Tony's Tips

After quite a warm autumn, winter has arrived! Winter gardening is often about preparing for spring, but Melbourne is lucky enough to have a climate perfect for many colourful winter... Read more...

Seeing Out Autumn in the Garden

We're heading into the last month of autumn, but we're still finding plenty of joy in the garden! This is a fantastic time to plant cool-season colour or prepare your... Read more...

Celebrating the Arrival of Autumn

Autumn is one of our favourite times for gardening in Melbourne. This is the ideal time to be out in the garden, enjoying the last of summer blooms and preparing... Read more...

40 Years of Acorn Nursery!

This is a special month for us, the first of March marks 40 years of Acorn Nursery. We started small but over the years we've grown and grown, adding the... Read more...

Late Summer in the Garden

Entering into the last month of summer, the warm weather is in full swing. We're harvesting tomatoes and other veggies and absolutely loving the seasonal colour. Don't forget to give... Read more...

Happy New Year from Acorn Nursery!

What a fantastic time of the year to be out in the garden! Many plants are right at their peak, showing off their very best flowers. In our veggie gardens,... Read more...

An Acorn Christmas

A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all our customers, past and present.This year is a bit different for us. After nearly 40 years of owning and operating... Read more...

Planning a Long Weekend in the Garden?

Somehow the year has flown by and we suddenly have seven weeks until Christmas! Coincidentally, this is the perfect amount of time for flowering seedlings to mature and many other plants... Read more...

Time to Plant...Everything!

We know this public holiday is to celebrate the Grand Final but it happens to be the perfect time to be out in the garden. New flowers are everywhere and... Read more...

Spring is Finally Here!

It might be hard to believe but, if you know where to look, the signs of spring are there. Magnolia and other blossoms are going at full force and this... Read more...

The First Signs of Spring at the End of Winter

We haven't quite reached the end of winter but the first signs of spring are there if you look! Fresh green growth is just starting to show, blossom are budding... Read more...

Planting a Tree is an Investment in the Future

As the proverb goes; 'wise men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.' Many of our favourite trees take decades or even longer to reach full... Read more...