The Tight Budget Solution

After what seems like an endless run of trials and tribulations (think drought, bushfires, flood and then Covid-19) it’s not surprising that some clients will have high expectations in 2025 and beyond, but with a reduced budget.

In those situations, tubestock is the answer!

For regular jobs, the classic 140mm pot is commonly specified and for good reason. It hits the sweet spot of a decent sized young plant, with immediate visual impact at a reasonable price. And as you’d expect the bulk of our plants are grown and sold at this size.

However, when budgets are stretched then it’s time to turn to tubestock. Far from being the poor cousin to 140mm pots, tubestock actually have lots of winning characteristics.

These include:

• Extremely cost effective so impossibly tight budgets can be met. This is especially the case for mass plantings, long borders and roadside zones.
• Significantly more plants can be installed in the design, reducing or eliminating large unsightly gaps. Remember, the cost of a 140mm pot is usually the same as three tubes*, so that’s three times as many plants going in the ground.
• Plants can be installed closer together to help outcompete weeds faster. This will help keep the site looking good as it grows out with less ongoing maintenance required
• Their small size makes tubestock much easier to handle and faster to plant. This leads to significant savings in labour costs due to quicker planting out times.

A broad range of plants perform extremely well when planted out as tubestock including tree seedlings, grasses, strappy leaf plants, groundcovers and many shrubs. In fact, our catalogue is full of great plants available in this size which means your designs don’t need to be restricted just because you choose tubestock.

Plus, the growth rate of tubestock is fast with these young, vigorous plants usually catching up to a 140mm pot in size within 12 months of planting.

Extensive long-term trialing of all our plants also means we know how they perform in various situations. This is the valuable information we provide in each plant profile to set your designs up for success. Ultimately choosing reliable plants is far more important than the size of the pot.

Quality Without Compromise

The secret to Ozbreed’s cost effective tubes is in the growing. Regular growing methods involve a two-step process of growing in plug trays first and then potting into tubes. Naturally, this requires extra resources, labour and time, all of which adds to the final cost.

Our one-step system enables Ozbreed licensed growers to take splits or cuttings and grow them directly in the tubes. These are then sold as high quality, ready to plant tubestock. This direct tube growing method is obviously smarter and more cost-effective. It enables great quality tubestock to be grown and sold at a more budget-friendly price.

Without compromising your design and in order to avoid the substitution of reliable, functional plants that you can trust, respecify Ozbreed tubestock if the 140mm pot becomes an unviable budget option.

Remember that when it comes to jobs with real budget constraints, you can count on Ozbreed tubestock to deliver those cost savings options without compromising the landscape’s long-term success.

Our plants are grown to perfection by our licensed growers and trialed constantly so we know how they perform in your region.

*Based on average of wholesale nursery tube pricing in Australia, between 2-4 tubestock plants equal one 140mm pot.