Creating an Australian Garden
Author: Angus Stewart
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Softback
ISBN: 9781743310236
Product Id: 4512
Dimensions (cm): 28.0 H x 21.5 W
Pages: 256
A gloriously illustrated guide to planning the design and choosing the right plants to make a rich and sumptuous garden featuring Australian natives from the ABC Australian garden guru.
Angus Stewart has worked for decades on selecting and breeding Australian plants to make them more gardener-friendly. Creating an Australian Garden not only passes on the knowledge gained from Angus's extensive experience as a plant breeder-it empowers us all to unlock the secrets of cleverly designed Australian gardens that provide year-round colour, vibrant foliage and havens for wildlife.
Creating an Australian Garden contains practical tips on:
* planning a garden from scratch
* adapting an existing garden
* using water-saving methods
* creating mounds and raised beds to ensure
* the drainage many Australian plants require
* growing native plants in containers
* choosing the best plants for your environment
* easy-to-follow basics of soil preparation, and
* 450 of the best Australian plant varieties, including many that are newly released.
Creating an Australian Garden contains practical tips on:
* planning a garden from scratch
* adapting an existing garden
* using water-saving methods
* creating mounds and raised beds to ensure
* the drainage many Australian plants require
* growing native plants in containers
* choosing the best plants for your environment
* easy-to-follow basics of soil preparation, and
* 450 of the best Australian plant varieties, including many that are newly released.