A Guide To Naturally Native New Zealand Plants
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| Author | : Robert Vennell |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2019-04-23 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1775491617 |
The history and use of New Zealand's native plants A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally unique flora has been used for food, medicine, shelter, spirituality and science. From Jurassic giants to botanical oddballs - these are our wonderful native and endemic plants, in an exquisite hardback edition.
| Author | : Andrew Crowe |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : 9780140295603 |
Identifying native trees and other common plants of New Zealand's native forest can be fun for all the family with this new pictorial guide. Match leaves, flowers, seeds, berries and bark against beautiful, life-sized photographs for fast, accurate identification. Written by one of New Zealand's foremost writers on native plants, The Life-Size Guide offers a new opportunity to explore and enjoy the natural world of our native plants.
| Author | : Fiona M. Eadie |
| Publisher | : Godwit |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2014-09-05 |
| Genre | : Endemic plants |
| ISBN | : 9781775536512 |
From trees to ground covers, ferns to hebes, an expert guide to the top 100 New Zealand native plants for gardens. Since its first publication, this book has been an indispensable guide for gardeners wishing to use New Zealand plants. Now extensively revised, it features inspirational and practical advice on 100 species that are easy to grow and maintain, across a range of climates. It lists each plant's likes and dislikes and gives sage advice for care and maintenace and for combatting pests and problems. It suggests how your soil can be best prepared for maximum growing results and gives creative landscaping tips for combining textures and forms to maximum effect. Engagingly written by the head gardener at Larnach Castle, whose gardens are world-renowned, it deserves a place on every gardener's book shelf.
| Author | : John Dawson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2012-01-01 |
| Genre | : Trees |
| ISBN | : 9781877517822 |
If the monumental New Zealand's Native Trees has inspired you to venture into the outdoors to look more closely at our unique tree flora, this field guide is the perfect companion to take along. Compact enough to fit in a day-pack, it contains detailed information on all native trees found on the main islands of New Zealand, including Stewart Island and the Chathams. Field Guide to New Zealand's Native Trees is organised in three main sections - conifers, tree ferns and flowering trees - and covers 209 species. A visual key to leaf shapes will help to narrow down the identification of the numerous flowering trees. Under each species, headings such as Distribution & Habitat, Size, Bark, Foliage & Habit, Flowers & Fruit lead readers straight to relevant information, and a panel of Distinguishing Features is a useful aid to quick identification. More than1500 superb photographs show the whole tree and its key features, some in very close detail. The most comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to New Zealand's native trees, this handy and beautiful reference book deserves a place in every home, bach, library and school.
| Author | : John Dawson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 688 |
| Release | : 2019-10-04 |
| Genre | : Trees |
| ISBN | : 9780947503987 |
New Zealand's Native Trees is a landmark book, the kind that is published only once in a generation. It celebrates our unique and magnificent native forests, and describes and generously illustrates more than 320 species, subspecies and varieties. This edition has been completely brought up-to-date with a significant number of botanical revisions, as many new species have been described or reclassified in the years since the book was first published.
| Author | : Andrew Crowe |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2004-01-01 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : 9780143019220 |
A practical field guide to New Zealand's native edible plants. Over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail in this useful and attractive book, with information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised, particularly by Maori, their nutritional value, and where they can be found. In a separate section, Andrew Crowe also describes important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with the edible plants. Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest to trampers, botanists and all who appreciate New Zealand's native flora.
| Author | : Lawrence James Metcalf |
| Publisher | : New Holland Australia(AU) |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Endemic plants |
| ISBN | : 9781869662059 |
New Zealand has a unique and attractive native plant life that is of interest to everyone from gardeners and trampers to students of botany and ecology. In Know Your New Zealand Native Plants Lawrie Metcalf introduces a selection of the most interesting, iconic and important New Zealand plants, spanning latitudes from subtropical to temperate, and altitudes from sea level to alpine mountaintop, describing their natural history and distinguishing features. This title joins New Holland's hugely successful 'Know Your ...' series, of which the first two titles - Birds and Trees - both reprinted twice within two years of their release. Written for a family readership and with the novice in mind, the text of 'Know Your...' titles is light and easy in tone, with simple language, and is accompanied by full-page, full-colour portrait photographs.
| Author | : Yvonne Cave |
| Publisher | : Godwit |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2002-01-01 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : 9781869620929 |
New Zealand's unique native flora includes many outstanding garden plants - from specimen trees to grasses and ground-covers. The Gardener's Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Native Plants brings together over 2000 species, hybrids and cultivars in a highly illustrated, user-friendly volume. Over 1000 colour photographs combine with detailed descriptions, cultivation and propagation information to make a comprehensive reference that will be welcomed by gardeners, horticulture professionals and conservationists. Valda Paddison, an experienced gardener writer and native plants enthusiast, is a major writer and chief consultant for Botanica's Trees and shrubs. Yvonne Cave, one of New Zealand's foremost plant photographers, is the author of The Succulent Garden and her photographs have illustrated many other books.
| Author | : Andrew Crowe |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2008-03-17 |
| Genre | : Trees |
| ISBN | : 9780143008866 |
A handy guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which Native? series, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of native ferns, this mini guide is appealing and easy to use.
| Author | : Julian Fitter |
| Publisher | : Bradt Travel Guides |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9781841622729 |
A comprehensive overview of New Zealand's natural history, with details of where to go to see them, along with recommended tramping tracks.
