Tasmanian horticulture legend retires after six decades growing seedlings

If you've bought a seedling or a petunia from a hardware store in Tasmania, there's a very good chance it came to life in Bill Allan's nursery.

Mr Allan and his late wife, Noelene, started Allan's Nursery in Youngtown, in northern Tasmania, almost 60 years ago.

Now millions of seedling sales later, the wholesale facility is on the market as its 84-year-old founder settles into retirement.