With stunning homes and golden beaches all around, the Sunshine Coast blends nature with cosmopolitan living seamlessly. Make your indoor and outdoor space look like it came straight out of a magazine with prized native plants, herbs, fruit trees, and potted plants — all sourced from the city’s finest.
Our Sunshine Coast gardeners have rounded up the best nurseries on the Sunny Coast for unique plant finds and exceptional plant accessories that are sure to meet the most discerning gardening needs.
Magnolia Lane
Take a trip down Magnolia Lane and you’ll find beautiful indoor plants and intricately crafted products at every turn. Owned by Kate Koschel, this plant boutique is the epitome of effortless style and sustainable living.
Embrace the ‘slow living’ philosophy and fill your home with Magnolia Lane’s potted plants. The choices here are carefully handpicked for their low-maintenance nature and eye-catching foliage — perfect for building your own urban garden!
Aside from having charming plants in their selection, Magnolia Lane is also a haven for timber, metal, and ceramic planters. Don your Picasso hat and pair a variegated Dracaena Marley with a matte white ceramic belly pot for contrast. Another option is to plant a Philodendron Brasil in one of Magnolia Lane’s cement pots for that industrial look that’s very chic and trendy right now. There’s no limit to the number of inspired plant-and-pot combinations you can come up with.
Address: Shop 2, 106 Brisbane Road, Mooloolaba QLD 4557
Hinterland Foliage
Spruce up your home with Hinterland Foliage’s wide selection of indoor and shade-loving plants. With a stunning array to choose from, you won’t have any trouble finding the right one to decorate your desk or shelf with.
You may fancy yourself taking home a potted Monstera Deliciosa Tauerii from their shop, or a Syngonium Fantasy or two. When the plants look as good as they do in Hinterland Foliage, it’s hard not to give in!
Hinterland Foliage also offers a dazzling range of pots and planters to go with their hanging Senecio String of Beans, Ficus Burgundy, Polypodium Fallax, and Hemionitis Heart Fern, among other indoor plant varieties they have in store. No need to look further for plant care products, either — Hinterland Foliage carries neem oil, growth concentrate, and fertiliser for all your gardening needs.
Address: 36 Cribb Street, Landsborough QLD 4550
Noosa Pots + Plants
When it comes to beautiful potted plants and one of the best ranges of pots on the Sunshine Coast, Noosa Pots + Plants ranks amongst the best. This store carries a huge range of all things pots and all things plants. Whether you are looking for indoor or outdoor plants, the selection is amazing.
Take your Hamptons-style home to the next level with Noosa Pots + Plants’ white planters. Pair them with a stunning Philodendron Xanadu or Fiddle Leaf Fig. Want to accentuate your home entrance? Why not do it with a standard Ficus planted in one of Noosa Pots + Plants’ Oceanic white tubs. There are plenty of decorating ideas to play around with when your plants and plant supplies come from Noosa Pots + Plants. They’re open 7 days a week!
Address: 124 Eumundi Road, Noosaville QLD 4566
Mooloolah River Landcare
Aside from its mission to encourage people to protect and restore the Mooloolah River, Mooloolah River Landcare is also known for its diverse variety of native plants. This community-based nursery offers a great range of native groundcovers, shrubs, and trees that you can use to landscape your garden or backyard.
Chat with any of the members of the MRL team and learn more about the benefits of using these plants in your home — you’ll find out that native plants are low-maintenance and better suited to local environmental conditions. MRL also offers the best books on gardening know-how — as well as plant care products and plant accessories — to make your native plant parent journey a success.
Address: 2671 Steve Irwin Way, Glenview QLD 4553
Grow Indoor Plants
When your goal is to make any space as green as you can, one plant is never enough. That’s why Grow Indoor Plants has all the indoor plants you’ll ever need. From Peace Lilies and Anthuriums to Fiddle Leaf Figs and Orchid Plants, you won’t run out of houseplants to choose from.
Whether you’re a veteran plant parent or just a beginner, Grow Indoor Plants has a plant for you. Check out their awesome collection — aside from those mentioned above, these guys also have the Red Wing Philodendron, Satin Pothos, Calathea Orbifolia, and Alocasia Bambino.
Another thing of beauty you’ll find in this store is their collection of decorative pots and vessels, as well as their range of plant care products and accessories. With Grow Indoor Plants, you’ll have everything you need to transform your space into an urban jungle.
Address: 44 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore QLD 4558
Aloe Flora
Coax your inner artist out and turn your home into a green oasis with Aloe Flora. This store’s collection of captivating greenery will surely brighten up any interior space.
With Aloe Flora’s low-maintenance indoor plants, you can go for maximum foliage impact with the least effort. An example is their Cebu Blue Pathos. With its striking silver-blue foliage and trailing nature, it is as stunning as it is easy to care for.
Thinking of making your apartment look Insta-worthy? You can count on Aloe Flora to come up with plant solutions for smaller spaces. They carry compact houseplants such as the Rubber Plant, Monstera Adansonii, Peperomia, and Pothos for homes that have less room to work with.
Addresses: 53 Maple St, Maleny QLD 4552; 103-105 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore QLD 4558
STEPS Nursery
STEPS Nursery is known in the Sunshine Coast community as the nursery that keeps on giving. You’ll discover that there are plenty of shade-loving houseplants, succulents, and flowering plants in their collection. They also have a wide array of gardening supplies to make going green easy and fun. Aside from offering a huge selection of plants, this green space is also a sanctuary for students, volunteers, and people with a disability looking to upskill and socialise.
What makes this non-profit nursery and garden centre unique is its roster of plant-oriented events. STEPS Nursery organises workshops and plant swap meets to raise awareness of eco-friendly living. These events also provide the perfect opportunity for plant lovers to deepen their knowledge on their favourite plants and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts in the area.
Address: Ulm St S, Caloundra QLD 4551
The Garden Shed Nursery
When it comes to organic gardening needs, The Garden Shed Nursery is the team to call. Founded by Dave Jarrett, a biological agronomist by trade, The Garden Shed Nursery is a hub for farming enthusiasts and organic gardening beginners looking to start a sustainable lifestyle.
It doesn’t matter if your space is small — Dave and his team will make it happen! With help from The Garden Shed Nursery, you can grow your own salad greens on your balcony or in your yard.
You’ll find everything here to create the complete farm-to-table experience. These guys have various edible plants in their nursery, from herbs and vegetables to fruit trees. They also have all the plant care supplies and accessories you need to grow your urban garden successfully.
Address: 342 Flaxton Drive, Flaxton QLD 4560
Photo Credits: Magnolia Lane, Hinterland Foliage Facebook Page, Noosa Pots + Plants Facebook Page, Mooloolah River Landcare Facebook Page, Grow Indoor Plants Facebook Page, Aloe Flora Facebook Page, STEPS Nursery, The Garden Shed Nursery Facebook Page
