Indoor and outdoor plant nursery, 40 years trading
About the business
Fitzroy Nursery is a plant nursery in Melbourne, Victoria, with two shopfronts on Brunswick Street. It was founded in 1983 and has traded for more than 40 years. It sells a wide range of indoor and outdoor plants, trees, natives, cacti and pots, and also offers plant hire, landscape design and an online store. Full-time and casual staff are in place. The founders are retiring. The broker reports that it is among Melbourne's best-known nurseries, a Brunswick Street institution with loyal customers. The broker reports room to grow plant hire, landscape design, online sales, click-and-collect and local delivery, and to bring in modern systems and fresh marketing.
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Asking price$385,000
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Your cash$115,500
Secured loan, 7 years at 6.98%$269,500
Each month
Loan repayment$4,060
Repayments each month
$4,060
Over 7 years you repay $341,447, of which $71,947 is interest.
Secured on property: the RBA's average for small business new loans secured on residential property, August 2026. Lenders set their own rates and terms, and this leaves out stamp duty and fees. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2026.
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