Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2016. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, illustrations. Planting Dreams celebrates the artistry and imagination that have shaped Australian gardens. Internationally renowned garden historian Richard Aitken explores the environmental and social influences that have helped produce our unique gardening culture - from Indigenous land management and the earliest European..... More
Glen Forrest: Off Pen Publishing, 2012. Oblong format, laminated boards, colour photographs. A beautiful photographic book capturing the essence of spring in the south west of Western Australia. More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, (2016. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book provides a comprehensive photographic guide to all plants known to occur in the bushlands of Kings Park and Bold Park. There are 778 species included, both native and introduced representing approximately one quarter of all the..... More
South Yarra: Pan Macmillan, 2016. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations, maps. This meticulously researched biography tells the extraordinary story of Georgiana Molloy, one of Australia's first internationally successful female botanists. From the refined beauty of 19th century England and Scotland, to the dramatic landscape of the West Australian coast, Georgiana Molloy..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Describes the rich flora of this biogeographically distinct region located on the east coast of Australia, covering the north coast of New South Wales and coastal South-East Queensland. This guide presents a selection of common, threatened and ecologically significant plants found..... More
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2013. reprint). Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, map. In this handy pocket sized guide, Neville Bonney introduces more than fifty of the plants found in the Flinders Ranges, many of which are unique to the arid zones of inland Australia. The booklet has been revised with..... More
South Australia: SGAP, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book covers the identification and description of common native plants of the Coorong region of S.E. South Australia, including uses by indigenous people and early European settlers. More
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. It is highly unlikely that any other edible Australian native plant has created as much interest as the Native peach/Quandong, Santalum acuminatum. This plant is now embedded in Australian folklore and holds nostalgic memories for many people. This fully illustrated book..... More
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Acacias, or wattles as they are commonly known are the most widely distributed plant growing on the Australian continent, with some 1,063 known species to date. This practical guide explores the possibilities of growing some of the temperate and arid Acacias as..... More
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2003. revised edition). Quarto, colour photographs, line drawings. This book is a field guide to the identification, collection, germination and establishment of native plant species for central southern Australian landscapes. The new revised edition includes a Foreward by the author, looking at the role of revegetation in..... More
Mount Gambier: South East Natural Resources Management Board, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. This is a friendly, easy to use book that helps identify the more common and well known native trees and shrubs found growing in the south east region of South Australia. More
Stanthorpe: Stanthorpe Rare Wildflower Consortium, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and text illustrations. This book contains all the information required to identify the wattles found on the Granite Belt and the surrounding area including comprehensive information for 60 wattle species found in the study area; species descriptions including distribution, habitat..... More
Flemington: Hyland House, (2014. fourth edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This long-awaited and greatly expanded fourth edition is a comprehensive guide to the indigenous plants of the Greater Melbourne area. It contains 1367 plant descriptions with colour photographs and line drawings. This guide gives instant, colour-coded..... More
Melbourne: Bloomings Books, (2021. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. Banksias are Australia's most iconic plants after Eucalypts - known for thousands of years to Australians and - through writing and art - to many more who have never visited this land. This extensively revised edition includes the..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, line drawings, maps. This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen..... More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2021. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. William T. Cooper (1934-2015) was one of the world's most esteemed bird painters. In his paintings, birds nibble at plump red berries, they rest on twisted vines and branches covered with lichen, and they clutch forest fruits and leaves..... More
Chatswood: New Holland, (2022. reprint). Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. BACK IN STOCK. This is a classic of Australian botany. It is well organised and has good keys and photographs. This edition includes addendum of changes and new species. A comprehensive coverage of 900 species. More
Stanthorpe: Stanthorpe Rare Wildflower Consortium, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The Granite belt of the south-east Queensland is famous for a number of attributes, not least its remarkable wildflowers. The wonderful flora of the region is revealed in this magnificent book. The more familiar favourites are included along with other..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This long-awaited guide to rainforest seed propagation unlocks the secrets to growing 300 rainforest species. Providing specific information on how to sustainably collect, process and germinate seeds, this user-friendly book aims to support a growing movement of rainforest restoration. With invaluable information..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, (2010. third edition, revised). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A completely revised and updated edition of this classic handbook of the native plants found from Newcastle to Nowra. With 1400 colour photographs and its authoritative text, this is a magnificent reference for anyone who loves the..... More
Hawthorn: Bloomings Books, 2001. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Ilustrates 268 species of wildflowers occuring within an hours drive of Sydney. More
Flemington: Hyland House, (2014. reprint). Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. Step into the world of our least admired botanical companions. Peel back the layers of prejudice and discover the finer side of the plants we call weeds. An astonishing number are either edible or medicinal, and have deep..... More
Nedlands: UWA Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. This excellent guide provides for the first time a comprehensive information on the the medicinal plants that were used by Aboriginal people of the south-west of Western Australia before European settlement. The authors have recorded information on over 90 of the..... More
Perth: UWA Publishing, 2019. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Before the colonisation of Australia, Aboriginal Australians lived on a wonderful larder of fresh fruit, vegetables and lean meat, in a land largely free from disease, with more exercise, less stress and supportive communities. Today, in Aboriginal communities all over Australia, there..... More
Nambucca Heads: Gwen Harden Publishing, 2007. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. An update of the "Green Book", first published in 1980, that covers mainland eastern Australia from Victoria to Rockhampton. Descriptions and illustrations are provided for 265 species, an increase of 125 species. It includes major rainforest types as well as..... More