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Australia's Poisonous Plants, Fungi and Cyanobacteria
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| A Guide to Species of Medical and Veterinary Importance |
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Ross McKenzie
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| A full-colour, comprehensive guide to the major poisonous plants in Australia affecting both livestock and humans. |
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Jun 2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 976pp
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| Food & Beverages | Top of Page |
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The Cook's Garden
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Sheridan Rogers
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| Contains 300 highly illustrated and imaginative recipes, as well as information on growing over 90 fruits, herbs and vegetables. |
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2011 -
New Holland - 272pp
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| Fruit, Vegetables & Flowers | Top of Page |
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The Fruit Gardener's Bible
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| A Complete Guide to Growing Fruits and Nuts in the Home Garden |
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Leonard Perry,
Lewis Hill
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| Shows backyard gardeners how to successfully grow organic fruit at home. |
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2011 -
Storey Publishing, USA - 320pp
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The Organic Backyard Vineyard
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| A Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Your Own Grapes |
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Tom Powers
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| Features everything a wine lover needs to build and care for a backyard vineyard. |
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2012 -
Timber Press USA - 176pp
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The Small Food Garden
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| Growing Organic Fruit and Vegetables at Home |
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Diana Anthony
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| Based on organic principles, this practical, well-illustrated guide takes you through all the basics to successfully grow fresh produce. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 112pp
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Gardens for All Seasons
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Mary Horsfall
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| Celebrates the role of gardens in our lives and advises on the timing of tasks in the Australian gardening year. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 336pp
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Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden
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Mary Horsfall
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| A practical guide to growing different types of food at home in even the smallest of spaces. |
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2009 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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Pruning for Flowers and Fruit
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Jane Varkulevicius
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| The best groomed and most productive garden is easy when you know how your plants work and what to prune when. |
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2010 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 224pp
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Correas
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| Australian Plants for Waterwise Gardens |
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Maria Hitchcock
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| The first comprehensive guide to the identification and cultivation of Correas in Australia, describing 10 species, 26 subspecies and 145 varieties. |
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2010 -
Rosenberg Publishing - 208pp
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Discovering Vegetables, Herbs and Spices
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| A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation, Uses and Health Benefits of over 200 Food-Producing Plants |
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Susanna Lyle
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| An inspiration to people to grow and try new foods, this comprehensive guide to vegetables, herbs and spices explores old favourites as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants.
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2009 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 480pp
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Organic Fruit Growing
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| Your Complete Guide to Producing Beautiful Fruit All Year Round |
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Annette McFarlane
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| Will show you how to supply your families, friends and neighbours with fruit all year round. |
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2011 -
ABC Books - 272pp
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Berry Bounty
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Allen Gilbert
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| How to grow traditional and unusual berries, from strawberries and blueberries to feijoas, mangosteens and tamarillos. |
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2011 -
Hyland House - 224pp
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Vanilla Orchids
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| Natural History and Cultivation |
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Ken Cameron
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| Covers the natural history and cultivation of the world's most popular flavour and fragrance. |
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2011 -
Timber Press USA - 212pp
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Vertical Vegetables and Fruit
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| Creative Gardening Techniques for Growing Up in Small Spaces |
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Rhonda Massingham Hart
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| For anyone who wants to grow food in small spaces, this book has the solution. |
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2011 -
Storey Publishing, USA - 176pp
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What's Wrong With My Vegetable Garden?
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| 100% Organic Solutions for All Your Vegetables, from Artichokes to Zucchini |
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David Deardorff,
Kathryn Wadsworth
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| Teaches you how to keep your vegetables healthy so they're less susceptible to attack. |
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2011 -
Timber Press USA - 252pp
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Grafting and Budding
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| A Practical Guide for Fruit and Nut Plants and Ornamentals |
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WJ Lewis,
DMcE Alexander
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| A comprehensive and practical guide on all of the grafting techniques the professional and home gardener is likely to need. |
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2008 -
Landlinks Press - 112pp
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| Grasses | Top of Page |
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Australian Grasses
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| A Gardener's Guide to Native Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Grasstrees |
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Nick Romanowski
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| Describes around 200 species of grasses, sedges, rushes, grasstrees and related plants. |
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2011 -
Hyland House - 192pp
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| Identification & Systematics | Top of Page |
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| Invertebrates | Top of Page |
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Life in a Gall
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| The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls |
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Rosalind Blanche
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| Introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. |
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Jun 2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 80pp
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| Landscape Architecture | Top of Page |
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Australian Planting Design
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Paul Thompson
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| This new edition identifies and explores all aspects of developing better planting designs on any scale. |
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2012 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 272pp
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| Sustainability | Top of Page |
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Outside the Magic Square
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| A Handbook for Food Security |
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Lolo Houbein
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| Considers issues of food security and offers solutions at the street, neighbourhood and global levels. |
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2012 -
Wakefield Press - 408pp
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Creating Your Eco-Friendly Garden
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Mary Horsfall
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| How to develop an environmentally friendly garden for little cost. |
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2008 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 168pp
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Good Gardens with Less Water
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Kevin Handreck
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| Presents easy-to-understand advice on how to care for garden soils and grow good quality plants even under the toughest of conditions. |
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2008 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 176pp
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The New Ornamental Garden
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Simon Rickard
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| A practical, fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. |
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2011 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 280pp
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Sustainable Gardens
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Rob Cross,
Roger Spencer
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| A handbook showing how to design, construct and maintain gardens to minimise their environmental impact. |
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2009 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 352pp
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Out of the Scientist's Garden
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| A Story of Water and Food |
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Richard Stirzaker
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| The garden is the lens through which we can explore how the world can manage water and feed itself. |
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2010 -
CSIRO PUBLISHING - 208pp
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Free-Range Chicken Gardens
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| How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard |
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Jessi Bloom,
Kate Baldwin
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| For anyone who wants a fabulous garden where colourful chickens happily roam. |
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2012 -
Timber Press USA - 224pp
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Sustainable Food
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Michael Mobbs
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| Help reduce the carbon emissions associated with growing, processing, transporting, selling and disposing food. |
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2012 -
Choice Books - 248pp
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Creating Rain Gardens
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| Capturing the Rain for Your Own Water-Efficient Garden |
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Cleo Woelfle-Erskine,
Apryl Uncapher
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| Covers everything a gardener needs to create a beautiful rainwater garden at home. |
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2012 -
Timber Press USA - 208pp
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| Techniques & Design | Top of Page |
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The Little Gardeners Guide
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| Explore, Grow, Eat, Make |
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Niki Horin
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| Gardening know-how and fun activities for young greenthumbs. |
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2011 -
Alicat Trading - 60pp
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Decoding Gardening Advice
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| The Science Behind the 100 Most Common Recommendations |
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Jeff Gillman,
Meleah Maynard
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| Covering more than 100 universal gardening "dos and don'ts", this is the first book to provide gardeners with the real answers. |
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2011 -
Timber Press USA - 224pp
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Espalier
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| Beautiful, Productive Garden Walls and Fences |
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Allen Gilbert
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| Create beautiful, productive garden walls and fences, and optimise space in small gardens, patios and balconies with innovative espalier techniques. |
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2009 -
Hyland House - 144pp
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Pest-repellent Plants
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| Organic Solutions to Garden and Household Pests |
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Penny Woodward
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| Along with an A-Z of pest-repellent plants, this edition includes many other organic solutions. |
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Apr 2012 -
Hyland House - 160pp
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The Mulch Book
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| A Handy A-Z Guide to Using Mulch in Your Garden |
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Mary Horsfall
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| Learn how the mulch does all the hard work, leaving more time for you to relax and enjoy your garden. |
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2011 -
New Holland - 128pp
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The Weed Book
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| Identifying and Removing Weeds and Introduced Species from Your Garden |
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Mark A Wolff
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| Learn how to easily identify and understand some of our more common garden weeds. |
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2011 -
New Holland - 208pp
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