Free Plant Issue Scheme

Who is eligible?

If you have purchased a new residential block of land in the ACT, you are entitled to a free allocation of plants under the scheme to a retail value of $220 per block.

The allocation of plants is available to claim within two years of the settlement date on the ACT residential land purchase agreement. This eligibility is transferable if the land is sold during this period.

You will need to provide three forms of documentation at the time of plant collection to prove your eligibility for the scheme. They are:

1. a current rates notice of the new property
2. photographic personal identification
3. an original of one of the following legal documents: settlement papers, contract of sale or official letter from your solicitor confirming date of block settlement.

Plant allocation details

Three plant packages are available. They include a range of locally grown trees, shrubs, hedges and ground covers of various sizes.

Package A: 20 x 140mm pots

Package B: 10 x 200mm pots

Package C: 10 x 140mm and 5 x 200mm pots.

How to register

Registration for the Plant Issue Scheme is easy.

Simply contact the Yarralumla Nursery to discuss your preferred package and to book a 30 minute appointment to collect your plants.

Collecting your plants

Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting Yarralumla Nursery.

Plant Issue Scheme collections occur Monday to Friday between 9 am and 3 pm.

The whole plant package is collected at the time of your booking from Yarralumla Nursery’s Plant Issue Scheme Dispatch Office.

Please note:

• Landscapers cannot come on your behalf. The owner of the block will need to register and claim the plants.
• For allocation to newly completed government owned homes, tenants should contact Housing ACT.
• This only applies to newly released land in the ACT and does not include blocks that were purchased under the Loose Fill Asbestos Insulation (Mr Fluffy) Eradication Scheme.