The Waterwise Australian Native Garden

The Waterwise Australian Native Garden

by Angus Stewart and AB Bishop
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 03/12/2019

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Winner of the 2018 HMAA Laurel Award for best book


First published as The Australian Native Garden


There's never been a more crucial time to droughtproof your garden and to consider Australian native plants as a key component in your outdoor space. This award-winning practical volume, from two of the country's foremost horticultural experts, offers everything you need to know about designing and growing a garden that promotes careful water use and features Australian native plants in the home garden. Including information on the fundamentals of Australian soils, cultivation techniques, drainage, pruning, fertilising and maintenance, as well as creating a fire-resistant garden, establishing habitats attractive to native fauna and growing your own bush foods. The Waterwise Australian Native Garden is a highly illustrated, comprehensive showcase of the best plants to choose and the best gardens from which to draw inspiration. It's a must-have for garden lovers all over this wide, brown land.


'If you're looking to improve or create a native garden, this is the book for you' - Australian Geographic


'This is a book to treasure, and one that will be a companion for a lifetime' - Adelaide Advertiser


'An authoritative reference for home gardeners everywhere' - Country Home Ideas

ISBN:
9781760873028
9781760873028
Category:
Garden design & planning
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
03-12-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Angus Stewart

Angus Stewart's groundbreaking work with Australian native plants and his regular appearances on radio and TV (Gardening Australia) have seen him emerge as Australian gardening's leading expert.

He is author of several books including the bestselling Creating an Australian Garden (Allen and Unwin 2010) and, with coauthor A. B. Bishop, The Australian Native Garden (Murdoch Books. 2015).

AB Bishop

AB Bishop is a horticulturist, conservationist, writer and habitat consultant. She coauthored The Australian Native Garden with Angus Stewart, which won the 2016-17 Horticultural Media Association of Australia book award. She assisted Angus with writing Creating an Australian Garden and was a researcher for ABC TV's Gardening Australia program for five years. She is a regular freelance writer for The Age newspaper and Gardening Australia magazine, and is a regular guest presenter (and occasional host) on Melbourne's 3CR Community Radio Gardening Program.

AB has given numerous talks to libraries, open gardens and plant groups, including the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and Victoria, selling her book at each event. She was a guest speaker at the 2017 Bendigo Writers' Festival.

AB lives in an environmental living zone in Victoria (her garden is featured in The Australian Native Garden) where native fauna and flora is protected. She has a strong passion for Australian plants and believes that gardens should be built as much for supporting wildlife as for our own enjoyment. She works part-time at Kuranga Native Nursery, where she's in her element surrounded by thousands of plants and like-minded peers.

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