El Arish Tropical Exotics is solely owned and operated by Scott and Ann Cains and has been since 2000. We've been selling online since 2004.
Scott has an Associate diploma in Horticulture from the University of Western Sydney(Hawkesbury Campus) graduating in 1991, a Permaculture Design Certificate and has also completed Certificate 3 in Landscaping from Cabolture Tafe college to become a trade qualified Landscaper . He’s also a country boy with farming in his blood . I'm particularly interested in being as bringing sustainable as possible in our building practices. I've done a certificate in Biological Farming as well as a course in brewing microbes.

The nursery is located on 15 acres in the Walter Hill Range. An area of significant habitat considered important linkage between upland and lowland rainforest. Our property backs on to the World Heritage listed Wet Tropics and is a hop skip and a jump to the Great Barrier Reef but is sometimes inaccessible. It's a real jungle block but not a retail nursery!

We’re a small “company” preferring to stay small enough to be hands on and dealing with customers directly. We do the majority of propagating here on site and the photos you see on our website are photos we have taken of our mother-stock.

We love what we do,have a real passion for plants and hope that we can help you create your own little piece of paradise.