Native Plants Giveaway

Native Plants Giveaway

If you want to help support native birds and bees, and build an attractive greenspace without large watering requirements, make sure you've got this one in your diary.

Our Native Plants Giveaway was first established in 2018 as a way to assist residents in building waterwise gardens and to help support the establishment of neighbourhood habitat for wildlife. Due to its popularity, the event is now held annually and the amount of plants given away has more than tripled.

Autumn and winter are a great time of year to get your plants in the ground as you will be able to capitalise on seasonal rainfall. Once established, native plant varieties require very little watering as they are usually drought tolerant plants, adapted to our unique conditions.

Our Annual Native Plants Giveaway is back on for the first weekend of May 2025.

Time: 7am-3pm

Date: Sunday 4 May 2025

Location: Entry via Dowling Street, Dixon Road Reserve

Check out the flyer below for site details and the types of seedlings on offer this year.

For more information regarding the Native Plants Giveaway please contact the City on 9528 0333 or customer@rockingham.wa.gov.au.

Did you know?

Besides boosting your home's appearance, studies show that being surrounded by greenery can help clean the surrounding air, create a sense of wellbeing and help to lower levels of stress and anxiety. Read more about the importance of greenspace for mental health from J. Barton and M. Rogerson, 2017. 

WA Tree Festival 2025

The City is join forces again, alongside the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) and other local governments for the WA Tree Festival, held from Saturday 12 April – Saturday 10 May 2025.

Trees are essential in a warming climate and are critical in:

• Cooling us down by providing shade and transpiration which substantially lowers daytime temperatures.
• Providing habitat for wildlife through urban tree canopy, supporting biodiversity which in turn supports us.
• Improving mental health and wellbeing. Trees are shown to reduce stress and improve mood, helping us to relax. Spending time in nature improves cognitive function and enhances our learning abilities

The WA Tree Festival brings local governments and community groups together to help share the value of trees collectively, highlighting the importance of tree canopy cover and its numerous benefits.

To find out more about the festival and what events are happening around Rockingham visit the WA Tree Festival Facebook page. A list of City organised incentives and events has been listed below:

• Explore our selected Hero Trail 

We are spotlighting Baldivis Children’s Forest Trail as our Hero Trail this year.

When looking for a nature trail in Rockingham consider checking out this spot. As a public reserve the forest is always open to pedestrian traffic. Visit the Baldivis Children’s Forest website to find out more on the types of fauna and flora found on this 49 acre forest, including a Category Conservation Wetland Outridge Swamp.

• Transform your verge

Street Tree Requests have closed for Winter 2025, but keep your eye out for Winter 2026 planting requests in early 2026.

The City also now offers residents a waterwise verge subsidy, up to $400, to transform your verge into a waterwise verge. Conditions apply, find out what’s on offer on our Verge and Gardens webpage.

Want to learn more about how to get started building a waterwise verge, come along to our second Waterwise Verge Garden Community Workshop held 27 April 2025.

Register here

• Attend our annual Native Plants Giveaway 2025

Come along and grab your free native, waterwise seedlings (tubestock) and create a waterwise garden which supports backyard biodiversity. View further event details at the top of the page.