Greenvale, Victoria
Seeds, tools and pots chosen for Australian native beds — the ones that hold up when the water goes off and the sun does not.
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We would rather stock eight items we use ourselves than four hundred we have never opened. Every one of these has been through a Victorian summer.
Most loved Three hand-thrown pots, graduating sizes, unglazed so the clay breathes and roots stay cool through a hot week.
Set of 3 · 14 / 19 / 24cm · unglazed terracotta · drainage hole drilled
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Stainless blades that keep an edge through woody native stems, on handles shaped for a long afternoon.
Stainless steel · timber handles · 20mm cut capacity · sap groove
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Pollinator A mix of native wildflowers chosen to bring honeyeaters and native bees into a suburban block.
12 species · approx. 4m² coverage · autumn or early-spring sowing
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Water-wise Coarse eucalypt fibre that holds moisture at the root line and smothers weeds, then breaks down into the bed.
1m × 1m · 100% biodegradable · lasts 2–3 seasons
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Built for the part of summer when shade is the only thing keeping a young bed alive.
2.7m canopy · UPF 50+ canvas · tilting timber pole · powder-coated base fitting
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Hand-carved, left unsealed on purpose so it silvers off the way a fence post does.
45cm tall · sustainably sourced hardwood · weathers naturally outdoors
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A long spout that reaches the back of a bed without standing in it, in recycled plastic that will not go brittle.
5 litre · recycled plastic · removable rose · long reach spout
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Low phosphorus Low-phosphorus, because most natives sulk on the general-purpose stuff sold everywhere else.
2kg · organic granular · safe for banksia, grevillea & hakea
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Everything needed to put in one good bed and keep it alive through the first summer — the part most people get wrong by buying the fertiliser last.
Ships free · 30-day returns on the whole kit
Water it less. Watch it more.
Who we are
Clear Hearth Co started because the local nursery kept selling us plants that wanted an English spring. Natives do not need much. They need the right soil, low phosphorus, mulch that actually holds water, and to be left alone.
So we stock the short list. Seeds that come up in this climate, tools that survive being left in the sun, pots that breathe, and a fertiliser that will not burn a banksia. Eight things, held in Greenvale, packed by us.
If you are not sure what suits your soil, ring us before you spend anything. We would rather talk you out of the wrong pot than take the order.
More about usReviews
Third summer for the mulch mats and the beds have not dried out once. I had been using bark chips that blew away in the first northerly.
Bronwyn K, 58 — Bendigo VICBought the shears expecting to replace them in a year. They have cut back grevillea twice and still hold an edge. The handles do not blister you.
Trevor M, 64 — Adelaide SAThe seed pack took a while and I nearly gave up — then the whole bed came up at once in September. Honeyeaters found it within a fortnight.
Priya S, 41 — Western Sydney NSWQuestions
The mix is chosen for temperate and warm-temperate Australia — most of Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland, South Australia and southern WA. In the tropics or an alpine area, email us first and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth it.
Many Australian natives — banksia, grevillea, hakea and their relatives — evolved in poor soils and are damaged by the phosphorus levels in ordinary garden fertiliser. General-purpose product is the most common reason a healthy native suddenly dies back.
Packed within 2 business days. Victoria 2–3 days after dispatch, most capitals 3–5, regional and WA/NT/TAS 5–8. Tracking is emailed on dispatch.
30 days from delivery, resaleable condition, full refund of the item price. Faulty or wrong item, we cover return postage too.
Yes — it is left unsealed deliberately so it weathers to a silver-grey, the way a hardwood fence post does. If you would rather keep the original tone, an annual coat of exterior oil will hold it.
Not yet. Live plants need a nursery licence in several states and cold-chain freight we cannot do properly, so we would rather not do it badly.