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Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide

  • First fully comprehensive book on hakeas
  • Features all 148 species and 15 subspecies known
  • Invaluable reference for botanists and provides cultivation notes for gardeners to assist in selection and care
  • 224 pages, paperback
  • Ivan Holliday
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Hakeas: Field & Garden Guide$30.00 
 

Herb & Vegetable Gardening

  • Very detailed book on successfully growing herbs and vegetables
  • Includes information on selecting the right herbs and vegetables for your conditions, garden design, troubleshooting pests and diseases, harvesting & storing and herbs for medicine, cosmetics & household use
  • Provides a directory of popular herbs and vegetables
  • Murdoch books - 2008
  • 375 pages, paperback
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Herb & Vege Gardening$45.00 
 

High Elevation Mixed Species Silviculture in Vic

  • A consolidation of ecological, silvical and silvicultural knowledge of high elevation mixed species in Victoria, accumulated over the past 40 years
  • Describes the general features, distribution, ecosystem, seed production, seedling establishment & survival, crown and root systems, silvicultural systems and practices for various outcomes and reforestation & remedial regeneration
  • 112 pages, paperback
  • Ian Sebire and Peter Fagg
  • Department of Sustainability & Environment
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High Elev Mixed Species$27.50 
 

Key Guide to Australian Rainforest Plants

  • An authoritative reference work and indispensible guide to the rainforest flora of Australia
  • More than 300 commonly observed species from rainforests around Australia
  • Each plant is illustrated and described in clear, concise language
  • Distribution maps accompany every species
  • Includes an introduction to the different rainforest types
  • 181 pages, softcover
  • Leonard Cronin
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Key Gde Aust RF Plants$35.00 
 

Key Guide to Australian Trees

  • 325 Australian trees described in an easy-to-use field guide
  • Beautiful colour illustrations and distribution maps
  • Visual key for fast and simple identification
  • 191 pages, paperback
  • Revised 2007 Edition
  • Leonard Cronin
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Key Guide to Aust Trees$35.00 
 

Key Guide to Australian Wildflowers

  • An authoritative reference guide to Australia's wildflowers
  • Covers more than 590 wildflowers from all parts of Australia
  • Unique visual keys to make identification fast and simple
  • Each species beautifully illustrated and described in clear, concise language, with distribution maps
  • 230 pages, paperback
  • Leonard Cronin
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Key Guide to Aust Wildflowers$35.00 
 

Kitchen Garden - A Beginner's Guide

  • Provides all the information needed to start your own kitchen garden in your backyard, courtyard or balcony
  • Focusses on growing fruit and vegetables, describing types, how to grow, pests and diseases, sowing and planting, watering and harvest
  • Includes colour photos and useful links
  • 135 pages, paperback
  • Bruce Morphett
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Kitchen Garden$20.00 
 

Int Garden Photographer of the Year

  • The International Garden Photographer of the Year competition was established in 2008
  • This book brings together the very best images from the first five years in one beautiful volume
  • From an exquisitely detailed close-up of a delicate flower to sweeping, panoramic vistas, this book showcases the talents of some of the world's best garden photographers, both professional and amateur
  • 255 pages, hardback
  • Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
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Int Garden Photographer$60.00 
 

Let's Propagate

  • Plant propagation manual for Australia by one of Australia's foremost authorities on propagation
  • Explains propagation from first principles to the latest sophisticated techniques
  • Includes propagation from stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, root cuttings, seed, layering, division and separation, budding and grafting, and plant tissue culture
  • 282 pages, paperback
  • Angus Stewart
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Let's Propagate!$35.00 
 

Life on the Rocky Shores

  • Handy pocket guide enables everyone to appreciate the diversity and beauty of life on south-eastern Australia's rocky shores
  • This indispensable guide includes colour photographs, descriptions and ecological notes for 96 of the more common animals and plants found on rocky shores in SE Australia
  • 128 pages, paperback pocket size
  • CM Porter, GC Wescott & GP Quinn
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Life on the Rocky Shores$18.50 
 

The Little Veggie Patch Co

  • Describes how to create your own veggie patch in any space
  • Discusses fundamentals such as soil, climate, watering, composting, worm farms, saving and sowing seeds, raised garden beds and crates - each with fully illustrated step-by-step plans
  • A complete A-Z of edible plants provides vital information on more than 40 vegetables and fruit trees, including detailed planning information, ongoing maintenance and tips on best companions and when to harvest
  • 225 pages, paperback
  • Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember
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The Little Vegie Patch Co$45.00  ETA 24/5
 

Marine Plants of Australia

  • Describes and illustrates over 300 species of Australia's underwater plant life, with photographs and cellular layer drawings
  • Fully referenced and has numerous descriptions and line drawings detailing many of the intricacies of this complex group of plants
  • Invaluable identification guide
  • 300 pages, hardback
  • John M Huisman
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Marine Plants of Australia$82.00 
 

Melaleucas - A Field & Garden Guide

  • Describes over 250 Melaleuca species, subspecies, varieties and forms
  • Contains colour photographs, detailed descriptions and drawings for each species
  • Includes notes on suitable conditions and cultivation
  • 328 pages, paperback
  • Ivan Holliday, 2nd Edition, published 2004
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Melaleucas - FG$37.00 
 

Modern Arboriculture

  • Detailed reference book on the care and maintenance of trees
  • Includes detailed discussion and diagrams of all major tree components, pruning, wounds, treatment and more
  • 423 pages, hardback
  • Published 1991
  • Dr Alex Shigo
  • ISBN 0943563097
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Modern Arboriculture$125.00 
 

Mountain Ash Silviculture in Vic's State Forests

  • Consolidates information about the ecology (flora, fauna, etc) and utilisation history of Mountain Ash forests, regeneration and growth and how these are influenced by climate, fire, soils and nutrition, competition, pests, diseases and thinning
  • Describes the main silvicultural systems used in Victorian forests in considerable detail
  • 97 pages, paperback
  • Andrew Flint and Peter Fagg
  • Department of Sustainability & Environment
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Mountain Ash Silviculture$22.00 
 

The Mulch Book

  • Explains what mulch is, where to get it, how it works and how to use it
  • Provides an A-Z of mulch, which describes many different mulch materials and their uses, together with mulching techniques
  • Tips on how to mulch gardens and which mulches provide the best look for a particular area
  • 108 pages, paperback, new 2011 edition
  • Mary Horsfall
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The Mulch Book$20.00 
 

My Gardening Year

  • Fully updated edition of Shirley Stackhouse's classic book
  • Shirley shares stories about her own garden as she provides all the commonsense advice a gardener needs, from flowering and plantng times, dealing with pests, weeds and diseases, to general cultivation such as pruning and fertilising
  • Organised month by month, the book also provides information about drought, climate change and sustainability
  • 351 pages, paperback
  • Shirley Stackhouse
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My Gardening Year$45.00 
 

Native Grasses for Australian Gardens

  • Complete guide to native grasses and grass-like plants with colour photos
  • Includes a guide to what is a native grass, an A-Z of native grasses with a description, how to care for the grass and the flowering period
  • Selection guides aid in choosing grasses for particular location
  • 160 pages, softback with plastic cover
  • Nola Parry and Jocelyn Jones
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Native Grasses for Aust Gard$25.00 
 

Native Orchids of Southern Australia

  • Describes 268 species of orchid found in southern Australia (upper boundary is Brisbane through to Kalbarri)
  • Each page is devoted to a single plant, with a full colour photograph, description, distribution, flowering period and habitat
  • 278 pages, paperback
  • David and Barbara Jones, published 2000
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FG Native Orchids$30.00 
 

Native Plants of the Sydney Region

  • Covering an area from Nowra-Newcastle and west to the Great Dividing Range, this detailed guide describes common and remote area species found in the Sydney area
  • Contains descriptions of over 1400 plant species with many colour photos and revised names
  • Fully updated 2010 edition
  • 614 pages, paperback
  • Alan Fairley & Philip Moore
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Nat Plants of the Syd Reg$60.00 
 

Native Trees and Shrubs of SE Australia

  • Classic guide to native trees and shrubs in south-eastern Australia
  • Comprehensive coverage of over 600 species
  • Leon Costermans
  • 2009 reprint with new addendums
  • 440 pages, softback
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Native Trees & Shrubs SE Aust$45.00 
 

New Native Garden

  • Illustrates how to use native plants as part of a designed garden
  • By concentrating on style and design concepts such as mass, texture, shape and foliage, this book aims to dispel common misconceptions about the bush garden
  • With detailed illustrations and planting plans, this book shows how Australian plants can be used for formal, courtyard, cottage and international styles but with an Australian twist
  • 224 pages, paperback
  • Paul Urquhart
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New Native Garden$45.00 
 

New Organic Gardener

  • Comprehensive reference book on organic gardening, featuring the latest thinking on gardening balanced with tried and true methods
  • Discusses organic principles & methods, what to grow and a vegetable planting guide
  • 358 pages, hardback
  • Tim Marshall
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New Organic Gardener$55.00 
 

The New Ornamental Garden

  • Takes a fresh look at garden worthy plants for Australian conditions and shows how heat, cold, water availability, rainfall patterns, length of growing season, evaporation rate and humidity influence plant growth in Australia
  • Also discusses the influence of microclimates within a garden: dry sun, dry shade, moist sun, moist shade, seaside, exposed, urban and root competition
  • Included plant index contains notes on hundreds of plant varieties and how they function in the garden
  • Lots of colour photos
  • 268 pages, softback
  • Simon Rickard
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New Ornamental Garden$40.00 
 

A New Tree Biology

  • Facts, photos and figures on trees and their problems and proper care
  • A comprehensive guide to understanding trees and their care
  • Over 1000 black and white photos to accompany detailed text
  • 618 pages, hardback
  • Includes 132 page softcover "A New Tree Biology Dictionary"
  • Dr Alex Shigo
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A New Tree Biology$160.00 
 

Organic Control of Common Weeds

  • Provides information of how to control weeds using your own home grown, natural herbicides
  • Describes other methods to control weeds including mulching, solarisation or applications of urine, steam or boiling water, and a multitude of other cheap, environmentally safe and gentle techniques
  • 156 pages, softback, 2006 edition
  • Jackie French
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Organic Control of Weeds$18.00 
 

Organic Fruit Growing

  • Practical guide includes advice on soil preparation/drainage, waterwise design, nutrition, climatic variations, propagation, purchasing/planting, pruning/training, pollination and pests/diseases
  • Profiles 60 shrubs, vines and trees including unusual fruits and advises on how to best manage them
  • 223 pages, softback, 2011 edition
  • Annette McFarlane
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Organic Fruit Growing$35.00 
 

Organic Gardening Bible

  • Comprehensive guide to gardening in a more natural, sustainable and pleasurable way
  • Packed with advise and tips, dispels the many myths about organic gardening
  • Includes information on plant conditions, pest and diseases, managing weeds, how to grow for flavour and quality, and garden planning
  • 272 pages, hardback
  • Bob Flowerdew
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Organic Gardening Bible$45.00 
 

The Organic Guide to Edible Gardens

  • Fully illustrated step-by-step guide to growing authentic produce at home, from purchasing seedlings, understanding the growth cycle, sourcing biological fertilisers, controlling pests and diseases and sustaining healthy, organic and edible plants
  • Includes an A-Z of edible plants
  • 207 pages, paperback
  • Jennifer Stackhouse and Debbie McDonald
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Org Guide to Edible Gardens$30.00 
 

Organic Vegetable Gardening

  • Fully revised and updated edition of the complete guide to growing your own vegetables, from planning your organic garden, propagating, basic layouts, pest control and a climatic zone planting guide
  • Includes complete growing guide to over 115 vegetables in the A-Z section, with new information on Asian greens, cabbages and unusual vegetables
  • Annette McFarlane
  • ABC Publishing 2010 edition
  • 256 pages paperback
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Organic Vege Gardening$35.00 
 

A Passion for Place

  • A Passion for Place: Gardens of the Blue Mountains showcases the best gardens of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area
  • Beautifully photographed by Ian Brown, the featured gardens range from those mellowed by over a century of growing time, through the golden years between wars, to those more modern gardens
  • Many gardens in the book are documented for the first time
  • 242 pages, hardback
  • Alison Halliday & Joanne Hambrett
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Passion for Place$60.00 
 

Paul Bangay's Garden Design Handbook

  • Paul Bangay shares his many secrets for successful garden design and construction
  • This books shows how to analyse a site, visualise a garden and use space, and decide on hard and soft landscaping options
  • Provides diagrams, step-by-step instructions, plant lists and colour photographs to document every aspect of garden building
  • 324 pages, hardback
  • Paul Bangay & photographs by Simon Griffiths
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Paul Bangay's Gard Des$70.00 
 

Paul Bangay's Guide to Plants

  • The perfect companion to Paul Bangay's Garden Design Handbook, this book provides information on which plants to use and where to plant them
  • Rich with anecdotes about what has worked best over the years, with a focus on plants for a changing climate, Paul showcases his "A-list" plants
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout complement Paul's practical narrative
  • 329 pages, hardback
  • Paul Bangay & photographs by Simon Griffiths
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Paul Bangay's Guide to Pl$60.00 
 

Pest Repellent Plants

  • Show you how to control problem pests with tactics, traps and with simple, safe sprays made from plants in your garden
  • Describes pest control properties of more than 60 plants
  • Also includes many other organic solutions from traps, barriers, sprays, oils, dusting powders and washes made from common kitchen products like molasses, coffee and bicarbonate of soda
  • 150 pages, paperback
  • Penny Woodward
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Pest Repellant Plants$28.00 
 

Photo Guide to Australian Trees

  • Compact, easy to use and ideal pocket-sized travelling companion
  • Authoritative text describing key identification features
  • Full colour photographs illustrating over 170 species
  • 144 pages, paperback
  • Denise Greig
  • ISBN 1864363266
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Photo Guide to Aust Trees$22.00 
 

Plant Synonyms

  • An excellent guide for anyone selling plants or keen gardeners
  • A useful guide to old plant synonyms and their new current botanical names
  • Includes an easy-to-use alphabetical format of the latest nomenclature for botanical names
  • UK publishing - 2006
  • 224 pages, paperback
  • Karen Platt
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Plant Synonyms$30.00 
 

Planting Techniques

  • Practical and easily accessible reference guide for the budding gardener
  • Includes information on selecting the right gardening tools, buying the healthiest plants, planting, repotting, pruning, fertilising, pest control and propagation
  • Step-by-step photographs and instructions on everything from propagation by layering to lawn mower maintenance
  • 192 pages, paperback
  • Jennifer Stackhouse and Debbie McDonald
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Planting Techniques$30.00 
 

Plants for Australian Dry Gardens

  • Plant directory of water efficient plants for drought-proof gardening
  • Over 600 species, both indigenous and exotic, are featured with information on cultivation requirements, growth habits and preferred aspect to assist in determining the best plants to suit climate and garden style
  • Also provides valuable information on soil preparation and water delivery, cultivation techniques, helpful hints and guide to garden styles, listing species suitable for formal, cottage, Indo-Asian, contemporary and Mediterranean styles
  • 224 pages, hardback
  • Marcelle Nankervis
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Plants for Aust Dry Gardens$40.00 
 

Plants of Western NSW

  • A definitive reference book of plants of the semi-arid and arid zones of western NSW
  • Comprehensive coverage includes illustrations, photos and descriptions of the vast array of plants found in the region
  • Includes detailed identification notes, habitat, distribution and general notes on over 2000 plants
  • 768 pages, hardback, CSIRO Publishing
  • Cunningham, Mulham, Milthorpe and Leigh
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Plants of Western NSW$180.00 
 

Pocket Guide to Hostas

  • Features 280 of the best new and old hostas each handpicked for its superb performance in the landscape
  • Descriptions include meticulous botanical details to aid in plant identification and selection, succinct cultivation notes, and brief comparisons to 545 similar and related hostas
  • Full colour photos throughout
  • 211 pages, softback
  • Diana Grenfell and Michael Shadrack
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Pkt Guide to Hostas$30.00 
 

Propagating from Cuttings

  • Explains how to successfully grow plants from cuttings, using specific techniques, the right equipment and materials
  • Provides specific advice on the different approaches needed for over 200 different groups of plants, including trees, shrubs, climbers, indoor plants and more
  • 103 pages, paperback
  • John Mason
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Propagating from Cuttings$25.00 
 

Pruning for Flowers and Fruit

  • Provides details on correct pruning for flowers and fruit for plants growing in cool-temperate to subtropical climates, and is suitable for the home gardener, avid enthusiast as well as nursery trade and horticultural students
  • It includes annuals, ornamentals, vegetables, roses, perennials and hydrangeas, and fruit plants that can be pruned to fit in your back garden
  • Provides advice on selecting the best plants at the nursery, prune weather damaged plants, renovate ornamental or fruiting trees and shrubs, and maintain your secateurs like a professional
  • Lots of colour photos and diagrams
  • 212 pages, paperback
  • Jane Varkulevicius / CSIRO Publishing
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Pruning for Flowers & Fruit$40.00 
 

The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers

  • Details pruning methods for more than 450 genera of trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers
  • Includes a discussion on the general principles of pruning
  • Large number of colour photos and drawings showing techniques
  • 340 pages, paperback edition
  • George Brown
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Pruning of Trees (Softback)$25.00 
 

Pruning: The Essential Guide

  • Provides simple and straightforward information on how to prune trees, shrubs, hedges, climbers and roses
  • Includes an introduction to pruning tools and advice on when to prune different plants
  • Clear cut instructions accompanied by step-by-step illustrations make proper pruning techniques quick and easy to learn
  • 90 pages, paperback
  • Penguin Books
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Pruning: The Essential Guide$20.00 
 

Qld Log Volume Tables

  • Pocket sized log volume ready reckoner for calculating the volume of logs based on centre diameter and log length
  • Tables of log volume in cubic metres from lengths between 2.4 and 15m in 0.3m increments and diameters between 15cm and 130cm
  • Specifically designed for QLD and other states that work in 0.3m (3dm) log increments
QLD Log Vol Tables$45.00 
 

Rainforest Restoration Manual for SE Australia

  • Definitive guide to the recovery and restoration of subtropical, warm temperature, cool temperate, gallery, dry, dry gully and littoral rainforests from south-eastern Queensland to Tasmania
  • Provides detailed restoration methods in 10 easy-to-follow steps, documenting trials of rainforest restoration over 2 decades and extensively illustrated with colour photos
  • Includes a CD which includes 32 appendices, a propagation manual for the region's 735 rainforest plants, an illustrated glossary and resources for teachers
  • 336 pages, paperback
  • Bill Peel / CSIRO Publishing
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Rainforest Restor. Manual$120.00 
 

Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-Eastern Australia

  • Comprehensive reference book to all 402 rainforest tree species in NSW and Victoria, including some distribution extensions into QLD
  • Every species is illustrated with a detailed line drawing and its habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruits, habitat, distribution, timber, uses and regeneration are described
  • A key to enable rapid identification is based on botanical features such as trunk, bark, branchlets and leaves
  • 2008 second edition, fully updated with new species, name changes and additional distribution information
  • 443 pages, hardcover
  • Alex Floyd
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Rainforest Trees$75.00 
 

Rural Australian Gardens

  • Examines the best and most unusual rural Australian gardens from subtropical, temperate, alpine and arid regions
  • As well as revealing the stories behind the gardens, practical information is provided on using trees, hedges, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers in rural settings around Australia
  • Beautiful colour photos throughout
  • 288 pages, hardback
  • Myles Baldwin
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Rural Australian Gardens$90.00 
 

Small by Design

  • Completely Australian book focussed on small garden design
  • Details design principles, explores various garden styles including international, formal and informal styles
  • Provides information on choosing garden flooring, walls and lighting, finishing touches, plant suggestions and provides numerous case studies
  • Beautifully illustrated with photos of small Australian gardens
  • 224 pages, hardback
  • Paul Urquhart and Lorna Rose
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Small by Design$45.00 
 

Small Native Plants for Aust Gardens

  • Provides an A-Z of small native plants for Australian gardens, including use within the garden, what combines well, how to care for each plant, flowering period and selection guides to choose the best plants for your garden
  • Each page describes a different plant with colour photos with over 200 described
  • 272 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • Nola Parry and Jocelyn Jones
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Small Native Plants$30.00 
 

Smart Permaculture Design

  • Compelling book brings a new perspective to how to look at your garden, focusing on the life of one garden dreamt up and designed by Jenny Allen
  • Using observation, planning and design as cornerstones, the principles of permaculture are introduced, with hand drawn plans and designs and sumptuous photographs
  • This practical and immensely thoughtful reference is also an inspirational armchair read
  • 248 pages, paperback
  • Jenny Allen
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Smart Permaculture Design$45.00 
 

Starting Out With Bulbs

  • Essential guide containing over 320 species of bulbs and hybrids
  • Each is described in detail and includes full colour photographs to showcase the variety available for every climate
  • Includes a section on how to care for your bulbs, with tips on planting, fertilising, watering, common pests and diseases, and a glossary
  • 288 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • David Jones
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Starting Out With Bulbs$25.00 
 

Starting Out With Herbs

  • Guide to over 60 species of herbs that will easily grow in your garden
  • In an A-Z format, each herb is pictured and described in detail
  • Includes information on cultivation, cooking, herbal medicine, cosmetic and domestic uses, companion planting and insects
  • 176 pages, paperback
  • Margaret Roberts
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Starting Out with Herbs$25.00 
 

Starting Out With Natives

  • Designed to help gardeners choose the most appropriate natives for their area
  • Plants are grouped alphabetically by common name, and the species described are generally available from local or native nurseries
  • Each plant is illustrated with a colour photo, and information is given on size, habit, flowering season, hardiness, frost tolerance and uses, as well as requirements for sun or shade, soil, drainage and pruning
  • 176 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • John Wrigley and Murray Fagg
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Starting Out With Natives$25.00 
 

Starting Out With Orchids

  • Designed to lure the beginner into the fascinating world of orchids
  • Describes 256 species, including 27 easy-to-grow species, in simple straightforward language
  • Provides information on the growing requirements of each orchid and is accompanied by a colour photo
  • 240 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • David Jones
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Starting Out With Orchids$30.00 
 

Starting out with Palms

  • More than 200 species of palms are described along with their growing requirements
  • Provides information on which palms to select for your temperature zone, how to protect your palms from pests and diseases and advice on watering, mulching and pruning
  • Full colour photograph of each palm described
  • 192 pages, paperback
  • David Jones
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Starting Out with Palms$25.00 
 

Starting out with Vines & Climbers

  • Over 220 species of vines and climbers are described, including hybrids and cultivars, and each species is accompanied by colour photos
  • Includes tips on pruning, training and tying, and a glossary that explains unfamiliar terms
  • 256 pages, paperback
  • David Jones
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Starting Out With Vines$25.00 
 

Succulents Care and Health

  • Handy reference guide to successfully growing succulents
  • Divided into 3 chapters: Basic Concepts, Care and Health
  • Includes information on repotting, fertilising, seasonal changes, pest and diseases, propagation and natural remedies
  • 104 pages, paperback
  • Rudolf Schulz and Attila Kapitany
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Succulents Care and Health$24.00 
 

Succulents for the Garden

  • Provides details on growing succulents, including the best location, water-wise gardening, problem solving and growing in containers
  • The second half of the book contains a library of succulents with a large number of colour photos
  • 95 pages, softback
  • Attila Kapitany and Rudolf Schulz
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Succulents for the Garden$24.00 
 

Succulents Propagation

  • Provides detailed step-by-step information on how to propagate easy and more difficult succulent species
  • Experienced nurserymen reveal many trade secrets on how to propagate any type of succulent
  • Includes information on bulbils, offsets, divisions, head cuttings, leaf propagation, caring for cuttings, apical core drilling, seed raising, grafting and more
  • 112 pages, paperback with lots of colour photos
  • Attila Kapitany and Rudolf Schulz
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Succulents Propagation$24.00 
 

The Enchanted Garden

  • The Enchanted Garden is the story of how renowned landscape designer Paul Bangay came to build the garden of St Ambrose Garden, against the blue background of Mount Macedon
  • The breathtaking garden of vistas and green rooms that Paul Bangay designed, and photographer Simon Griffiths captures, will weave a spell on readers
  • 158 pages, paperback
  • Paul Bangay and Simon Griffiths
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The Enchanted Garden$40.00 
 

Tree Anatomy

  • A4 size full colour book on tree anatomy
  • Provides detailed colour photos and discussion on the parts and structures of a tree system
  • 104 pages, hardback
  • Published 1994
  • Dr Alex Shigo
  • ISBN 0943563143
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Tree Anatomy$150.00 
 

Tree Basics

  • An introductory guide to trees and their main components
  • Provides detailed black & white photos and discussion on the key parts and structures of trees
  • 40 pages, paperback
  • Dr Alex Shigo
  • ISBN 094356316X
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Tree Basics$20.00 
 

Tree Ferns

  • A detailed source of information on living tree ferns
  • The book surveys all the families, genera and species, including those that are suitable for the home garden
  • It offers up-to-date taxonomy and detailed descriptions as well as in-depth coverage of everything from tree fern use to conservation
  • Extensive cultivation information is provided including propagation, pests and diseases
  • 359 pages, hardback
  • Mark F Large and John E Braggins
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Tree Ferns$50.00 
 

Tree Pruning - A Worldwide Photo Guide

  • Worldwide photo guide on trees and pruning techniques
  • Includes discussion on pruning and colour photos
  • 186 pages
  • Published 1997
  • Dr Alex Shigo
  • ISBN 0943563089
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Tree Pruning - Photo Guide$80.00 
 

Tree Pruning Basics

  • Many brief messages on tree pruning
  • Colour and black & white photos support key messages
  • 32 pages, paperback
  • Dr Alex Shigo
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Tree Prun. Basics$25.00 
 

Trees of the World

  • Trees of the World presents almost 250 photographs of the worlds most gorgeous trees from Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia
  • Contains 30 species and genera, useful information on each species, distribution maps and an impressive picture index
  • This is a big coffee table book - 43cm tall x 30cm wide
  • 368 pages, hardback
  • Tomas Micek
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Trees of the World$70.00 
 

True Form

  • Leading landscape architect Peter Fudge takes the reader through the creation of fourteen inspiring outdoor spaces that reflect the passions and personalities of their owners
  • Ranging from sophisticated urban courtyards to lush country properties, all are based on the enduring principles of scale, perspective, restraint and simplicity
  • Offers a wealth of practical information on the challenges of site, aspect and microclimate, as well as tips on plant choice, planting and maintenance techniques, and hard and soft landscaping materials
  • 320 pages, hardback
  • Peter Fudge
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True Form$70.00 
 

Vertical Garden - From Nature to the City

  • The world famous inventor of the vertical garden, Patrick Blanc, describes his latest projects and achievements in this revised and updated edition
  • Describes natural habitats, the impact of plants on architecture and the vertical garden: idea to concept, structure, installation and maintenance
  • Includes over 100 pages of photographs and discussion on Blanc's inspiring projects around the world
  • 208 pages, hardback
  • Patrick Blanc
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Vertical Garden: From Nature$78.00 
 

Vertical Vegetables and Fruit

  • Describes how to take advantage of small growing footprints by growing fruit and vegetables vertically
  • Details growing using trellising, towers, hanging baskets and walls of produce
  • Provides information on the best fruit and vegetable candidates, basic designs and plans for different types of trellises, and the best materials to use
  • 167 pages, paperback
  • Rhonda Massingham Hart
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Vertical Vegetables & Fruit$20.00 
 

Victoria's Box Ironbark Country

  • Definitive guide to the Box-Ironbark forests of central and north-east Victoria
  • Features maps showing shrinking distribution of threatened species and location of proposed Box-Ironbark national parks
  • Over 200 colour photographs of flora and fauna
  • 120 pages, paperback
  • Malcolm and Jane Calder, published 2002
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Vic Box-Ironbark$30.00 
 

Waterwise Gardening

  • Sets out six vital principles to create a beautiful garden that not only uses water wisely but creates a sustainable, low maintenance, fuss-free environment
  • Describes more than 200 dry-tolerant plants grouped as trees, shrubs, bulbs, annuals/perennials and climbers/groundcovers
  • Hundreds of full colour photos and easy to follow diagrams
  • 192 pages, softback
  • Fourth edition 2009, Kevin Walsh
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Waterwise Gardening$27.00 
 

The Weed Book

  • Essential gardener's guide to identifying and removing weeds and introduced species
  • Updated edition includes colour photos and detailed descriptions of over 120 weeds
  • Illustrated step-by-step guide to hand weeding methods, as well as techniques for the safe use of chemical herbicides
  • 193 pages, paperback with plastic cover
  • Mark Wolff
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The Weed Book$25.00 
 

Weeds of the South-East - An Identification Guide

  • A comprehensive guide to weeds in the south-east region of Australia, from Newcastle/Dubbo down to Tasmania
  • Over 2000 species of weeds are included, with 1600 full-colour photographs with closeups
  • Key features described with relevant measurements for easy identification
  • Published 2006
  • 438 pages, paperback
  • FJ & RG Richardson
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Weeds of the SE$70.00 
 

Wetland Weeds

  • Comprehensive guide to wetland weeds, covering both native and introduced species
  • More than 130 species of weeds are included with information on their origins, nutrient responses, environmental effects, habitat values, prospects for containment or eradication and even culinary uses
  • Other sections look at native plants as weeds and potential weeds still being sold through the aquarium and nursery trades
  • 140 pages, paperback
  • Nick Romanowski
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Wetland Weeds$50.00 
 

What Garden Pest or Disease Is That?

  • Detailed book on garden pests and diseases
  • Includes sections on planning and maintaining your garden to avoid pests and diseases, chemical controls and organic alternatives, A-Z of plant care and A-Z of pests and diseases
  • Each pest and disease is illustrated for easy identification
  • 312 pages, paperback (plastic cover)
  • 2009 reprint
  • Judy McMaugh
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Out of print - awaiting reprint
 

Wild Food Plants of Australia

  • Compact, field guide edition to facilitate quick and ready reference of Australia's edible flora
  • Describes more than 180 plants from most tasty and significant plant foods of southern and eastern Australia to the more important and spectacular inland and tropical foods
  • Distribution maps are provided with each description plus notes on how these plants were used in the past and can be used today
  • Beautifully illustrated with colour photos and line drawings, and includes a guide to poisonous and non-poisonous plants
  • 240 pages, paperback
  • Tim Low
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Wild Food Plants of Aust$30.00 
 

Wildflowers of Sydney

  • Field guide contains 268 of the more common wildflowers of Sydney and adjoining areas
  • Each page is devoted to a single plant, with a full colour photograph, description, distribution, flowering period, habitat and information on its specific location
  • 278 pages, paperback
  • Alan Fairley, published 2001
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W/flowers of Syd$30.00 
 

Wood in Australia

  • The 2005 second edition of this excellent reference book on Australian timbers - their characteristics and applications, properties and uses
  • Expanded and updated to include new species in use, new technologies (kiln drying, preservative treatments) and new products: flooring, engineered products; decorative veneers; panel products
  • 452 pages, now in paperback
  • Keith R Bootle
  • ISBN 0074510479
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Wood in Australia$75.00