Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact about another nursery comes from that nursery's own delivery, FAQ, about or terms pages on that date. Nursery Near Me is on the list because it delivers to Melbourne, and its paragraphs are ours: weigh them accordingly.
Melbourne gardeners have more online nurseries on their doorstep than anyone else in Australia: the two biggest online-only operators are both Victorian, the garden centres deliver, and the tubestock specialists post from interstate. The catch is climate: a plant list that works in Brisbane fails in Eltham in July. This guide covers what arrives and from where, delivery times, what Melbourne gardens plant most, and the other nurseries that deliver, with their own stated facts.
What arrives, and from where
Nursery Near Me's Melbourne orders are grown by partner nurseries in Victoria and southern New South Wales, so they are already acclimatised. The grower confirms your plants before freight is booked, the freight is quoted with multiple freight companies and passed on at cost, and most Melbourne orders arrive within 3 to 7 business days of dispatch, upright on a truck. Tubestock and garden goods come by parcel. Installation is not offered in Melbourne: every plant arrives with its care guide.
The Melbourne delivery page has the suburbs we deliver to most and the common questions, and how delivery works has the full picture.
What Melbourne gardens plant
These are the plants Melbourne customers order from us most, from our own order records for the two years to September 2026:
- Lilly Pilly Resilience
- Cut Leaf Daisy ‘Mauve’
- Compact Yellow Buttons
- Rustic™ Tussock Grass
- No Mow Grass
- Christmas Cheer Azalea
- Min a Min Mock Orange
- White Catmint
- Sweet Burst™ Bottlebrush Tubestock
- Melaleuca ‘Revolution Gold’
Gardening in Melbourne
Melbourne is cool temperate with four real seasons, dry summers, wet winters and frost in the outer suburbs. Plant in autumn or spring, water through summer and choose cold-tolerant forms. Brachyscome, chrysocephalum, tussock grasses, azaleas and the hardier lilly pillies lead Melbourne orders.
The other nurseries that deliver to Melbourne
Online Plants (Research) and Hello Hello Plants (Campbellfield) both truck potted plants across metro Melbourne at flat rates, Online Plants free over $400 and Hello Hello free over $399, with windows of 2 to 3 weeks and 4 to 12 business days respectively. The Diggers Club and Native Plant Project post small plants from Dromana and the Surf Coast. Brenlissa at Creswick was not accepting orders when checked on 10 October 2026.
Online Plants (onlineplants.com.au)
An online-only nursery at Research in Melbourne with over 3,000 species listed. Flat delivery by zone ($19 across Melbourne metro, free over $400, 2 to 3 weeks), a 30 day guarantee to grow that excludes rural and regional areas and is at the nursery's discretion, and no stated policy on transit damage.
Hello Hello Plants (thetutuguru.com.au)
A Campbellfield garden centre with tubestock to 500L trees, metro Melbourne delivery at $34.99 for any quantity and free over $399, 4 to 12 business days, and no warranty on plants.
The Diggers Club (diggers.com.au)
Heirloom seeds, small plants and bulbs by post from Dromana, flat rates by order type ($14.50 for up to 14 plants), a 30 day satisfaction guarantee for members, and dispatch in 7 to 10 business days.
Native Plant Project (nativeplantproject.com.au)
Native tubestock in boxes of 4 to 32 from the Surf Coast, sent Mondays to VIC, NSW, SA and QLD, with no formal guarantee stated.
Australian Plants Online (australianplantsonline.com.au)
Tubestock only, grown at Nambour on the Sunshine Coast and posted nationwide: natives, ornamentals and hedging plugs 5cm to 15cm tall, from $16.95 postage and free over $350, with credit or replacement if you report a problem within 48 hours.
Plants in a Box (plantsinabox.com.au)
Boxes of tubestock and small indoor plants from the Currumbin Valley, free standard delivery over $54 to QLD, NSW, ACT, SA and VIC, and a replace-or-refund guarantee if you email photos within 24 hours of arrival.
Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery (daleysfruit.com.au)
Fruit trees, rainforest trees and hedges from Kyogle in 90mm and 165mm pots and 4L bags, freight by postcode with a choice of couriers, no warranty on growth and no replacements: a refund only after the plants are returned.
Uprooted (uprooted.com.au)
Indoor plants in 75mm and 100mm pots posted from Far North Queensland at $22 a box, no health guarantee, transit damage replaced if emailed within 24 hours.
The full side-by-side of thirteen Australian online nurseries, with states, sizes, minimums, freight and guarantees, is in Best online plant nurseries in Australia (2026).
How to choose in Melbourne
- Cold-tolerant forms first: Lilly Pilly Resilience and the hardier lilly pillies, viburnum, photinia and box for hedges, never the tropical ones.
- Natives for the north and west: tussock grasses, cut leaf daisy, yellow buttons, fan flower and grass trees on the basalt clay.
- The bayside: salt wind and sand, so coastal natives and clipped screens a street back from the beach.
- Autumn planting: Melbourne's dry summers punish spring plantings, so order in March, April or May where you can.
- Compare the total at checkout, not the per-plant price: truck freight has a minimum, so a full truck beats four parcels.
Common questions
Which online nurseries deliver plants to Melbourne?
Nursery Near Me delivers potted plants, advanced trees, tubestock and garden goods across Melbourne from Victorian and southern New South Wales growers. Online Plants and Hello Hello Plants truck across metro Melbourne, The Diggers Club and Native Plant Project post small plants from Victoria, and Australian Plants Online, Plants in a Box, Daleys and Uprooted post from Queensland and New South Wales.
How long does plant delivery to Melbourne take?
From Nursery Near Me, most orders arrive within 3 to 7 business days of dispatch once the grower has confirmed the stock. Online Plants quotes 2 to 3 weeks for Melbourne and Hello Hello Plants 4 to 12 business days.
What plants do Melbourne gardens buy online most?
Lilly Pilly Resilience, cut leaf daisy, compact yellow buttons, tussock grass, no mow grass, Christmas Cheer azalea, Min a Min murraya, white catmint, Sweet Burst callistemon and Revolution Gold melaleuca.
Is Melbourne too cold for lilly pillies?
No, but choose the right one. Lilly Pilly Resilience handles Melbourne frosts in the suburbs, and the hardier forms do well with shelter in the outer east and north. Avoid the tropical lilly pillies and plant in autumn or spring.
Sources
The other nurseries' facts were read on their own websites on 10 October 2026: delivery, shipping, FAQ, about and terms pages. Ours are on delivery, the guarantee, installation and the facts page. If something has changed, email sales@nurserynearme.com.au and we will correct it.
