This Christmas,
Give a Gift That Grows
Donate native seedlings to help Australian schools and communities plant a living, lasting gift.
Instead of buying another holiday trinket, you can plant the seeds of a greener future. Your donation will help Planet Ark’s Seedling Bank fund native seedlings for schools and community groups across Australia — restoring habitat, teaching children, and reconnecting people to nature.
Why give a gift that grows?
Every seedling you donate is more than a plant - it's a promise for a greener tomorrow.
Rewild our cities and rural areas:
These native plants will be grown out in schools, community spaces and habitat zones, creating green corridors, improving biodiversity, and helping wildlife thrive.
Educate and inspire young minds:
Children in schools learn hands-on about ecology and nurturing life, building a lifelong connection to nature.
Create a legacy gift:
Unlike seasonal gifts that fade, these seedlings will grow into trees and shrubs that live for decades — a present that grows long after the holidays.
How It Works
Step 1
Choose your contribution
Decide how many seedlings you’d like to gift.
Step 2
Receive your Donation Certificate
You'll get a beautiful, digital donation certificate that affirms the impact you have made. It's yours to keep or send to someone as a heartfelt, living present.
Step 3
Real-world planting
Planet Ark provides grants to schools and community groups to purchase seedlings. Every donation directly supports planting projects that benefit the environment and local residents.
Step 4
See your impact grow
Come back to the Seedling Bank live virtual map at any time to see where your seedlings grow across Australia.
Stories from Schools & Communities
“When we received the seedlings, our students couldn’t wait to put them in the ground. Now, every time they walk past those little plants, they know they helped make it happen.”
Teacher, NSW Primary School
“We planted alongside our grandparents — the kids learned about our local native trees, and now birds come back to our yard.”
Community Group, VIC
Interactive map
The map below shows real planting sites around Australia that have happened via grants from Planet Ark's Seedling Bank. Over 280 school and community groups have planted 145,000 trees, shrubs and grasses since the program’s inception.
Watch your impact grow: come back and see extra sites pop up throughout the year!
Your Donation Tiers
$10
Helps plant 1 seedling
$50
Helps plant 5 seedlings
$100
Helps plant 10 seedlings
$250
Helps plant 25 seedlings
$500
Support a school and community planting program
Bring Your Team on Board
Looking for a meaningful way for your company, workplace, sports team or community group to give back this holiday season?
Join our Christmas Forest Challenge: buy a seedling for every member of your team and get your company logo listed on our Seedling Bank virtual map.
Trust
We know every expense at Christmas counts. So here’s how we make sure your gift is effective:
Trusted non-profit:
Planet Ark has 30 years of experience in environmental restoration and community planting. Through National Tree Day we have worked with thousands of schools and communities across Australia to plant 30 million native trees.
Donation security:
Our donation form is secure, and you’ll receive a receipt and donation confirmation by email.
Impact reporting:
After the campaign, we’ll share how many seedlings were distributed, where they went, and stories from the schools and groups that benefited.
Yes — every seedling is a native plant, carefully chosen to suit local ecosystems and enhance biodiversity.
Absolutely. Once you donate, we’ll send you a digital certificate you can forward to a friend or family member.
Our map shows planting sites undertaken by Planet Ark’s Seedling Bank beneficiaries, including schools, councils and community groups. It will be updated throughout the year to reflect the planting sites made possible through the kindness of people like you!
Yes. Planet Ark Foundation is a registered charity