The Rose by David Austin

$80.00 AUD

Category: Gardening

David Austin has an international following as a rose grower with an intimate knowledge of his chosen flower. In this wide-ranging book, he examines the historical development of the rose and discusses its place in the garden scene. He then selects and describes the best and most beautiful roses for tod ay's gardens in chapters on Old Roses, Hybrid Teas and Floribundas, Small Roses, Species Roses, Shrub Roses, Climbing Roses and Rambling Roses.The English Roses that he has developed over fifty years of painstaking hybridisation are discussed in an especially highly illustrated and updated chapter that includes the best roses bred by David Austin up to the present day. The English Roses, which combine the charm, form of flower and gorgeous fragrance of the Old Roses with the disease resistance and the free and continuous flowering of Modern Roses, have influenced the way roses are used in gardens worldwide. Chapters on roses in the garden scene and on cultivation complete the book's comprehensive coverage. ...Show more

Italian Gardens by Helena Attlee

$69.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them? In this ravishing new book, illustrated with contemporary paintings, drawings and prints as well as photographs of the gardens today, Helena Attlee tells thei r story. She starts with Petrarch - still looking to medieval chronicles for advice on how and when to plant - and goes on to the Renaissance and those first gardens to emerge from architects' plans. Then she describes the great gardens of the Medici; the first botanic gardens; the weird Mannerist gardens and their grottoes followed by the Baroque splendour of Isola Bella and the Villa Aldobrandini; the Neoclassical and Picturesque gardens of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; and how, in the twentieth century, expatriates with money to lavish on their villas and gardens brought new delights. ...Show more

Keeping Chickens by Gordon Kerr

$29.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

The ultimate guide to keeping chickens in your backyard. The more obvious rewards of chicken ownership - like delicious fresh eggs daily and fabulous cost-free fertiliser - are well known. Chickens even help keep the number of pest insects in your garden. But there are other benefits too, not least of w hich is the endless entertainment you get watching them scratch, peck, socialise and preen. This book includes all the information you need to keep your very own chickens- How to choose a breed suited to your needs, space and climate How to choose and build or buy a coop How to care for your chickens How to breed chicks successfully Keeping Chickenswill show you how easy, fun and satisfying owning chooks can be. ...Show more

Pruning by Anon

$19.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

Pruning is an essential part of forming and maintaining healthy and attractive plants, but it is probably an area of gardening that most of us feel least confident about.This book contains simple and straightforward information on how to prune shrubs, trees, hedges, climbers and roses, as well as an int roduction to pruning tools, and advice on when to prune different plants. Clear-cut instructions accompanied by step-by-step illustrations make proper pruning techniques quick and easy to learn, so you can start creating your dream garden today. ...Show more

Smart Permaculture Design by Jenny Allen

$42.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

This compelling book brings a new perspective to how we might look at our gardens. It focuses on the life of just one garden dreamt up and designed by author, Jenny Allen. In her quest to make a garden of pure pleasure, she followed the practices of permaculture, an organic method of gardening based on using nature's solutions to achieve abundance. ...Show more

AUSTRALIA'S OPEN GARDEN SCHEME by AUSTRALIA'S OPEN GARDEN

$16.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

Seeds of Change: An Illustrated History of Adelaide Botanic Gardens by Richard Aitken

$49.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

Chronicles the challenges of Aboriginal environmental management, adaptation to arid lands, plant fashions, and the changing face of horticulture, landscape design and botany.

BOTANICAL RICHES by AITKEN RICHARD

$59.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

Ultimate Plant Book by BRYANT Kate RODD Ton

$69.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

The Modern Japanese Garden by Michiko Rico Nose

$29.95 AUD

Category: Gardening | Series: Mitchell Beazley Gardening S.

Japanese garden design has undergone striking developments in recent decades. Leading landscape designers and architects have been increasingly experimenting with the form, style and content of their garden designs. The results are often extraordinary. This book surveys contemporary Japanese gardens, pr esenting the designs in a way that is relevant to both Eastern and Western readers and their homes. ...Show more

The Garden Book by Phaidon Press

$39.95 AUD

Category: Gardening

The Garden Book presents a widely diverse range of designers responsible for some of the most interesting and iconic gardens and landscapes of all time from around the world. Gardens of Ancient Persia, the Moguls of India, and the palaces of Chinese Emperors sit side by side with contemporary gardens fr om the USA and Europe.Like The Art Book, this book presents 500 designers in an A-Z format that departs from the usual emphasis on genres and time periods. The gardens are carefully selected to choose the appropriate work for key figures which illustrates their influence on the traditions of gardening in many countries around the world. They range, therefore, from the palaces of kings to the all-consuming passions, bordering on obsessions, of amateur enthusiasts. Written in an easily accessible way, the text will explain the chosen figures role in the development of the garden, as well as the important changes to the garden over time. Each designer is represented by a full-page illustration, mostly in colour, of their most significant garden. Long-vanished wonders, such as the mythical gardens of Babylon, are illustrated by artists impressions or engravings. Each page includes cross-references to other designers working in a similar style, movement, or time period, as well as biographical information about the designer. The book also includes an easy-to-use glossary of terms and movements and a directory of gardens. ...Show more

The Japanese Gardens Kyoto by Akira Nakata

$42.00 AUD

Category: Gardening

Kyoto's gardens are glorious, beautiful, and thought-provoking Japanese treasures without parallel in other lands. They are distinguished from other art forms by a philosophy that views human beings as a part of nature. Designers intend to embody the integration and harmony between humans and nature by creating a natural landscape, which elevates their garden designs to the level of an art form. This book introduces the soul of Kyoto, the Japanese garden. Addressing variations through the different types of temple gardens--gardens of the imperial family and aristocratic households, and urban courtyard and other gardens--it offers an understanding of the compelling fascination that these gardens' beauty and philosophical depth inspire. ...Show more