with a tree give away and a Eucalyptus oil distillation demonstration.
Amanda Foxon-Hill from Mid Lachlan Landcare kindly came and gave a very informative talk on Eucalyptus oil covering its chemical properties, the distillation process and its many uses.
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Her audience asked lots of questions and were able to sample a variety of Amanda's oils.
Last Friday we had a working visit from The Henry Lawson High School "Green Team" who came to the nursery as part of a horticulture component of a programme they are involved in at school.
The boys undertook several nursery activities which included weeding, label cleaning, pot sorting and plant order preparations which gave them a taste of what was involved in being a part of a nursery and the many jobs that continually need doing.
Everyone is welcome at the nursery on Tuesday 6th May at 2pm for a "Mad Hatters Tea Party". A fund raising event for Can Assist hosted by the nursery and the Grenfell Garden Club.
The nursery is now taking orders for an Autumn 2026 planting. So if you are looking for paddock trees, putting in a shade and shelter belt, a windbreak or undertaking a revegetation project you can place your order now via our email - weddincnn@outlook.com
You can find us at 43 East Street Grenfell. We are open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 12 noon.
Please note we will be closed Good Friday, Easter Monday and ANZAC Day.
