Colour photographs, Illustrations
144 pages, 270 x 210 mm
Publisher:
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Australian Native Plants provides a comprehensive guide to the horticulture of our native plants. Based on nearly 50 years of experience at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, the book describes the necessary growing conditions for mainly Western Australian native plants and covers some of the more technical aspects such as plant propagation and grafting, the use and benefits of tissue culture, methods of seed collection and storage, and the role of smoke in improving germination.
Western Australia is home to about five per cent of the world’s vascular plants and contains Australia’s only terrestrial ‘biodiversity hotspot’. Written by experts with an in-depth knowledge of how to grow these plants outside their natural habitat, Australian Native Plants provides the more technically minded professional or enthusiast with information based on decades of research, experimentation and application. It aims to encourage the growing of Australian plants so that they can be used more widely and contribute to interesting, attractive and diverse private gardens and public landscapes in a changing environment.
Provides detailed technical advice on the growing of Australian native plants
Information such as plant breeding protocols for Australian plants not previously published anywhere else
Amply illustrated with pictures and diagrams
Multi-authored by experts
Backed by nearly 50 years of experience at Kings Park and Botanic Garden
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Growing Australian native plants Mark Webb and Grady Brand
Chapter 2 Groundcovers and shrubs Grady Brand
Chapter 3 Small and medium trees Grady Brand
Chapter 4 Arboriculture Jeremy Thomas
Chapter 5 Propagation Amanda Shade and Mark Webb
Chapter 6 Seeds Luke Sweedman and David Merritt
Chapter 7 Tissue culture and cryopreservation Eric Bunn
Chapter 8 Pests, diseases, disorders and other problems Aileen Reid, Bill Woods, Kevin Seaton and Elaine Davison
Chapter 9 The selection and breeding of Australian plants Digby Growns and Mark Webb
Glossary
Further reading
Index
New and experienced gardeners
Horticultural students and practitioners
Nursery staff at botanic gardens & environmental agencies
Council maintenance departments
Landscape designers
Mark Webb is the Chief Executive Officer of the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority. The Authority manages Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and Bold Park in Perth, Western Australia, and is involved in various horticultural and restoration projects in Australia and internationally. Mark’s specific interest is in the development of Australian native plants for display in home gardens and public landscapes. He sits on a number of local, national and international committees and boards.
Contributors:
Grady Brand, Dr Eric Bunn, Digby Growns, Dr David Merritt, Amanda Shade, Luke Sweedman, Jeremy Thomas and David Blumer (Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, BGPA);
Dr Elaine Davison (Curtin University);
Aileen Reid, Dr Kevin Seaton and Bill Woods (Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, DAFWA);
Rosalie Okley and Julia Berney
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