Category: Design & Planning

Small-Space Vegetable Gardens: Growing Great Edibles in Containers, Raised Beds, and Small Plots

By: Andrea Bellamy

Price: $29.95

Publisher: USA, Timber Press : 2015

Seller ID: 000379

ISBN-13: 9781604695472

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Small-Space Vegetable Gardens explains the basics of growing a bounty of edibles in a minimal amount of space. Andrea Bellamy, author of the award-winning blog Heavy Petal, shares all the knowledge she's gained from years of gardening small: how to find and assess a space, and how to plan and build a garden. Bellamy also highlights the top sixty edible plants and offers complete information on how to sow, grow, and harvest them. This hardworking and enthusiastic guide teaches gardeners how to take advantage of the space they have-whether it's a balcony, a patio, a plot in a community garden...
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Yates Garden Guide 44th Edition Revised and Updated 2015

By: Arthur Yates

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Australia, Harper Collins : 2015

Seller ID: 9780732289874

ISBN-13: 9780732289874

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

With over 7 million copies sold, YATES GARDEN GUIDE is Australia's bestselling gardening bible. The new edition is a must-have for keen beginners or old hands alike, covering everything today's gardener wants to know, from creating stylish outdoor spaces to growing your own produce, starting a co-op garden and so much more. Australia's bestselling and most trusted gardening guide Completely revised and updated, the 44th edition is a must-have for keen beginners and green thumbs alike, covering everything today's gardener wants to know, whether your garden is on a tiny balcony or in a big backy...
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Those Dry-stone Walls: Stories from South Australia's Stone Age

By: Bruce Munday with photographs by Kristin Munday

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Australia, Wakefield Press : 2012

Seller ID: 002266

ISBN-13: 9781743051252

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Beautiful stone was nature's gift to South Australia, and an irresistible building material for early settlers. Many stone walls, without mortar or with no more than mud as glue, have defied gravity and the elements all these years. Or did gravity combine with deft balance to sustain them? Join Bruce and Kristin Munday as they traverse South Australia in search of these walls, finding historic masterpieces and insights into rural life in the years following settlement. Those Dry-stone Walls is rich with beautiful imagery of these walls, the stories behind them, and advice to inspire you to fol...
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Designing with Succulents

By: Debra Lee Baldwin

Price: $44.95

Publisher: USA, Timber Press : 2007

Seller ID: 004395

ISBN-13: 9780881928167

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Succulent plants offer dazzling possibilities for garden design. From the undulating lines of Agave americana 'Marginata' to the frilly-leaved rosettes of echeveria hybrids, succulents come in dramatic, sculptural shapes, intriguing textures, and sizzling colors. Bronze, blue, silver, crimson, chartreuse, and lavender leaves set off brilliant, long-lasting blooms. Better still, these elegant plants, which survive drought by storing water in their leaves, stems, or roots, require only minimal maintenance to remain lush and alluring year round. Gardeners in any climate can cultivate succulents t...
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Gardening Through the Year in Australia: Your month-by-month guide to what to do when in the garden

By: Ian Spence

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Australia, Dorling Kindersley : 2017

Seller ID: A1248

ISBN-13: 9781740333443

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Royal Horticultural Society Gardening Through the Year in Australia by Ian Spence is sumptuously illustrated. Good gardening depends on timing - when to plant and when to prune, when to feed and when to water, when to build and when to maintain. With more than 1000 full-colour photographs of star plants for each month, step-by-step photographic sequences of garden projects and illustrated tasks, Gardening Through the Year in Australiais the garden reference book that not only tells you what to do when, but also shows you how to do it. Whether you are a green-fingered guru or are just starting...
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Backyard Self Sufficiency 2nd Edition

By: Jackie French

Price: $21.95

Publisher: Australia, Manna Publishing : 2009

Seller ID: 003109

ISBN-13: 9780947214586

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Self-sufficient gardens are beautiful - a ramble of productivity, and a profusion of smells and colour. Jackie will help you to create a 'Garden of Eden' in your own backyard. About the Author: Jackie French is a highly esteemed writer for children and adults with more than 100 books to her credit. She lives in Australia with her family and usually one or more wombats.
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Practical Permaculture for Home Landscapes, Your Community and the Whole Earth

By: Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein

Price: $39.95

Publisher: USA, Timber Press : 2015

Seller ID: 000409

ISBN-13: 9781604694437

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

The idea behind permaculture is simple: take care of the earth, and the earth will take care of you. In clear, logical steps, Practical Permaculture offers the tools you need to live a life rich in healthy food, safe housing, and renewable resources. This hardworking book covers the basic principles of permaculture, showing the entire design process from land assessment to the completed master plan, with detailed information on the plants, water, waste, energy, shelter, food, animals, and structures that make up the garden. Filled with real-life examples from all over the world, this invaluabl...
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Waterwise Plants and Gardening Revised and Updated Edition

By: Kevin Walsh

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Australia, New Holland : 2017

Seller ID: A1440

ISBN-13: 9781925546149

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Waterwise Plants and Gardening. Creating a colourful and interesting garden that is also waterwise is easy with this comprehensive guide. This book sets out the six easy-to-use principles that will allow you to create a beautiful garden that not only uses water wisely, but also creates a resilient, sustainable and low maintenance environment. Waterwise Plants and Gardening also describes 400 of the best dry-tolerant plants, from large trees to small bulbs, and includes groundcovers, climbers, shrubs and perennials. Every plant is illustrated with a colour photograph, along with a full descript...
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The Water-Wise Home: How to conserve and reuse Water in your home and landscape

By: Laura Allen

Price: $34.95

Publisher: USA, Storey Publishing : 2015

Seller ID: 001929

ISBN-13: 9781612121697

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Are you looking for ways to save water -- or money? This accessible guide by Laura Allen, founder of Greywater Action, explains how to use water smartly and efficiently, increasing supply, saving money, reducing wear on your septic system, and filling your home and garden needs. She describes proven conservation techniques, explains how to create a water-wise landscape, and provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for setting up a waterless composting toilet as well as systems to reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and more.
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Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Colour to Your Garden With Tables, Fountains, Birdbaths and More

By: Mark Brody and Sheila Ashdown

Price: $29.95

Publisher: USA, Timber Press : 2015

Seller ID: 000408

ISBN-13: 9781604694871

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

No plant can truly offer year-round color in the garden, but a beautiful mosaic can. This hands-on guide includes a primer on the fundamentals of mosaic, with information on materials and three mosaic methods. Mosaic artist Mark Brody then walks you step-by-step through the creation of 25 decorative yet functional projects. From simple ideas like address signs, bird feeders, stepping stones to more complex projects like the jewled frog, pagoda, orb fountain, Mosaic Garden Projects is packed with inspiration that will brighten your garden every day of the year. About the Author Mark Brody ha...
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Creating Your Eco-Friendly Garden: CSIRO Publishing Gardening Guides

By: Mary Horsfall

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Australia, CSIRO Publishing : 2008

Seller ID: 004313

ISBN-13: 9780643094949

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

- Very practical and well illustrated- Based on a wealth of personal experience* Shows how to develop a garden economicallyThis book shows people how to create an eco-friendly garden from scratch or by redeveloping an existing garden. It is practical, simply written and based on the author's own first-hand experience and the wealth of knowledge amassed during the course of her job at "Grass Roots," Australia's most popular self-sufficiency magazine. The author's aim is that readers will gain the confidence and knowledge necessary to develop a garden in their own individual style to suit the ne...
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The Seed Savers' Handbook for Australia and New Zealand

By: Michael Fanton and Jude Fanton

Price: $29.95

Publisher: Australia, The Seed Savers' Network : 2000

Seller ID: A1338

ISBN-13: 9780646102269

Binding: Softcover

Condition: New

The founders of Australia's Seed Savers' Network show how gardeners can protect the global food heritage - and eat it too. The seeds and growth cycles of 117 vegetables, culinary herbs and edible flowers are described in detail. The book begins with eight chapters on the issues around seeds globally and the practicalities of saving your own seeds. Three quarters of the book is on 117 food plants, mostly vegetables, with the remainder culinary flowers, herbs and spices. Each plant has a description, its wild origins, how to cultivate it, save its seeds or otherwise propagate it, storage of the ...
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Gardening Vertically: 24 Ideas for Creating Your Own Green Walls

By: Noemie Vialard

Price: $31.95

Publisher: USA, WW Norton & Co : 2012

Seller ID: 000153

ISBN-13: 9780393733709

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

"She's done it! She's written this book that invites us all to look upward and admire the plants that are above us ...and which will never be crushed under our feet...So put down your spades and rakes for a while, and get our your drills and staplers: they will plunge you into a whole new world!"-From the Foreword by Patrick Blanc Until recently the idea of vertical gardening was limited to growing climbing plants on walls and trellises, but it has been completely transformed in recent years through the impetus of Patrick Blanc, who invented the concept of the Vertical Garden, also known as th...
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Australian Gardening Calendar 2nd Edition: What to do in your garden each month

By: Penguin Books

Price: $17.95

Publisher: Australia, Penguin : 2005

Seller ID: 9780143002468

ISBN-13: 9780143002468

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

The Australian Gardening Calendar is set to become your favourite garden tool. Whether you own a few pots, a vegie patch or a grand garden, it's just what you need: an easy-to-use, month-by-month guide to garden care, covering every climatic zone from the tropical north to the chilly south. Here you'll find information in spades, including: jobs for each month what and when to plant when and how to prune what's in flower or fruit now composting and mulching being water-wise And, of course, there's bucket-loads more . . .
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Down-to-Earth Garden Design: How to Design and Build Your Dream Garden

By: Phil Dudman

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Australia, ABC Books : 2010

Seller ID: 003790

ISBN-13: 9780733323454

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Creating a dream garden might look easy on TV, but when you're standing in your own backyard it can be hard to know where to start. This garden design book takes you through the planning and design process and gives you the practical skills, knowledge and construction ability to make your ideas a reality. Experienced gardener and landscape designer Phil Dudman breaks down the design process into a series of simple steps that you can follow at your own pace, in your own time. Learn how to draft your design, develop your style and draw a master plan and planting plan. With Phil's professional...
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Category: Design & Planning