WILD MINT ACRES
Plant Nursery
Wild Mint Acres is a home based business on a beautiful property.Â
Providing an extensive selection of Native Australian species of plants, shrubs and trees. Non-native varieties are available.
Wild Mint Acres is happy to follow up and quote all of your garden enquiries.
We can order in any quantity, size and variety, subject to seasonal availability. We make weekly orders to suit planting and landscape needs.
Drop in we look forward to seeing you!
STOCK ONSITE
Examples of plants new in stock onsite, arrivals each week. The usual suspects always available. Orders welcome.
OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY.
54 Greens Road, MAINDAMPLE VICTORIA, 3723
Nursery. Coffee. Gift shop.
Located opposite the twin hills known as The Paps Scenic Reserve. Maindample is the Aboriginal name for the hills. We are just 10km from the Mansfield township, the gateway to Mt Buller and 10 km from tourist destination Bonnie Doon, in beautiful North East Victoria.
Wild Mint Acres respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Taungurung people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
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ON YOUR BIKE
Come out and visit us on the Great Victorian Rail Trail. Formerly the Tallarook - Mansfield Railway 1891-1978
Our entrance is just a few hundred meters from the Greens Road exit of the Great Victorian Rail Trail.
A 10km journey from Mansfield, you can bring your bicycle, E-Bike, Pony or by foot though stunning farmlands. We have walking groups visit us after climbing The Paps, horse groups that ride from Tullarook to Mansfield and regular cyclists that take the trail stop in for a refreshment! A safe way to journey and enjoy the farmland delights.
STROLL AROUND WITH A COFFEE
Pick up a hot/iced beverage to enjoy while perusing plants or relax enjoying the tranquil view of water birds on the dam.
Providing locally roasted coffee beans from Merchant Coffee Roasters, barista quality coffee, teas and refreshments.
A comfortable break from the cycling saddle.
GIFT SHOP & CRAFTS
We Have Gift Certificates available in shop or digitally on request.
Welcome someone with a house warming gift or landscape feature tree for their property.
Gift certificates are a gorgeous way for someone you love to get just what they want.
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The shop also has some great examples of local art, offering timberwork, alpaca knits and ceramics.
OUR
STORY
GET TO KNOW US
Merrijig local, Tara Purcell met husband Dan Reuber in Vancouver in 2013, working for a Landscaping crew. Dan has been in the garden maintenance industry in Canada for over 20 years, operating his own business. Tara, had travelled the better part of 10 years, working home and abroad in Tourism, Events and Hospitality.
The nursery journey began in 2018 after moving back to Australia, to the Purcell family farm in Merrijig, Shady Glen. After just one year, an opportunity to purchase the current property in Maindample presented itself, with a kiss from the universe, evolving projects gained momentum.
2020 brought the Pandemic, and with it, new home buyers entering the Mansfield market, and locals finding time for home improvements
The transition from farming block to functioning retail nursery, with ancillary coffee trailer, took off and is still developing.
Early days of business took plant scouting to Melbourne Trade fairs, finding connections for reliable growers. Now WMA is comfortable and confident in finding plant requests via a large grower's network and transporting stock directly to the nursery.
The nursery began with stock of mixed native and exotic species, accommodating Dans experience of the Northern climate plants, but soon developed into Native focus as the extreme frosts and heat presented need for adaptation to better plant survival success and watering.
Spring and Autumn are optimal planting months and seasons naturally slowing over the extreme weather Seasons.
Operation is Friday Saturday and Sunday all year around.
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Wild Mint Acres is always open to enquiries via telephone, text, email or social media and flexible for opening by appointment.
The cafe space has replaced the old horse float converted coffee trailer, and in the future would be happy moving towards operating workshops or talks of interest.
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