Category: Plants & Flowers
In Green, Jason Chongue explains and simplifies how to curate and look after plants in small urban spaces. He provides a practical and personal guide to creating urban gardens and styling with plants, perfect for a range of environments and climates, inside or out. From balconies, porches, courtyards a ...Show more
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
This book celebrates the creative and passionate pursuit of gardening. Drawn from the pages of Australian House & Garden magazine, it's a collection of more than 25 stories profiling both the gardens and the inspirational people behind them. From historic properties tended by inter-generational gar ...Show more
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
"A beautiful tour through some of the loveliest gardens in the world " --Peter H. Raven, President Emeritus at Missouri Botanical Garden A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished by shape and light in Marrakech, a haunting tree museum in Switzerland--these are just a few of the extraor ...Show more
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
A fully updated and revised edition of a gardening classic. From the cooling fountains of the Alhambra to the imposing palace grounds of Chinese emperors and the clean lines of the formal French parterre, this inspiring history charts the fascinating evolution of gardening over thousands of years, brin ...Show more
Category: Plants & Flowers
This is the story of The Land Gardeners, creators of productive gardens and stunning bundles of cut flowers. Based in the original walled garden at Wardington Manor, The Land Gardeners have revived the tradition of working with the land to produce abundant, seasonal flowers for clients' use in decoratio ...Show more
Category: Plants & Flowers
How did aspirin originate from the Willow? What is an alternative name for catnip? Where does Eucalyptus come from? What benefits are there from drinking Chamomile tea? With which afflication does cornflower water help? What is the use of slipping hop cones into your pillow case? Why is a dandelion deto ...Show more
Category: Guides/How To
Covering a life time of experience this book details the development of a remarkable garden made by one woman on a limited income. Suited to its dry climate, the garden (in Central Victoria) is an example and encouragement to anyone wanting to create a garden of their own under conditions of restri ...Show more
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
A history of Australian gardens, told through the properties of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
In Australian Dreamscapes, Claire Takacs showcases the varied gardens found in the Australian landscape, from lush green oases to semi-arid settings. Claire profiles Australian gardens, gardeners and garden designers who are drawing on the international movement towards a more naturalistic approach ...Show more
Category: Plants & Flowers
Captivating, beautiful, incredibly diverse and often elusive, orchids can be found in nearly all environments, ranging from sea level to an elevation of almost 5,000 metres. Victorian plant hunters scoured the globe for new species to bring back for botanical gardens and private collectors; "orchidmania ...Show more
Category: Gardens/Garden Design
Discover what to do when with this ultimate gardening guide. Gardening Through the Year in Australia takes you systematically through the year, each chapter looking in-depth at one month at a time. A handy 'To Do' list, along with 'Last Chance' reminders and 'Get Ahead' tips, gives you an overview of th ...Show more
Category: General/Other
There is nothing lovelier than England in June, when it's in full blossom, when the sun is sinking down behind the hedgerows and the Queen Elizabeth rose, with its palest of pale pink petals, is unfolding into glorious summer bloom. Nothing lifts the spirit more than a glorious meander through an Engli ...Show more
