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 Sydney, and its paragraphs are ours: weigh them accordingly.
Sydney has the deepest bench of wholesale growers in the country after Brisbane, strung along the Hawkesbury from Dural and Kenthurst to Windsor, with more on the Central Coast. That is why an online order for Sydney can be a 300mm hedge or a 100L magnolia, not just a box of tubes. This guide covers what arrives and from where, delivery times, what Sydney gardens plant most, and the other nurseries that deliver to the city, each with the facts from its own pages.
What arrives, and from where
Nursery Near Me's Sydney orders come from our partner nurseries around Australia, chosen by where the right stock is for the order: often the Sydney basin, the Hawkesbury or the Central Coast, but it depends on the plant. The grower confirms your plants before freight is booked, the freight is quoted with multiple freight companies and passed on at cost, and most Sydney orders arrive within 3 to 7 business days of dispatch, upright on a truck. Tubestock and garden goods come by parcel. Professional planting is available across Sydney through our installation partner.
The Sydney delivery page has the suburbs we deliver to most and the common questions, and how delivery works has the full picture.
What Sydney gardens plant
These are the plants Sydney customers order from us most, from our own order records for the two years to September 2026:
- Lilly Pilly Resilience
- Straight and Narrow™ Lilly Pilly
- Fountain Grass
- No Mow Grass
- Spear Grass
- White Knight Hydrangea
- Mock Orange
- Little Gem Magnolia
- Star Jasmine
- Climbing Fig
Gardening in Sydney
Sydney is warm temperate: humid summers, mild winters and a mix of sandstone soils in the north and east and heavier shale and clay in the west. Most planting works year round, with autumn the easiest. Box hedges, lilly pillies, magnolias and star jasmine are the Sydney staples, and the western suburbs see frost and hotter summers, so choose hardier forms there.
The other nurseries that deliver to Sydney
Flower Power and Nursery Warehouse are the two other nurseries that truck potted plants to Sydney addresses: Flower Power from its garden centres within greater Sydney, Nursery Warehouse from Ourimbah in its own vans to Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle. Online Plants trucks from Melbourne at a $29 flat rate with a 2 to 3 week window. The rest post tubestock and small plants.
Flower Power (flowerpower.com.au)
Sydney's garden centre chain delivers plants within greater Sydney only, $55 flat within 20 km of a centre, with no plant guarantee stated and damage to be reported within 24 hours.
Nursery Warehouse (nurserywarehouse.com.au)
Hedging, screening, citrus, maples and advanced trees from 75mm pots to 800L bags, delivered in its own trucks from Ourimbah to Sydney, the Central Coast, the Hunter and Newcastle, $20 minimum, no guarantee stated.
Online Plants (onlineplants.com.au)
An online-only nursery at Research in Melbourne with over 3,000 species listed. Flat delivery by zone ($29 to Sydney metro, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Sydney
- Box hedges and formal structure: Japanese and English box in 200mm pots travel well by truck and clip from the first season.
- A screen against a two-storey neighbour: Straight and Narrow or Resilience lilly pilly at 300mm, or a 45L for height on day one.
- A magnolia or feature tree: Little Gem or Teddy Bear from 45L, confirmed with the grower first, tailgate delivery.
- Western Sydney and the Hills: hotter summers and frosty winters, so pick the hardier forms and break up the clay.
- The eastern suburbs and northern beaches: salt wind, so lilly pilly, xylosma, coastal rosemary and liriope before anything soft-leaved.
Common questions
Which online nurseries deliver plants to Sydney?
Nursery Near Me delivers potted plants, advanced trees, tubestock and garden goods across Sydney from its partner nurseries around Australia, chosen by where the stock is. Flower Power delivers within greater Sydney from its garden centres, Nursery Warehouse trucks from Ourimbah, Online Plants trucks from Melbourne, and Australian Plants Online, Plants in a Box, Daleys and Native Plant Project post tubestock and small plants.
How long does plant delivery to Sydney 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 Sydney, Nursery Warehouse delivers weekly from Wednesday to Friday for orders placed by Sunday evening.
What plants do Sydney gardens buy online most?
Lilly Pilly Resilience and Straight and Narrow for screens, fountain grass, no mow grass, spear grass, White Knight hydrangea, murraya, Little Gem magnolia, star jasmine and climbing fig.
Can I have plants planted for me in Sydney?
Yes. Nursery Near Me offers professional planting and installation across Sydney through its installation partner, priced per plant.
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.
