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Elements of Nature Guide by Stefan Mager

$12.00 AUD

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Category: Gardening | Series: 3 in 1 Guides Ser.

A concise and informative overview of three fascinating subjects, presented in one eight page fold out chart with many colourful illustrations. The fascinating and grand 'Elements of Nature' section of this guide sets out the principles of dynamic growth, as-above-so-below, the water cycle, the carbon c ycle, explains why we need to look after our soil, about top soil, soil layers and the food chain. 'Gardener's Knowhow' covers soil structure, Moon Planting, positioning the garden, crop rotation, companion planting, watering and feeding plants. 'Good Compost Making' discusses the process, position, maintenance of the pile, materials that go on into the pile, adding nitrogen and biodynamic composting. ...Show more

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Bringing Back the Bush by BRADLEY JOAN

$22.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

The Bradley sisters, Joan and Eileen, lived in the Sydney suburb of Mosman and were the originators of bush regeneration worldwide. The method of bush regeneration they developed became known as 'the Bradley method'. It is a deceptively simple and adaptable approach to bush regeneration that is based on helping the bush to help itself. Its benefits are long lasting and it works for both small and large areas. Bringing Back the Bush outlines the basic principles and rules that underscore the Bradley method, and it provides the practical techniques required to put them into practice. ...Show more

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Yates Top 50 Edible Plants for Pots and How Not to Kill Them! by Angie Thomas; Yates

$35.00 AUD

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How to grow your own food in the smallest spaces - in pots on balconies, courtyards and windowsills Increasingly people are keen to grow some of their own food, giving them fresh, delicious and healthy ingredients right on their doorstep. Homegrown food also means reduced food miles and packaging, and r eminds us where food comes from and how plants grow.With backyards shrinking and more people living in apartments, we need to find a range of fruit, vegies and herbs that will grow and thrive in small spaces.Whether you love lush leafy greens, tangy citrus, crunchy carrots or vine-ripened tomatoes, there are lots of edible plants that can be grown in pots, hanging baskets and vertical gardens on sunny balconies, verandas, courtyards and windowsills, opening up the wonderful world of homegrown to everyone. This book provides the best information on which edible plants to grow in pots and how to care for them, no matter what your skill level. With loads of glorious photographs for inspiration, it puts 'patio to plate' within reach of everyone, whatever their gardening space. ...Show more

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Companion Planting in Australia by Brenda Little; Ken Gilroy (Illustrator)

$17.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

Companion Planting is a notebook of gardening tips compiled from Brenda Little's observations as well as suggestions from like-minded gardeners. Entertaining and often anecdotal, Brenda's notes are arranged alphabetically, allowing the reader to easily search for a particular plant or garden pest. Her s ummary of good and bad garden companions is a useful and quick reference tool for gardeners planting beds or containers of vegetables or herbs. In this age of increasing hostility towards chemical control of the food we eat, Companion Planting is the ideal guide to working with nature, to produce cabbages that squeak with health and beans that snap like gunshot. ...Show more

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Grow Your Own Bushfoods by Keith Smith

$28.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

Grown Your Own Bushfoods is the first ever comprehensive and practical guide to growing and harvesting more than 140 kinds of Australian bushfoods right in your own backyard. Detailed plant profiles describe ideal growing conditions and characteristics of each species. In addition there are suggestions on the best ways to prepare and eat your bushfoods. ...Show more

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Herbs For Australian Gardens by Penny Woodward; Fran Gilbert (Illustrator); T. R. Garnett (Foreword by)

$39.95 AUD

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Category: Gardening

This bestselling herb 'Bible' contains a fully illustrated A-Z of herbs, chapters on propagation, organic gardening, cultivation and planning, insect repellent herbs, companion planting, medicinal uses, and much, much more.

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Practical Self-Sufficiency (PB) by DK Australia

$39.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

Practical Self Sufficiency is a wonderfully useful and accessible book that contains something for absolutely everyone. This fully updated guide, now in a paperback edition, offers clear step-by-step information in classic DK style and offers a greater focus on the issues surrounding sustainable living for people in urbanised parts of Australia. You will find practical advice on reducing your carbon footprint; growing and using your own fruit and vegetables; keeping chickens and other animals; community gardening, design options for energy saving and retrofitting, and doing more with less. With authoritative advice, step-by-step guidance and fascinating illustrations, Practical Self Sufficiency will help you make simple changes that can have a major impact on your life and reduce your impact on the planet. ...Show more

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RetroSuburbia: the Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future by David Holmgren

$79.95 AUD

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Category: Gardening

This 592 page manual shows how Australians can downshift and retrofit their homes, gardens, communities and, above all, themselves to be more self-organised, sustainable and resilient into an uncertain future. It promises a challenging but exciting mix of satisfying work, a more meaningful way of living and hope for the next generation. RetroSuburbia is divided into three main sections: the Built, the Biological and the Behavioural along with the introductory section 'Setting the scene'. ...Show more

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Secrets Of Small Gardens by Juliet Nicholas; Sue Allison

$49.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

Featuring 20 gardens that showcase inspiring solutions to landscaping in limited spaces to maximum effect, this book displays elegant structured gardens, whimsical retreats, verandahs and balconies, potages brimming with edibles and subtropical hideaways. With more than 300 photographs that capture the essence of the gardens, landscaping features and plants used, this is a book that is both inspiring and practical. From a 1960's gem designed by famous architect Sir Miles Warren for his inner city apartment and office to a new rooftop garden and another planted with only edibles, this book shows a diversity of responses to spatial constraints. Many gardens have water features, most don't have lawns and a couple of gardeners have created little havens on the berms outside their homes. Extended captions, pull-out boxes and bullet-point solutions with lots of tips and plant suggestions from each gardener conveys information in an accessible manner. ...Show more

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Step-By-Step Veg Patch - Australia by Lucy Chamberlain

$39.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

Step-by-step Veg Patch- How to Grow Your Own Food in Australia contains brilliantly simple instructions on how to grow the most common vegetables, fruits and herbs (including 275 varieties), especially designed for Australian climates. You just look up the crop you want to grow, then follow the photogra phic instructions and practical advice about starting, nurturing, harvesting and pruning. This fully revised edition includes clear and helpful yearly planners for vegetables and fruit crops, as well as information on how to plan and prepare your space. Whether you have a few pots inside, a small raised bed, a vegetable patch or a larger area, this is the one-stop shop for anyone wanting to grow and eat their own food. ...Show more

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The Australian Vegetable Garden by Clive Blazey

$33.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

In this fantastic book, completely revised and updated, you'll learn the secrets to growing your own fabulous, fresh produce using the gardener's inheritance-heirloom vegetables. Tastier, more diverse and producing higher yields than commercially grown varieties, these vegetables are the best to grow in any vegetable garden. Clive Blazey has collected practical information and expert advice on cultivation and growing tips so that you can get started growing your own totally edible garden from heirloom varieties. The Australian Vegetable Garden has four main sections covering all aspects of vegetable growing including: the best vegetables to grow for taste, ornamental value and self-sufficiency; cultivation basics; a directory of growing vegetables; and seed saving. Accompanied by colour photographs, charts and a climatic map of growing seasons throughout Australia, this book will be your only guide to growing your own vegetables, whether you have a large plot of land or only forty-two square meters. ...Show more

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The Home and Health Botanical Handbook by Pip Waller

$24.99 AUD

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Category: Gardening

With advice on how to source and grow herbs, a herb directory, and essential everyday recipes for a happy, healthy, and harm-free home, The Home and Health Botanical Handbook is the perfect companion for any eco-conscious home-lover.

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