Gardening

The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide.

Sports Turf and Amenity Grasses is a comprehensive reference for anyone involved with the selection and maintenance of grasses used in sports and amenity areas in all areas.

Many florists and consumers still believe in old myths such as burning, bashing or boiling stems and adding aspirin to vase water.

This practical guide shows how we can contribute to conserving water, our most precious resource, in our home and garden.

Forest Trees of Australia is the essential reference for observing, identifying and obtaining information on the native trees in this country.

Olive growing is expanding rapidly in many countries around the world in which olives have not previously been widely cultivated.

Australia has the ideal conditions for growing and processing table olives.

This practical manual is an authoritative guide to olive propagation, providing extended information on seed germination, rooting of cuttings, grafting and micropropagation.

Nut growing has become more popular and technology has developed significantly over the last 5 years.

Grafting and Budding is a comprehensive and clearly written, practical guide to all of the grafting and budding techniques any professional or home gardener is likely to need.

It is possible to have a great garden anywhere in Australia, even under the toughest water restrictions.

Forest Trees of Australia is the essential reference for observing, identifying and obtaining information on the native trees in this country.

Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden shows how to grow food at home in even the smallest of spaces.

Creating Your Eco-friendly Garden shows you how to develop an environmentally friendly garden for little cost.

Many florists and consumers still believe in old myths such as burning, bashing or boiling stems and adding aspirin to vase water.

Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia is the new standard reference in applied plant pathology in Australia covering important diseases affecting the broad range of fruit and nut crops grown throughout Australia.

Wetland planting can bring back biodiversity, reduce the impact of drought and flood, improve water quality and conserve beauty in a mismanaged landscape.

The third title in the CSIRO Gardening Guide series, Sustainable Gardens by Roger Spencer and Rob Cross shows how horticulture can contribute towards a more sustainable future.

Fabulous Food from Every Small Garden shows how to grow food at home in even the smallest of spaces.

The third title in the CSIRO Gardening Guide series, Sustainable Gardens by Roger Spencer and Rob Cross shows how horticulture can contribute towards a more sustainable future.

Diseases of Vegetable Crops in Australia provides a diagnostic guide and a key reference for diseases affecting vegetable crops in Australia.

Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced.

Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced.

Since it was first published in 1929, “A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast has been the authoritative go-to book on gardening for Houstonians and Texas Gulf Coast residents.

Do you dream of transforming your back garden into a romantic retreat?

Are you being bullied by a mollusc that slimes all over your garden and munches through your favourite delphinium?

'Intensely readable, poetic, truthful, wise and wonderful.

'Intensely readable, poetic, truthful, wise and wonderful.

How to turn your backyard garden into a Green Machine.

By the early eighteenth century botanists were inching towards the shocking truth that plants had male and female organs and reproduced sexually.

Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables is Lawrence D.

Comfrey is noted by both organic gardeners and herbalists for its great usefulness and versatility.

Born in 1858 to a wealthy family Ellen Willmott owned three gardens, in England, France and Italy, and employed one hundred and four gardeners.

Writer of The Times Diary, Michael Leapman, became a tenant of an allotment next to Brixton Prison for 35p a year in 1974 when food and energy shortages inspired many people to attempt self-sufficiency.

Gardeners disagree about many things-cannas, double petunias, the color magenta-but on one subject they are unanimous.

Gardens are immobile, literally rooted in the earth, but they are also shaped by migration and by the transnational movement of ideas, practices, plants, and seeds.

People have always grown food in urban spaces-on windowsills and sidewalks, and in backyards and neighborhood parks-but today, urban farmers are leading an environmental and social movement that transforms our national food system.

In his influential A Sand County Almanac, published at the beginning of the environmental movement in 1949, Aldo Leopold proposed a new ecological ethic to guide our stewardship of the planet.

Every year Americans use a staggering five hundred million pounds of toxic pesticides in and around their homes, schools, parks, and roads-a growing health risk for people and the environment.

The Caribbean is a global biodiversity hotspot; half its resident bird species are found nowhere else, yet, a quarter are threatened with extinction.

Nearly thirty years ago, cooking team Frank and Jayni Carey gave us The Kansas Cookbook: Recipes from the Heartland, a classic, much-loved volume chronicling the states favorite recipes and food traditions.

This passionate, wise and witty book tells stories about the Australian natural landscape.

First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation.

Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable.

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research.

Horticultural Reviews is an ongoing series presenting state-of-the-art review articles on research in the production of commercial horticultural crops: vegetables, fruits, nuts, and ornamental plants of commercial importance.

Most conventional gardening books concentrate on how and when to carry out horticultural tasks such as pruning, seed sowing and taking cuttings.

A plain-English guide to the world of herb gardening Starting an herb garden isn't free, but it certainly outweighs the growing costs of buying retail herbs.