Why one nursery owner dedicated forty years to growing Australian native plants from seed
In short: Clarence visits a specialist nursery in Terrey Hills to explore the meticulous process of cultivating Australian native flora. Discover how a former seed company employee turned her professional obsession into a lifelong mission to propagate local species.
Marina Grassecker founded her native plant seed business after developing a deep fascination with the plants themselves while working in the seed industry about 40 years ago. Her work focuses on the propagation of diverse Australian species, ranging from grasses to flowering perennials.
The nursery highlights a variety of native plants, including Brown's Lovegrass (Eragrostis brownii), Basket Grass (Oplismenus hirtellus), and the Knobby Club-Rush (Ficinia nodosa). Other featured species include the Native Daisy (Brachyscome sp.), Golden Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum), Native Bluebell (Wahlenbergia sp.), and the Common Fringe-Lily (Thysanotus tuberosus). This segment originally aired as part of the Native Plant Special in Season 36, Episode 6 of Gardening Australia.
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