Climate Zones for Australian Gardeners
Knowing your climate zone will help you decide the best time to sow the vegetables, herbs and flowers you want to grow, and which varieties should perform well in your garden. Growing plants that are suited to your climate zone will usually give you the best results in your garden.
How to Use Climate Zones
First, find your climate zone using the map or descriptions below. Next, refer to our sowing chart, which provides approximate sowing times for our most popular seeds for each climate zone.
While knowing your climate zone is helpful when planning your garden, there are many other factors that may affect how your plants grow, including unseasonal weather conditions, the specific microclimate of your garden and how you care for your plants. You know your garden better than us, so if a different climate zone seems to ‘fit’ your garden better, go ahead and use it as a guide.
Our climate zones cover huge areas of Australia, so we recommend gardeners also consider their local conditions when planning what and when to plant. For example, gardeners in alpine areas have shorter growing seasons than gardeners in cool coastal areas, even though both alpine and coastal areas are included in our ‘Cool Temperate’ climate zone. We recommend gardeners in cool regions look at the ‘days to maturity’ information provided for each variety and choose those that will mature in a short (6-12 week) growing season.
Tropical
- Includes: Darwin, Cairns, Townsville, Exmouth
- High humidity summers with most rainfall in summer and dry, warm winters. Includes northern Australia from Exmouth (WA) across to south of Townsville (Qld).
- Set as my climate
Arid
- Includes: Alice Springs, Mildura, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo
- Hot dry summers, winters can be warm or cool depending on the region. Includes a large area of central Australia from the WA coast to Charleville (Qld), Tamworth (NSW) and Albury-Wodonga (NSW/Vic).
- Set as my climate
Subtropical
- Includes: Brisbane, Bundaberg, Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast, Hervey Bay, Mackay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast
- Warm humid summers with high summer rainfall and mild winters. Includes coastal Queensland and northern NSW from north of Mackay to just south of Coffs Harbour.
- Set as my climate
Temperate
- Includes: Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Toowoomba, Central Coast NSW, Wollongong, Bunbury
- Moderate humidity and reliable rainfall, with four distinct seasons. Includes coastal areas from north of Port Macquarie to south of Woollongong in NSW, coastal SA and the southeastern coast of WA.
- Set as my climate
Cool Temperate
- Includes: Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mt Gambier
- Low humidity with most rainfall in winter; hot dry summers and cold winters. Some regions will experience frosts and snow. Includes coastal areas of south-eastern Australia and alpine areas of Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.
- Set as my climate
Climate Zones FAQ
What if I can’t find my climate zone?
If you can’t locate your zone from looking at the map or the descriptions on this page, we suggest that you think of
an area that has a climate that’s similar to yours and use the zone for that area as a guide.
What if I live on the border of two zones?
If you live near the border between two zones we suggest you read the descriptions for both zones and decide which
best describes the climate where you live. Depending on the microclimate in your garden, you may be able to grow a
wider range of plants over a longer season than others in your zone. Lucky you!
What is a microclimate?
A microclimate is a small area where the temperature or humidity differs to the climate of the surrounding area. For
example, if you live in a climate zone where frosts are common but your garden is protected by buildings or large
trees, your garden may be frost-free. Similarly, if you live in a warm temperate zone but your garden is at a high
altitude your microclimate may have more in common with the cool temperate zone, so use this as a guide when
deciding which zone is relevant to you.
Can I grow varieties not listed for my climate zone?
While our climate zones and sowing chart will help you decide what is suitable to plant in your garden, they provide
general guidance only. We recommend you start by sowing seed that’s recommended for your climate zone; once you get
a few successes under your belt you can experiment with varieties in neighbouring zones and see how you go –
gardening is all about experimenting after all!
Our custom printed pot packs are suited to a large range of uses including:
- Wedding favours (bomboniere's)
- Promotions
- Corporate gifts
- Funeral or Memorials
- Baby showers or Christenings
- Birthdays
- Events
Our custom printed pot packs are 58mm x 58mm x 60mm in size when fully assembled.
Each pot pack includes a 60mm biodegrable jiffy pot, a soil pellet (which expands with water), a sachet of your choice of seeds and a custom printed band in your choice of paper. Printing is available in black or full colour.
All three sides can be custom printed, however we do suggest leaving the directions for using your pot pack on one side of the template. We have some templates available or you can submit your own design or logo.
Custom printed Pot Packs are available at 2 price points, Economy and Deluxe:
- ECONOMY includes: White, natural or kraft brown paper, black print and a limited seed selection. Pricing below.
- DELUXE includes: Our full range of coloured paper, colour print and a large choice of seeds. Pricing below.
Click here to place an order or continue reading below for more information.
Seeds:
Our ECONOMY range of custom pot packs includes your choice of any of the following seed varieties.
HERBS: Basil, dill, coriander, parsley, chives
VEGETABLES: Carrot, lettuce, rocket, cabbage, kale
FLOWERS: Californian Poppy, Shirley Poppy, Candytuft, Flanders Poppy, Livingstone Daisy, Baby's Breath, Brachycome, Nigella, Everlasting Daisy
Our DELUXE range of custom pot packs includes your choice of any of our available seed varieties listed on our website up to the value of $1.50
*Seed varieties are subject to available stock levels
Paper and Printing
Our ECONOMY range of paper includes the following colours; White, Natural or Kraft Brown. With black print only.
Our DELUXE range of paper includes; White, Natural, Kraft Brown, Red, Bright Pink, Baby Pink, Purple, Grey, Light Green, Green, Turquoise, Baby Blue or Yellow. With black or colour print.
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*Colour disclaimer: please note actual colours of product may vary slightly from the colour displayed on your computer monitor.
Pricing:
Minimum order size for custom printed pot packs is 50 packs.
The pricing below is inclusive of seeds, pot, soil pellet and custom printed pot band printed in either black or colour print. There are no additional artwork setup fees.
| Quantity |
ECONOMY Pricing -Black print |
DELUXE Pricing -Black or colour print |
| (per print/paper/seed variation) | Per Pot Pack | Per Pot Pack |
| At least 50 Pot Packs | $2.50 | $3.00 |
| At least 100 Pot Packs | $2.40 | $2.90 |
| At least 250 Pot Packs | $2.25 | $2.75 |
| At least 500 Pot Packs | $2.00 | $2.50 |
| At least 1000 Pot Packs | $1.90 | $2.40 |
| At least 2500 Pot Packs | $1.80 | $2.30 |
| 5000+ Pot Packs | $1.60 | $2.10 |
*Please note the above pricing is to be used as a guide only. Pricing is subject to change and pricing may vary depending on specific job requirements.
*Please note Custom Pot Packs are not eligible for free shipping.
For special orders and enquiries contact us.
Phone (03) 8719 0440
E-mail admin@theseedcollection.com.au
Artwork Templates
We have a number of templates available that can be customised with your logo, image or message. Click here to browse all templates.
Design your own
Below are the artwork specifications for our 'Custom Printed Pot Packs' .
Artwork is best supplied as a print ready PDF (300+dpi, all text converted to curves/outlines) but we can accept artwork in most common file formats.
The pot packs have a printable area of 58 x 180mm in size so the file size should match this.
Printing is in black or full colour.
PAPER: Minor print defects are expected when printing, for best results we recommend your design avoids the use of large solid areas of black or colour as these can appear patchy when printed.
*Please keep in mind that choosing coloured paper will effect the colour of the print.
Lighter coloured paper works best for printing colours.
Bright and dark coloured paper works best with a full black or greyscale print.
MARGINS: Edge-to-edge printing is not possible on custom pot packs and print bleeds are not required. Please make sure your design includes a print free margin of 4mm from edges and folds.
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