Garden Library

The Rose is a stunningly beautiful book on Roses written by The Garden Gurus - Trevor Cochrane and Neville Passmore. 200 page hardcover.

The Rose features the latest and the greatest roses, including David Austin roses, hybrid tea roses, floribunda roses, old-fashioned/heritage roses and landscape roses. Modern breeding practices have ensured that long flowering habits are combined with disease resistance and most importantly strong perfume. Read about their form, colour and perfume and how to care for them.

With contributions from some of the most talented nurserymen, breeders and thinkers in the rose world - David Austin, Leigh Siebler, Finbarr O’Leary, Maureen Ross, Kim Syrus and Anthony Tesselaar. This book will inspire you to add yet another rose to your garden.

The Rose is a must-have for all rose lovers. Filled with pages and pages of beautiful photography.

Attracting Frogs To Your Garden by Kevin Casey

Creating a frog-friendly garden is easy and fun. Transforming your backyard or property into a welcome habitat for local native frogs is becoming increasingly popular. This book offers advice on frogs in your garden from raising tadpoles to constructing a backyard frog pond. 130 pages.

The wildlife of Australia is truly amazing!
The birdlife portion of the program features The Parrot Family-Birds of Prey including the wedge tailed eagle, The emu and cassowaries - Birds of the Bush, including the kookaburra, and a myriad of other species from the Water Birds to the birds from the inner deserts.
The Marsupials are well represented with the kangaroos, the koalas, the wallabies, possums, numbats and the quokkas.
Along the coastal regions we explore a resplendent world of dolphins, sea lions, whales and penguins.
We feature Reptiles of all shapes and sizes and the crocodiles (Fresh and Saltwater) are presented in their native habitat.

$29.95 ea

Written by Keran Barrett & Helen Moody. A garden reference book that brings together some of the most popular bulbs and annuals.  Fully illustrated guides of plant types and gardening styles. 156 x 143mm soft cover book. 500 pages.

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Containing over 200 temperate and sub-tropical fruits, nuts and berries, this book is considered to be the best fruit reference book for Australian gardeners.

The 382 page book is filled with coloured pictures and comprehensive, easy to read advice.

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Edible gardening is the hottest trend sweeping the world today. Growing your own fresh produce from the home garden is healthier, more rewarding and brings the most succulent flavour to the home table, not to mention the cost savings of home grown fresh produce.

Delish is a 300 page, softcover book that focuses on vegetables and fruits from your garden. It covers everything edible that can be grown in an Australian garden. You'll find out how to care for your favourite vegetable and fruit plants. The book is also filled with delicious, easy recipes using fresh vegetables and fruits right from your garden!

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Written by Steve & Val Bradley. A beautifully illustrated book that traces the origins of fragrant plants and gives you helpful advice on how to transform your garden into a perfumed paradise. 230 x 300 mm soft cover. 192 pages.

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Released in December 2003, this 400-page hardcover book will unlock the secrets and practical “tricks of the trade” a gardener needs to know to enjoy gardening in a harsh, dry climate. The Garden Gurus demonstrate many different ways to grow beautiful and productive gardens in a waterwise manner using plants that come from all over the world as well as Australia.
 
Without doubt, this is one of the most important books ever on waterwise gardening and it is written in a style that is easy to read and understand. So anyone can benefit-from the beginner through to the most proficient gardener. This advice is applicable across the world as water conservation becomes a critical issue for most communities.

The book covers in detail topics such as soil quality, importance of water, working with your environment to get the best results, lawns, roses, fruit and vegetables, herbs, recipes, questions and answers, waterwise plants and beautiful waterwise garden designs.

Lavender - The Grower's Guide by Virginia McNaughton

With their heady perfume and stunning visual appeal, lavenders are a wonderful addition to any garden. This book is a complete and practical guide to growing lavenders. It covers the cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, as well as a description of uses with each cultivar. A hard cover book with wonderful photographs throughout its 180 pages.

A beautiful hardcover volume measuring 26 x 26 cm with 352 information-rich pages and more than 550 full-colour photos.  the book  Written for Australian gardens, it contains profiles full of information on 250 low-maintenance plants with advice on planting combinations, selections to suit different situations and climates. The section on care-free gardening offers tips to save effort, time and money caring for your garden. This book makes an excellent gift as it is both beautiful and useful

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A terrific 60 page, full colour, hard cover book to cherrish and keep.
"The Australian Native Plant Guide" is an invaluable resource and companion for the Australian native lover, farmer and gardener. It is designed to give the reader a deep appreciation of the beauty and usefulness of native Australian flora, and a clear understanding of exactly how to go about preparing, caring for and maintaining these plants to ensure maximum survival. Follow the easy steps and your plants will thrive.

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The Practical Australian Gardener by Peter Cundall

A complete garden guide, whether you are planting vegetables, ornamentals, house plants, home orchards, or landscaping a larger area. It tells you how to have a pest-free garden without using dangerous chemicals, and includes advice on keeping larger pests such as dogs, cats and possums out of your yard. Paperback.  214 pages.

$35.00 ea

The Australian Bird-Garden: Creating Havens for Native Birds. by Graham Pizzey

This book will delight, inform and help you create a garden haven of your own for the native birds. It gives you a list of recommended plants, practical advice on planning and landscaping a native garden. 254 pages of stunning colour photographs.

The Australian Garden designing with Australian Plants By Diana Snape

Shows how Australian plants can be used in many gardening styles from the untouched natural garden look to a formal garden. This book covers all aspects of Australian garden design rather than following overseas trends. Other aspects of design are also covered such as the beauty and tranquility of water in the garden or adding colour. 25 x 25cm hard cover book of 232 pages and 0ver 15 colour photos.

Waterwise House & Garden by Alan Windust

A practical guide to conserving water in our homes and gardens. Guaranteed to help reduce the environmental impact of everyday living, and dramatically reduce your household water bill in the process. 190 pages.

What Garden Pest or Disease Is That?  by Judy McMaugh

A guide to organic and chemical solutions for every garden problem.  Paperback. 312 pages.

• Planning and maintaining your garden to avoid pests and diseases.
• Chemical control and organic alternatives
• A - Z of plant care
• A - Z of pests and diseases
• Each pest and disease illustrated for easy identification

With more than seven million copies sold since it was first published in 1895, Yates Garden Guide is generally acknowledged to be the all time bestselling Australian book.

The current edition, the 42nd, as with the earlier editions, has kept up with the times and is well-equipped to address the concerns of today’s homeowners. Gardens that withstand bushfires and drought, and gardens that take less time and effort to look after are some of the modern emphases that are found in its pages. The latest edition includes two new chapters on special plants and special conditions.

• 495 pages with lots of coloured pictures and other graphics.
• A month-by-month gardening calendar.
• Hundreds of handy hints from some of Australia’s leading gardeners.
• New sections on garden design and organic gardening.
• A chapter on gardening in special conditions – shady, fire-prone, clay-soil, boggy, courtyard and seaside gardens.
• Beautifully illustrated by top horticultural photographers.

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