The Waterwise Australian Native Garden

Author : Angus Stewart
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760873020
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Waterwise Australian Native Garden written by Angus Stewart and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 HMAA Laurel Award for best book First published as The Australian Native Garden There's never been a more crucial time to droughtproof your garden and to consider Australian native plants as a key component in your outdoor space. This award-winning practical volume, from two of the country's foremost horticultural experts, offers everything you need to know about designing and growing a garden that promotes careful water use and features Australian native plants in the home garden. Including information on the fundamentals of Australian soils, cultivation techniques, drainage, pruning, fertilising and maintenance, as well as creating a fire-resistant garden, establishing habitats attractive to native fauna and growing your own bush foods. The Waterwise Australian Native Garden is a highly illustrated, comprehensive showcase of the best plants to choose and the best gardens from which to draw inspiration. It's a must-have for garden lovers all over this wide, brown land. 'If you're looking to improve or create a native garden, this is the book for you' - Australian Geographic 'This is a book to treasure, and one that will be a companion for a lifetime' - Adelaide Advertiser 'An authoritative reference for home gardeners everywhere' - Country Home Ideas

Author : Angus Stewart
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742370837
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating an Australian Garden written by Angus Stewart and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gloriously illustrated guide to planning the design and choosing the right plants to make a rich and sumptuous garden featuring Australian natives from the ABC garden guru.

Author : Angus Stewart
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1925268748
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Australian Native Garden written by Angus Stewart and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative and practical book--written in an approachable and accessible style--focuses on growing and using native plants in the home garden. It provides expert information on the fundamentals--soils, cultivation techniques, pruning, fertilising and maintenance--and looks at different styles of garden design, using Australian plants not only for aesthetic reasons but for creating droughtproof gardens, fire resistant gardens, and environments attractive to native fauna as well. Growing your own bush foods is also covered. Highly illustrated and information-packed, The Australian Native Garden showcases some of the best designed Australian gardens and explores rural areas around Australia where indigenous species thrive in the wild, representing a fascinating source of inspiration and information.

Author : Maria Hitchcock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781877058929
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correas written by Maria Hitchcock and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correas, also known as Native Fuchsia, occur naturally from the Queensland Border Ranges to Eucla in the west and throughout Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands. As garden plants they have been steadily growing in popularity in Australia over the past 20 years. Most Correa varieties are reliable and long-lived in the garden. This is the first comprehensive guide to the identification and cultivation of Correas in Australia

Author : Angus Stewart
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742694810
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let's Propagate! written by Angus Stewart and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're a gardener who buys everything from the standard and limited nursery range, then you are missing out on one of the most satisfying of all human endeavours - propagating your own plants. Let's Propagate is for anyone interested in hands-on propagation in Australia, either professionally or in the home garden. The book is a marvellous gardening companion for suburban gardeners who crave a creative element amidst the weeding, mowing and pruning; gardeners who are frustrated after trying to adapt imported and inappropriate information to local conditions; gardeners in search of Australian varietals; recreational gardeners and professional propagators alike who wish to be abreast of new techniques and research to stimulate germination in many difficult-to-propagate Australian plants; those who wish to expand the range of plants currently available to them; and anyone who wishes to experience the joy of fostering and nurturing new life. Gardening media personality and avid propagator, Angus Stewart, takes us from the first principles to the latest sophisticated techniques. His infectious passion for his subject will make you yearn to get out there to create landscapes and gardens, grow trees, or perhaps help revive endangered species.

Author : Allan Windust
Publisher : Landlinks Press
ISBN 13 : 9780643068001
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waterwise House and Garden written by Allan Windust and published by Landlinks Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide shows how we can contribute to conserving water in our home and garden. This book takes a planned approach to saving water in the home using different household reticulation options including the use of rainwater tanks and recycling greywater. It shows how to eliminate unnecessary watering in the garden by working with nature to create a garden that is both enjoyable and sensitive to the environment.

Author : Simon Rickard
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643102299
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Ornamental Garden written by Simon Rickard and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. It will help gardeners to reappraise their climate, select appropriate plants and modify gardening practices to create beautiful gardens featuring native and exotic plants with proven drought tolerance, reliability and minimal weed potential. The New Ornamental Garden shows how heat, cold, water availability, rainfall patterns, length of growing season, evaporation rate and humidity influence plant growth in Australia, from the wet sub-tropics to the temperate climate of southern Australia. It also discusses the influence of microclimates within a garden: dry sun, dry shade, moist sun, moist shade, seaside conditions, exposed sites, urban situations and root competition from eucalyptus and allelopaths. The main focus of the book is the plant index, which contains notes on hundreds of plant varieties and how they function in the garden. All gardeners will benefit from reading this book!

Author : Kevin Walsh
Publisher : Reed New Holland
ISBN 13 : 9781877069642
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waterwise Gardening written by Kevin Walsh and published by Reed New Holland. This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With many parts of Australia still in drought conditions, Waterwise Gardening sets out the six vital principles by which we can have a beautiful garden and save water too. This new and updated edition has many colour photographs, easy to follow text and diagrams so that you can pick up some handy hints, contemplate changes to your garden's layout, or get into the finer points of setting up a tank and using grey water.

Author : Dick Chadwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australian Native Gardening-made Easy written by Dick Chadwick and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Diana Snape
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876473990
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Australian Garden written by Diana Snape and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: