Native Plants of the Sydney Region

Native Plants of the Sydney Region
Author: Alan Fairley
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1742691048

A completely revised and updated edition of this classic handbook of the native plants found from Newcastle to Nowra. With 1400 colour photographs and its authoritative text, this is a magnificent reference for anyone who loves the Australian bush.

A Guide to Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica

A Guide to Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Author: Susan Iremonger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2002
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9789766400316

A nature guide for both botanists and the more casual observer, identifying over 400 species of plant found in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. More than 50 percent of the plants described occur only in these mountains and nowhere else in the world. There are colour photographs and line drawings.

A Way to Garden

A Way to Garden
Author: Margaret Roach
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604698772

“A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.

The Humane Gardener

The Humane Gardener
Author: Nancy Lawson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2017-04-18
Genre:
ISBN: 1616896175

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains
Author: John Low
Publisher: Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1994
Genre: Blue Mountains (N.S.W.)
ISBN: 0908272375

From the Aboriginal beginnings, early exploration and the building of such wonders as the Giant Stairway and the Scenic Railway, the famous buildings, writers and artists, including Bradman at Blackheath, the Chinese people and the pioneers. This book covers the history of all the towns over the mountains through to the Jenolan Caves.

Blue Mountains Dreaming

Blue Mountains Dreaming
Author: Eugene Stockton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN:

History of Aborigines of the Blue Mountains district, giving an account of their lifestyles, languages, legends and European contact. Research is based on discoveries of art sites, shelters, tools and stone arrangements, oral histories and the early writings of European explorers and settlers. Includes chapter notes and references, tables of Aboriginal food sources and English-Dharug and English-Gundungurra dictionaries. The book's nine articles were written by members of the Aboriginal Resource Collective.

Native Orchids of the Blue Mountains

Native Orchids of the Blue Mountains
Author: Sabine Hanisch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017-11-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780646979564

This book contains information and just over 500 photographs, featuring over 125 species of native orchids that occur within the Blue Mountains Region,NSW.

Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Author: Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0295744863

The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias stand out in the rock garden. Hazel and huckleberry number among the delights of early spring, while serviceberry and creek dogwood provide a riot of fall color. Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest is the essential resource for learning how to best use this stunning array. Close to 1,000 choices of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and grasses for diverse terrain and conditions, from Canada to California, and east to the Rockies 948 color photographs, with useful habitat icons Fully updated nomenclature, with an index of subjects and an index of plant names (common and scientific) New to this edition: chapters on garden ecology and garden science Appendix of Pacific Northwest botanical gardens and native plant societies Glossary of botanical, horticultural, and gardening terms With enthusiasm, easy wit, and expert knowledge, renowned botanist Art Kruckeberg and horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott show Northwest gardeners, from novice to expert, how to imagine and realize their perfect sustainable landscape.