Australian Garden Rescue
Title | Australian Garden Rescue PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Horsfall |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 547 |
Release | 2014-11-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1486300022 |
Whether you have a garden suffering from lack of attention, damaged from weather events or suffering pest attacks, Australian Garden Rescue will guide you through practical solutions, helpful tips and preventative tactics to minimise future harm. Best-selling author Mary Horsfall explores how our harsh climate can impact gardens, including the effects of bushfires, floods, frost, storms and heatwaves. She also addresses various pests from possums, snails and caterpillars to fungal problems and weeds. With an emphasis on environmentally friendly strategies and simple advice, this highly illustrated guide will provide tactics for gardeners repairing recent damage or tackling prolonged neglect. Regardless of your garden’s size or location, this book should be part of your gardening toolkit.
Gardening Down-under
Title | Gardening Down-under PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Handreck |
Publisher | Landlinks Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780643066779 |
This fully revised edition of Kevin Handreck's classic best-seller contains a wealth of information for practical gardeners. It will enable you to improve the worst of soils, choose the best fertilizer for particular plants and minimize water use. It also contains a comprehensive guide to managing potted plants. Here also are the basics of soil, composting, fertilisers and potting mixes, as well as simple tests and colour guides to nutrient deficiencies. Gardening Down-Under covers much practical information left out by other gardening books. Features * Practical information on soils, potting mixes and fertilisers * How to deal with dead plants, mulch and compost * Information on water usage * Key issues for gardening in pots
The New Ornamental Garden
Title | The New Ornamental Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Rickard |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2011-03-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0643102299 |
This book takes a fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. It will help gardeners to reappraise their climate, select appropriate plants and modify gardening practices to create beautiful gardens featuring native and exotic plants with proven drought tolerance, reliability and minimal weed potential. The New Ornamental Garden shows how heat, cold, water availability, rainfall patterns, length of growing season, evaporation rate and humidity influence plant growth in Australia, from the wet sub-tropics to the temperate climate of southern Australia. It also discusses the influence of microclimates within a garden: dry sun, dry shade, moist sun, moist shade, seaside conditions, exposed sites, urban situations and root competition from eucalyptus and allelopaths. The main focus of the book is the plant index, which contains notes on hundreds of plant varieties and how they function in the garden. All gardeners will benefit from reading this book!
Australian Tales
Title | Australian Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Clarke |
Publisher | Good Press |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2020-12-08 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Although born in Britain, Clarke emigrated to Australia and married an Australian actress. He had a short life, dying of pleurisy at age 35. Nonetheless, he wrote several books including histories of aspects of Tasmania and horror stories set in Australia. Australian Tales includes a number of biographical sketches, describing the circumstances of his life.
The Australian Edition of the Selected Works of Marcus Clarke, Together with a Biography and Monograph of the Deceased Author
Title | The Australian Edition of the Selected Works of Marcus Clarke, Together with a Biography and Monograph of the Deceased Author PDF eBook |
Author | Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 558 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | Australian literature |
ISBN |
Australian Garden and Field
Title | Australian Garden and Field PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 758 |
Release | 1921 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Australian Fruit & Vegetable Garden
Title | The Australian Fruit & Vegetable Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Clive Blazey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN |
This new, totally updated fruit and vegetable book has the most detailed guidance on how to grow vegetables and fruit successfully in your own back yard. It is written by Australians for Australian conditions. Based on 30 years of experience at the Digger's Club gardens, it covers over 240 vegetables and herbs, and 188 fruits, nuts and berries. This is a guide for all climates and even the tiniest garden spaces. It explains how to make compost, and shows how you can save $1,000's growing your own produce.