Toad Gully Growers are wholesale producers of a range of versatile and hardy ferns.

OUR FERNS ARE SOLD WITHIN AUSTRALIA ONLY.

Our Balnarring nursery is not open to the public but you can find us at markets.

UPCOMING MARKETS:

• Sunday 14 June Mornington Racecourse Market, 9am-2pm
• check back as more market dates will be added 

If you need to purchase 10 or more ferns (or more than you can carry at the market) please contact us to arrange a time to visit.

These are some of the ferns and shade loving plants we grow:

(all photos below taken by us of our own stock)

MAIDENHAIR FERNAdiantum raddianum 'Fragrans'  Graceful indoor, patio or understory garden plant. Protect from direct sun, drying winds & keep moist.

PACIFIC MAID MAIDENHAIR FERNAdiantum raddianum 'Pacific Maid'  Graceful indoor, patio or understory garden plant. Protect from direct sun, drying winds & keep moist.

UPSIDE-DOWN FERNArachnoides standishii   Hardy Japanese woodland fern. Thinly textured fronds show the spores underside, hence the name.

SHREDDED SPLEENWORTAsplenium aethiopicum   Grows on or amongst rocks in the Aussie bush. Tough fronds to 40cm. Indoor or shady garden.

BIRD'S NEST FERNAsplenium australasicum  Robust Australian fern to 2m. Indoor, well-drained garden or as epiphyte on tree or rock. Light shade.

HEN AND CHICKEN FERNAsplenium bulbiferum  Delicate looking but easy and adaptable. Indoor or shady garden. Grows baby ferns on fronds to 1.2m.

ISLAND BEAUTYAsplenium bulbiferum x surrogatum  Resilient fern with glossy tough fronds to 75cm. Shady garden or great indoors out of direct sun.

ISLAND JEWELAsplenium milnei  Shiny easy to grow fern from lowland Lord Howe Is. Clump of fronds to 60cm. Indoors or shady garden.

JAPANESE PAINTED FERNAthyrium niponicum 'Pictum'  Beautiful silvery grey, red and blue fronds to 50cm. Cold hardy. Likes rich loam in dappled sunlight.

RAY WATER FERNBlechnum fluviatile  Ideal rockery or shady garden plant. Fronds to 50cm in beautiful rosette. Keep well watered.

BRAZILIAN VOLCANO FERNBlechnum brasiliense  Lush with red new growth. Fronds to 1.5m. Older plants have short trunk. Pots / moist shady garden. 

SILVER LADY FERNBlechnum gibbum 'Silver Lady'  Lush but easy care. Fronds to 70cm. Older plants have short trunk. Pots or moist shady garden.

OPAL FERNBlechnum minus x wattsii  Cold hardy Aussie. Bronze-pink new fronds become tough dark green to 1.2m. Shade to sunny if moist. 

FISHBONE WATER FERNBlechnum nudum  Aust. Beautiful whether singular in a pot or mass planted in a moist shady garden. Fronds to 1m.

STRAP WATER FERNBlechnum patersonii  Australian. Pinkish-bronze new fronds grow glossy dark green up to 80cm long. Shady moist position.

ALPINE WATER FERNBlechnum penna-marina  Delightful creeping ground cover 30cm tall. Shady moist garden. Fast growing, cold tolerant Aussie.

BINUNGChristella dentata  Hardy Aussie fern. Appealing rosette of graceful fronds to 1m. Easily grown in moist location.

NORFOLK ISLAND TREE FERNCyathea brownii  Vigorous. Impressive in a moist lightly shaded to sunny garden. Fronds to 4m long, strong tall trunk.

LACY TREE FERNCyathea cooperi 'Improved'  Fast growing Aussie tree fern. Moist lightly shaded to sunny position. Huge fronds and tall slim trunk.

HOLLY FERNCyrtomium falcatum  Ideal Gift! Easy to grow. Glossy fronds to 50cm. Indoor or heavy shade to moist sunny garden.

HARE'S-FOOT FERNDavallia mariesii   Easy care. Wandering furry rhizomes climb tree, rock, cover a hanging basket. Shade to partial sun.

SOFT TREE FERNDicksonia antarctica  Hardy Aussie fern. Can grow huge with fronds 3m long on thick tall trunk. Moist shady to partial sun.

PRICKLY RASP FERNDoodia aspera  Tough Aussie. New fronds bright pink to red growing to 35cm. Shady to moist sunny garden.

RASP FERNDoodia media  Hardy Aussie. Tough fronds to 30cm. Red new growth. Great ground cover. Moist, semi shade.

GOLDEN-SCALED MALE FERNDryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King'  This fancy fern was developed in the Victorian age. Fronds to 1.2m. Easily grown in moist shade. UK.

AUTUMN FERNDryopteris erythrosora  Coppery to red new fronds, older dark green, 45cm. Easy to grow in deep shade to part sun. East Asia.

MALE FERNDryopteris filix-mas  Widespread northern hemisphere favourite due to dramatic 1.5m fronds. Easy in moist semi-shade.

MARGINAL WOODFERNDryopteris marginalis  Clumps of tough fronds to 60cm. Easy to grow in loamy soil under the shade of trees. Nth America.

KANGAROO FERNMicrosorum diversifolium  Tough Aussie. Grows on trees, rocks or in ground, pots or baskets. Plastic-like fronds to 60cm.

EMERALD QUEENNephrolepis obliterata 'Emerald Queen'  Easy to grow Aussie. Ideal for hanging basket, tub or garden.  Great indoors, patio or shady corner.

SICKLE FERNPellaea falcata  Rambling, glossy coarse fronds to 60cm.  Pot or friable loam in shady to semi sunny garden. Aust.

FEATHER SHIELD FERNPolystichum retrosopaleaceum  Hardy. Shiny fronds to 1m. Moist garden or tub in shade. Interesting flushes of new growth. Japan.

CRETAN BRAKEPteris cretica 'Gautherii'  Easy to grow in a pot or moist free draining soil. Best in dappled sunlight. Frilly fronds to 60cm.

JUNGLE BRAKEPteris umbrosa var. gracilifolia  Australian rainforest fern. Easy to grow in shady moist garden. Shiny dark green fronds to 1.2m.

LEATHER FERNRumohra adiantiformis Cape form  Vigorous South African fern with thick tough fronds to 1.5m. Ideal indoor, garden, cut foliage.

EMERALD CLUBMOSSSelaginella kraussiana  Soft low groundcover ideal for moist fernery, terrarium, pot or basket. Indoor or shady garden.

GOLDEN CLUBMOSSSelaginella kraussiana 'Aurea'  Soft low groundcover ideal for moist fernery, terrarium, pot or basket. Indoor or shady garden.

BABY'S TEARSSoleirolia soleirolii  Easy to grow living carpet for a shady fernery. Also great for baskets, terrariums & walls. Keep moist.

AUSTRAL KING FERNTodea barbara  Impressive large Australian fern. Fronds to 1.5m from fibrous mound. Shade - part sun. Keep moist.

Blechnum SILVER LADY in 180mm pots Ferns come in a wide variety of frond shapes and colours.