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100 Gardens - Jamie Durie

  • 100 Gardens showcases ten years of Jamie Durie's garden design work in Australia and around the world
  • Contains a double page photo spread for each of the 100 gardens chosen by Jamie to showcase his work
  • 120 pages, Jamie Durie, hardcover
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100 Gardens$60.00 
 

100 Tree Myths

  • A5 size book on 100 tree care and repair myths
  • Includes discussion on tree myths and black and white photographs
  • 80 pages, paperback
  • Published 1995
  • Dr Alex Shigo
  • ISBN 0943563119
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100 Tree Myths$25.00 
 

500 Plants

  • Visual reference to 500 of the best Australian plants you can use in your garden
  • Angus Stewart showcases his favourite tried and tested plants
  • Each plant comes with complete growing information and a colour photo
  • Also includes purpose driven lists for hedges, trees large and small, shrubs, pots, colour and more
  • 300 pages, paperback
  • Angus Stewart
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500 Plants$35.00 
 

The Australian Fruit & Vegetable Garden

  • A detailed book produced by The Digger's Club on growing fruit and vegetable across Australia
  • Provides information on climatic survivability of tropical and subtropical fruits across Australia
  • Contains sections on soil, sowing, pruning, pest control and correct choices for small plots
  • Provides detailed information on individual vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs 
  • Clive Blazey and Jane Varkulevicius
  • 144 pages, hardcover
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Aust Fruit Vege Garden$40.00 
 

The Australian Garden

  • Describes how Australian plants can be used in all the major garden styles, including natural gardens, coastal, arid, country, "walkabout", grassland, cottage, theme, wildflower, courtyard and formal gardens
  • Provides a large number of example Australian plants for designing features,  groundcovers, ornamentals, infill or almost any purpose
  • Covers many other aspects of garden design
  • Lots of full page colour photos
  • Diana Snape
  • 232 pages, hardcover
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The Australian Garden$55.00 
 

Aust Gardens for a Changing Climate

  • Guides gardeners through climate change challenges, including plant selection, soil improvement, the value of mulch and groundcovers, microclimates and methods for capturing and utilising water
  • Features 25 inspiring dry climate gardens from around the country - everything from stylish city courtyards and windswept seaside gardens, to groves of hardy natives, living tapestries of succulents and country gardens that merge with the landscape
  • 218 pages, hardback
  • Jenna Reed Burns
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Aust Gard Changing Climate$50.00 
 

The Australian Vegetable Garden

  • Learn secrets to growing fabulous fresh produce using heirloom vegetables
  • Provides practical information on cultivation and growing tips
  • Includes the best vegetables to grow for taste, ornamental value and self sufficiency, cultivation basics, a directory of growing vegetables and seed saving
  • Lots of colour photos and charts
  • Clive Blazey, 2012 edition
  • 157 pages, paperback
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Australian Vegetable Garden$30.00 
 

Australian Insects: A Natural History

  • Describes in detail the lives of insects from their bodies, life cycles, wings and flight, behaviour and survival, habits and habitats, and provides in-depth information on Australian insects
  • Over 300 colour photos and detailed illustrations
  • 288 pages, hardcover
  • Bert Brunet
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Aust Insects - Nat Hist$45.00 
 

Australian Native Plants - Concise Edition

  • Concise edition of Australian Native Plants, describes over 1500 Australian plants with many colour photographs
  • Provides information on selecting, propagating and caring for Australian native plants
  • Includes details on natural distribution, key features of the plant and colour coded recommended planting zones
  • Fully updated plant names and new species added
  • 352 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • Wrigley & Fagg, published 2007
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Aust Nat Plants - Con Ed$45.00 
 

Australian Palms

  • Provides an updated and thorough systematic and taxonomic treatment of the Australian palm flora, covering 60 species in 21 genera
  • Thorough descriptions of genera and species include notes on ecology and typification, and keys and distribution maps
  • Colour photographs of habit, leaf, flowers, fruit and unique diagnostic characters also feature for each species
  • 290 pages, softback
  • John Lesie Dowe, CSIRO Publishing 2010
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Australian Palms$140.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol I

  • Over 100 rainforest plants described
  • Provides information on where and how the plants grow in the wild and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
  • ISBN 0958943605
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Aust RF Plants V1$20.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol II

  • 120 rainforest plants described
  • Provides information on where and how the plants grow in the wild and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
  • ISBN 0958943613
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Aust RF Plants V2$20.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol III

  • 106 rainforest plants described
  • Provides information on where and how the plants grow in the wild and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
  • ISBN 095894363X
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Aust RF Plants V3$20.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol IV

  • 114 rainforest plants described
  • Provides information on where and how the plants grow in the wild and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
  • ISBN 0958943648
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Aust RF Plants V4$20.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol V

  • 114 rainforest plants described
  • Provides information on where and how the plants grow in the wild and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
  • ISBN 0958943656
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Aust RF Plants V5$20.00 
 

Australian Rainforest Plants Vol VI

  • 120 rainforest plants described
  • Trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, orchids and groundcovers from Tasmania to far northern Australia are illustrated and described
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 72 pages, paperback
  • Hugh & Nan Nicholson
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Aust RF Plants V6$20.00 
  • All six volumes for only $100:
Aus RF Plants V1-6$100.00 
 

Australian Seeds

  • Comprehensive guide to the collection, processing and storage of seeds collected in the wild
  • Includes the most comprehensive pictorial guide to Australian seeds, with photographs of over 1260 Australian species
  • Strong focus on seeds from Western Australia
  • Extensive description of international standard procedures and protocols by the world's leading seed biology & conservation practitioners
  • 258 pages, paperback
  • CSIRO Publishing, edited by Luke Sweedman & David Merritt
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Australian Seeds$70.00 
 

Australia's Best Gardens

  • Showcases some of Australia's best gardens to demonstrate the form and function mantra, with form being aesthetics and function being practicality
  • 46 gardens showcased, with colour photos, descriptions and plant lists
  • 192 pages, paperback
  • Edited by Gary Takle
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Australia's Best Gardens$40.00 
 

Australia's Remarkable Trees

  • Explores the lives of 50 of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees
  • Richly illustrated with over 500 photographs
  • Authors travelled over 60000km to photograph and tell the trees' stories
  • Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker
  • 253 pages, hardback
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Aust Remarkable Trees$60.00 
 

Bamboo Rediscovered

  • Practical and authoritative book on how to grow non-invasive bamboo in climates from cool to tropical
  • Learn how to choose species that don't run wild, how to grow a plantation for timber or paper and how to harvest bamboo shoots for your kitchen, make furniture, fences or even build a house
  • Over 130 illustrations
  • 96 pages, paperback
  • Victor Cusack
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Bamboo Rediscovered$20.00 
 

Birds of Australia

  • The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia provides detailed information on locating every resident bird species in Australia, plus supplementary information on where to find rarities, migratory species and logistical information
  • Covers all states and territories, and now includes all Australia's island and external territories
  • Comprehensive "Bird Finder Guide" details site information on all Australian bird species
  • 463 pages, softback
  • Richard Thomas, Sarah Thomas, David Andrew and Alan McBride
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Comp Guide to Finding Birds$50.00 
 

Black Plants

  • An interesting book detailing plants with black or near black foliage, flowers or fruit
  • 75 plants are described including annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees with information on light and moisture requirements
  • Colour photos accompany each plant description
  • 159 pages, softback
  • Paul Bonine
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Black Plants$25.00 
 

Bob Flowerdew's Complete Fruit Book

  • Contains botanical information, anecdotes and historical context for over 120 fruits, from apples to wineberries
  • Includes a fruit grower's diary, a list of disease resistant varieties, how to plan your garden and organic methods for dealing with pests, diseases and weeds
  • Also includes delicious recipes and handy culinary advice
  • Lots of colour photos throughout
  • 256 pages, paperback
  • Bob Flowerdew
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Complete Fruit Book$40.00 
 

Bonsai

  • A concise and informative guide to growing bonsai
  • Provides information on choosing the best bonsai for your site
  • Expert advice on planting, propagation and care
  • Includes recommendations on plants for best results
  • 96 pages, paperback, Royal Horticultural Society
  • Jon Ardle and Mitchell Beazley
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Bonsai$15.00 
 

Bonsai Basics

  • Explains in detail all the techniques needed to keep a bonsai alive and in good shape
  • Clear text and step-by-step instructions ensure that even the most nervous newcomer can approach looking after bonsai with confidence
  • Includes what to look for when making a selection, advice on seasonal care and maintenance, and an extensive directory of every major bonsai type
  • 128 pages, paperback
  • Colin Lewis
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Bonsai Basics$15.00 
 

Bonsai with Aust Native Plants

  • Provides a practical guide to successfully growing Australian native species as bonsai
  • Lists the varieties of Australian species which are suitable for bonsai and describes techniques for these species
  • Examples with colour photos are also provided
  • 56 pages, paperback
  • Dorothy & Vita Koreshoff
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Bonsai - Aust Native Plants$17.00 
 

Changing Land Management

  • Provides key insights from past and cutting-edge research to support decision makers as they attempt to influence or assist rural communities adapting to changed circumstances, such as new technologies, new environmental imperatives, new market opportunities or changed climate
  • Contains 12 papers from expert authors and researchers
  • 195 pages, paperback
  • Editors: David Pannell & Frank Vanclay
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Changing Land Mgt$80.00 
 

Citrus - A Gardener's Guide

  • An excellent reference book for growing citrus in Australia
  • Provides details on Citrus varieties and rootstocks, growing citrus (selecting/preparing site, establishment, growth/fruiting, maturity/harvesting) and detailed information on pests and diseases
  • Lots of good technical information and charts
  • 76 pages, paperback
  • Bruce Morphett and Ian Tolley
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Citrus - A Gard. Guide$20.00 
 

Coastal Plants: Perth Region

  • Definitive guide to the 100 most common plants of the Perth coastal region including the key species used in coastal restoration
  • Each species is presented with its latin name, common name and family, together with its distribution, key diagnostic features, history, pollination, uses in restoration and propagation
  • The description is accompanied by a distribution map, diagnostic photographs of the whole plant, flowers, seeds and fruits
  • 277 pages, paperback
  • Kingsley Dixon
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Coastal Plants: Perth Reg$40.00 
 

Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Aust

  • A practical guide to the selection, culture, uses, pest and disease control of fruit, nuts and berries for temperate and subtropical Australia
  • 250 photographs and illustrations with practical diagrams of basic cultivation techniques
  • History, folklore, anecdotes, hints, culinary tips - all about fruit and fruit growing
  • 382 pages, paperback
  • Louis Glowinski, 2010 reprint
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Comp Fruit Grow Aust$60.00 
 

Compost Book

  • Divulges the secrets of good compost making
  • Discusses the type of compost to suit your soil, the ideal material for making compost, the correct structure of a compost heap, and what to do if your compost smells or is vermin infested
  • 124 pages, paperback
  • David Taylor
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Compost Book$20.00 
 

Creating an Australian Garden

  • Angus Stewart shares his extensive knowledge to create Australian gardens that provide year round colour, vibrant foliage and havens for wildlife
  • Contains practical tips on planning a garden from scratch, adapting an existing garden, using water saving methods, creating mounds and raised beds for proper drainage, container growing, soil preparation techniques and 450 of the best Australian plant varieties
  • 255 pages, hardback with lots of colour photos
  • Angus Stewart
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Creating an Aust Garden$50.00 
 

Designing with Plants

  • An informative and visually breathtaking study of Piet Oudolf's planting theory and practice
  • Beginning with the building blocks of planting design, a visual sourcebook of planting palettes illustrates some of the huge choices available in form, texture and colour
  • Describes how to combine the three basics to produce stunning gardens
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout
  • 160 pages, softback
  • Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury
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Designing with Plants$35.00 
 

DIG Seasonal Gardening

  • Must have guide for both the novice and experienced gardener
  • Lavishly illustrated, it is packed with down to earth advice and information
  • Includes step-by-step guidelines for essential gardening techniques, checklists for each season and a range of projects
  • From grasses to citrus trees, ground cover to climbers and bulbs to herbs, the comprehensive how-to and when of gardening will inspire and inform
  • 438 pages, paperback
  • Meredith Kirton
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DIG Seasonal Gardening$50.00 
 

Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia

  • New standard reference in applied plant pathology covering diseases affecting the broad range of fruit and nut crops in Australia
  • Explains how to identify and manage each disease, describing the symptoms, its importance, the source of infection and spread, and control measures
  • Generously illustrated with high quality images to help diagnose diseases
  • 276 pages, hardback
  • 2009 CSIRO Publishing
  • Tony Cooke, Denis Persley and Susan House
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Diseases of Fruit Crops$150.00 
 

Down-to-Earth Garden Design

  • This garden design book takes you through the planning and design process and gives you the practical skills, knowledge and construction ability to make your ideas a reality
  • Breaks down the design process into a series of simple steps, and shares design secrets and practical knowledge
  • Fully illustrated with easy to follow step-by-step diagrams and inspirational photos
  • 200 pages, Phil Dudman, paperback
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Down to Earth Garden Des$35.00 
 

Dry Gardening Australia

  • With water at a premium, this book will assist in drought-proofing your garden by improving the soil and choosing water efficient plants which are suitable for your climate
  • Includes step-by-step techniques, helpful hints and planting guides for 4 climatic zones to enable a smart, water efficient garden to be established in 3 years
  • 208 pages, softback
  • 2007, Jonathan Garner
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Dry Gardening Aust$40.00 
 

Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns

  • The most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on ferns for gardens
  • More than 960 ferns from around the world are included, including many species only recently commercially available
  • Chapters on cultivation and propagation
  • Includes lists of ferns for particular conditions and situations
  • 900 colour photos
  • 444 pages, hardback
  • Sue Olsen
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Encycl. of Garden Ferns$90.00 
 

The Encyclopedia of Herbs

  • Compendium detailing every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving and using more than 500 species of herbs
  • New 2009 edition includes more than 140 detailed botanical drawings and updated nomenclature
  • 604 pages, hardback
  • Arthur O Tucker and Thomas Debaggio
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Encycl. of Herbs$60.00 
 

Environmental Weeds - Field Guide for SE Australia

  • Field guide to over 175 environmental weeds in SE Australia
  • Detailed descriptions with colour photos and location maps
  • 228 pages, spiral bound
  • Published 1991
  • Kate Blood (CRC Weed Management)
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Environmental Weeds - FG$40.00 
 

Eucalypts: A Celebration

  • Celebrates the diversity, beauty and the role Eucalypts play in Australia’s history, culture & economy
  • Examines their evolution, biology, horticulture, classification, ecology and botanists
  • Lots of photos throughout
  • 343 pp, HB, John Wrigley and Murray Fagg
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Eucalypts: A Celebration$65.00 
 

Eucalypts of Victoria & Tasmania

  • 141 species, subspecies and varieties of eucalypts are known in Victoria and Tasmania and all are fully described in this book
  • Over 600 colour photos including each species in its natural habitat, bark, buds, flowers and fruits of each species
  • Accurate maps show the natural distribution
  • Cultivation and uses notes are supplied for each species
  • Also includes an identification key to all eucalypts in Victoria and Tasmania
  • Dean Nicolle
  • Published 2006
  • 310 pages, softback
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Eucs of Vic & Tas$50.00 
 

Eucalyptus - An Illustrated Guide to Identification

  • Latest reprint of a highly popular eucalypt book
  • Covers over 200 of the most common species of eucalypts from all over Australia
  • Each species is described fully with clear photographs and a distribution map
  • Latest reprint 2007
  • 230 pages, paperback
  • Ian Brooker & David Kleinig
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Currently unavailable
 

Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden

  • Details how to grow food at home even in the smallest spaces
  • Explores the reasons for growing food at home, including the many potential benefits such as improved taste, freshness and nutrition
  • Provides detailed information on successfully growing plants from seed, explains the use of organic pest & weed control, and efficient watering methods
  • Mary Horsfall
  • CSIRO Publishing , 2009
  • 220 pages, paperback
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Fab Food - Small Garden$40.00 
 

A Field Guide to Australian Fungi

  • More than 500 fungus species are described, including slime moulds
  • 548 superb colour photos illustrating many fungi for the first time, all photographed in their natural environment
  • Information on fungal biology and ecology
  • Illustrated guide to main groups and sample of notes recording fungus data collected in the field
  • 360 pages, paperback
  • Bruce Fuhrer
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FG to Australian Fungi$50.00 
 

A Field Guide to Australian Trees

  • Over 400 Australian trees described with 150 full colour photos
  • Ivan Holliday
  • Third edition - published 2002, 2010 reprint
  • 328 pages, paperback
  • ISBN 1876334797
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Field Guide to Aust Trees$33.00 
 

Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers

  • Describes more than 1000 of the most common wildflower species found in Australia, each listed alphabetically in their family group
  • Covers all the key floristic regions of Australia including the Grampians, Barrens and Stirling Ranges, Sydney's heathlands and the tropical north
  • Colour photographs illustrate each species and, where helpful, line drawings of the leaf or fruit are included
  • 442 pages, paperback
  • Denise Greig, published 1999
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FG to Aus W/Flower$44.00 
 

Field Guide to Eucalypts Vol 1 (SE Aust)

  • Fully revised third edition of the Eucalypt bible
  • Over 280 south-eastern Australia eucalypt species described with full colour photos
  • Covers all NSW (except far north west), Victoria, Tasmania and south-eastern SA
  • MIH Brooker & DA Kleinig
  • Third edition - fully revised 2006
  • 356 pages, hardback
  • ISBN 1876473525
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Field Guide Eucs Vol 1$130.00 
 

Field Guide to Eucalypts Vol 2 (WA, SA)

  • Over 360 eucalypt species from south WA, SA and north west NSW described with 1600 colour photos
  • MIH Brooker & DA Kleinig
  • Published 2002
  • 436 pages, hardback
  • ISBN 1876473282
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Out of print - awaiting reprint
 

Field Guide to Eucalypts Vol 3 (Qld, NT and North WA)

  • Over 280 eucalypt species from Queensland, Northern Territory and North WA described with over 1000 colour photos
  • MIH Brooker & DA Kleinig
  • Second edition - Published 2004
  • 428 pages, hardback
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Field Guide Eucs 3$130.00 
 

A Field Guide to Insects in Aust

  • Revised 2010 edition will enable you to identify insects from all the major groups
  • Provides extensive information on identifying insects with over 300 colour photos and many line drawings to clearly illustrate subtle differences
  • 288 pages, paperback (plastic cover)
  • Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey
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FG to Insects in Aust$35.00 
 

A Field Guide to the Native Plants of Syd

  • Over 1370 species of native plants in and around Sydney are described and illustrated
  • Provides information on history, ecology, Aboriginal and European uses of each plant, together with references to literature and the journals of explorers
  • 3rd edition, 448 pages paperback
  • Les Robinson
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FG to Nat Plants of Syd$40.00 
 

The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests

  • Provides an overview of pollination in Australian rainforests, particularly subtropical rainforests
  • Chapters include pollination in lore and legend, plant and flower evolution and development, the role and function of colour, fragrance and form
  • Later chapters deal with breeding systems, mimicry, spatial, temporal and structural influences on plant-pollinator interactions and floral syndromes
  • Includes individual plant pollination case studies
  • Primarily textual with some colour photos
  • 200 pages, hardback
  • CSIRO publishing, Geoff Williams & Paul Adam
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Flowering of Aust RF$100.00 
 

Flowering Natives for Home Gardens

  • The most comprehensive pictorial record of native species that will thrive in Australian home gardens
  • More than 900 species are included with full colour photos
  • Includes practical advice on planning and landscaping a native garden including soil and sun requirements for natives and ways to control pests
  • 344 pages, paperback
  • Denise Greig
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Flowering Natives$50.00 
 

Flowers A-Z

  • A beautiful reference book for buying, growing, cutting and arranging flowers
  • The main section lists flowers alphabetically with flower descriptions and gorgeous full page colour photographs
  • A special quick reference guide on each flower shows the flower's various names, varieties in which it comes, available colours, scents, characteristics of freshness and ageing, vase life in days and relative cost
  • 160 pages, Cecelia Heffernan, large paperback
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Flowers A-Z$40.00 
 

The Foliage Garden

  • Focussed on the selection of foliage plants - trees, shrubs, climbers, perennials and ferns - to give sculptured form to create unique, interesting and beautiful gardens
  • Provides information on climate patterns and frost hardiness, leaves styles and shapes
  • Part I of the book discusses garden themes and special foliage plants to assist in correct selection
  • Part II is an A-Z directory of plants with many colour photos
  • 400 pages, Denise Greig, paperback
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The Foliage Garden$40.00 
 

Forest Trees of Australia

  • Describes and illustrates over 300 of Australia's most important trees
  • Fully revised and expanded 2006 edition includes new maps and photographs
  • Includes a colour section illustrates some of the major forest types in Australia
  • Includes 190 eucalypt and 110 non-eucalypt species
  • Black and white photos
  • Outstanding reference book
  • 736 pages, hardback
  • CSIRO publishing
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Forest Trees of Australia$140.00 
 

Frangipani

  • A practical guide to growing to growing fragipani at home
  • Includes information on species and history, characteristics, flower colour, fragrance and structure, feeding and care, transplanting and troubleshooting, growing in post, propagation, varieties, use in garden design and art and decoration
  • Includes lots of colour photos
  • 224 pages, paperback
  • Linda Ross, Lorna Rose, John Stowar
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Frangipani$35.00 
 

From Seeds to Leaves

  • A complete guide to growing Australian trees and shrubs from seed
  • Provides information on extracting, storing and germinating seeds in the right way and in the best season
  • Describes how to use smoke to germinate seed normally difficult to grow and how to plant out, water, mulch, protect, fertilise and prune plants for best results
  • 166 pages, paperback
  • Doug and Robin Stewart
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From Seeds to Leaves$28.00 
 

From the Ground Up - NSW

  • A complete and comprehensive garden guide specifically developed for New South Wales gardeners
  • Contains an encyclopedia of native & exotic plants to grow, information on gardening techniques including propagation, compost, planting, pruning, watering, fertilising and garden design
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout
  • 279 pages, hardback
  • Linda, Sandra & Graham Ross
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From the Ground Up - NSW$65.00 
 

From the Ground Up - South Australia

  • A complete and comprehensive garden guide specifically developed for South Australian gardeners
  • Collaborative effort utilising recommendations from many South Australian plant experts and Sophie's in-depth plant knowledge
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout
  • 256 pages, hardback
  • Sophie Thomson
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From the Ground Up - SA$60.00 
 

From the Ground Up - Victoria

  • Covers every aspect of creating and maintaining a beautiful garden
  • Specifically designed for Victorian gardeners, this book provides information on propagating new plants, making compost, planting, pruning, watering, fertilising, garden design and practical tips on pests and diseases
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout
  • 255 pages, hardback
  • Jane Edmanson
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From the Ground Up Vic$50.00 
 

The Garden of Ideas

  • Provides a history of Australian garden design, from the imaginings of emigrant garden makers of the late 18th century to the concerns of 21st century gardeners
  • Contains paintings, drawings, prints, plans and photographs of Australian garden history, which many images never before published
  • 243 pages, hardback
  • Richard Aitken
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Garden of Ideas$65.00 
 

Gardener's Companion to Eucalypts

  • Popular and practical book identifies more than 140 species of commonly grown or seen eucalypts
  • Each major species entry describes the plant, gives its range, summarises its diagnostic features, outlines its horticultural requirements and discusses related species
  • Full colour photos of the tree and flowers are provided
  • 303 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • Ivan Holliday and Geoffrey Watton
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Gard. Companion to Eucs$35.00 
 

Gardener's Companion to Weeds

  • The complete guide to identifying and controlling more than 150 common weeds and invasive plants throughout Australia
  • Includes full-colour photographs and hints on positive uses for weeds
  • Listed alphabetically by botanical name for easy reference with clear colour pictures for positive identification
  • 2001 edition, reprinted 2005
  • 240 pages, paperback (plastic cover)
  • Suzanne Ermert & Leigh Clapp
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Gard Comp to Weeds$33.00 
 

Gardener's Q&A

  • The ultimate gardening problem solver
  • Contains 500 of the questions most commonly asked by gardeners worldwide, with each one answered by experts
  • Questions split into 4 main chapters: The Basics, Landscape Gardening, Flower Gardening, and Food Gardening, and subsections including Climate & Weather, Composting, Lawns & Ground Covers, Roses, Bulbs, Fruits, and Herbs
  • 256 pages, hardback with colour photos throughout
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Gardener's Q&A$45.00 
 

Gardening Vertically

  • Based on the concepts of Patrick Blanc, Noemie Vialard explores 24 ideas for creating garden walls
  • Step by step photographs guide the reader through the different stages of development of a vertical garden wall
  • Each of the 24 garden ideas are accompanied with illustrations and simple instructions
  • Ideas include foliage wall, aromatic herb wall, perfumed wall, wall of mosses, wall of ferns, balck and white checkerboard wall, wall of succulents and more
  • 144 pages, Noemie Vialard, paperback
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Gardening Vertically$30.00 
 

Gardens of Eden

  • Brings together over 50 of the world's most beautiful gardens from Persia, Italy, France, UK, Japan, Australia and many more
  • Featuring over 500 photographs and detailed descriptions of each garden, this book provides inspiration to gardeners
  • 339 pages, softback
  • Holly Kerr Forsyth
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Gardens of Eden$45.00 
 

Good Gardens with Less Water

  • Practical guide to gardening with limited water
  • Beautifully illustrated, full colour book provides a wealth of information including improving soil structure to maximise water retention, selecting drought tolerant native and exotic plants, how much water to apply, best lawn grass for climates and rainwater harvesting
  • 166 pages, softback
  • Kevin Handreck, CSIRO Publishing
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Good Gardens Less Water$30.00 
 

Grafting & Budding

  • Comprehensive and clearly written practical guide to all the grafting and budding techniques a professional or home gardener is likely to require
  • Describes a brief history, explains how grafting works and shows why it is the preferred technique for nursery propagation
  • Presents step-by-step instructions with more than 60 sketches and photographs
  • 2008 edition
  • 102 pages, paperback
  • WJ Lewis & D McE Alexander
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Grafting & Budding$40.00 
 

Grasses of South Australia

  • Contains information on all grasses found in South Australia
  • Each grass has a description, illustrations and keys to confirm the identity of each grass
  • Includes ecological notes from field workers and distribution
  • Provides information on plant structure with terminology kept as simple as possible and references to a well illustrated glossary
  • 554 pages, hardback
  • John Jessop, Gilbert Dashorst, Fiona James
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Grasses of South Australia$35.00 
 

Green

  • Popular television host Brendan Moar unveils the secrets and design potential of climate-conscious gardening
  • Presents a behind the scenes look at Brendan's makeover of twelve Australian gardens
  • Primarily driven by eco-friendly choices, these gardens are designer gardens tailored to the owners' lifestyles
  • 271 pages, paperback
  • Brendan Moar
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Green$45.00 
 

The Green Gardener

  • Provides a practical and down-to-earth approach to creating a productive, planet-friendly back garden
  • Discusses how to save energy through climate-conscious garden design and material selection, create habitat for wildlife, composting and recycling, grow your own fruit and vegetables and save water by correct plant selection
  • 138 pages, paperback
  • Josh Byrne
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The Green Gardener$35.00 
 

Grow What Where

  • Covers over 100 plant categories to determine the right plants for a particular area, including soil types, frost and lime tolerance, flower colour, dry tolerant, salt tolerant etc
  • Over 3000 Australian plants are included and categorised
  • Interactive CD also included
  • 359 pages, softback
  • 2006 third edition
  • Natalie Peate, Gwenda MacDonald and Alice Talbot
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Grow What Where$50.00 
 

Growing Australian Native Plants from Seed

  • Comprehensive guide on all aspects of growing native plants from seed for small and large scale revegetation, tree planting or direct seeding projects
  • Information is provided on seed germination, growing seedlings in containers and species suitable for direct seeding
  • Specific details are provided on propagating over one thousand native plant genera and thousands of individual species
  • 156 pages, paperback
  • Murray Ralph
  • ISBN 0646428667
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Grow Aust Nat Plants from Seed$30.00 
 

Growing Australian Natives

  • Provides detailed information on successfully growing Australian natives
  • Part 1 provides all the basic information, including choosing correct plants, landscaping with natives, caring, taking cuttings and tackling problems
  • Part 2 is an extensive plant encyclopedia that covers all the main genera of Australia plants, their habits and cultivation requirements
  • 252 pages, paperback
  • John Mason
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Growing Aust Natives$25.00 
 

Growing Australian Tropical Plants

  • 102 plants described from the tropical rainforests of north Qld
  • Provides key information on the plants and how to grow them in the garden
  • Full colour photos for each species
  • 71 pages, paperback
  • Peter & Ann Radke
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Growing Aust Tropical Plants$20.00 
 

Growing Bromeliads

  • Describes how and where to grow over 200 Bromeliad species and hybrids, and details ten of the most popular genera with brief notes on the more unusual genera
  • Provides an overview of the Bromeliad family, including a history of cultivation
  • Separate chapters discuss propagation and their unique biology
  • 135 pages, paperback
  • Bromeliad Society of Australia Inc
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Growing Bromeliads$25.00 
 

Growing Outback Gardens

  • Provides information on developing attractive gardens that can cope with harsh outback Australian conditions
  • New ideas, technologies and local expertise are combined with age old methods to manage outback gardens and precious water
  • Describes the most suitable plants for harsh conditions and how to plan your garden to maximise results and minimise water requirements
  • 116 pages, softback
  • Mike Chuk and Jeff Poole
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Growing Outback Gardens$20.00 
 

Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania

  • Invaluable guide to the flowers and plants of Tasmania
  • Each species is accompanied with one or more colour photos, and information to help identify the plant: size, description, flowering time, appearance of the flowers and type of habitat where they are found
  • Also includes an introduction to the vegetation of Tasmania, illustrations of leaf shapes and a glossary
  • 176 pages, paperback
  • Launceston Field Naturalists Club
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Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tas$30.00 
 

A Guide to Plants of Inland Aust

  • Ideal companion for travellers of inland Australia who are curious about the many and varied plants they encounter
  • A handy reference book featuring over 900 inland plants, with a detailed description, at least one colour photo, and a distribution map
  • Perfect size to fit in a car glovebox
  • 503 pages, paperback
  • Philip Moore
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Guide to Plants of Inland Aust$50.00