The Australian Native Bee Book Keeping Stingless Bee Hives for Pets, Pollination and Delectable Sugarbag Honey by Tim Heard

$35.00 AUD

Category: Gardens

This book describes native bees generally and provides a complete guide to keeping Australian native stingless bees. It is richly illustrated with over 500 photos, drawings and charts to increase accessibility and aid learning. It is written by an expert who has spent his lifetime intimately engaged wit h these unique creatures. Keeping native stingless bees is a hot topic in Australia for commercial, environmental and recreational reasons. You can do something about the decline of pollinators by conserving native bees. Whether you keep a hive or two in your suburban garden, or want to use multiple hives on a commercial farm, this friendly guide has you covered. Bee biology, behaviour, nesting, social life and foraging; How to build your own native bee hive; How to transfer a bee colony to a hive box and propagate hives; All about sugarbag honey, including how to extract it from hives; Managing your hive; Identifying and dealing with pests; Using stingless bees for pollination - from small gardens to commercial crops; A complete list of Australia's stingless bee species, how to identify them, their characteristics, where they occur, and recommended hives; A readable summary of the latest research on native bees. ...Show more

Maker. Wild - 15 Step-By-step Projects for the Great Outdoors by Mike Warren

$29.99 AUD

Category: Gardens | Series: Maker Ser.

Mike's fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions encourage the use of found materials and upcycling, advocating harmony with nature and a sustainable outlook every step of the way.

Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon

$29.99 AUD

Category: Gardens | Series: Science for Gardeners Ser.

For two decades readers around the world have been fascinated by Brian Capon's crystal-clear descriptions of how plants work. What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How do plants use each other - and animals - to survive? How do they reproduce, and how do they transform nutrients into growth? B otany for Gardeners is the most complete, compact and accessible introduction to the world of botany available. The new edition has been expanded with dazzling scanning electron microscope photographs and even more amazing facts about plants. Especially timely are new essays on food plants: what makes plants edible, the effects of climate change, and the role of genetic engineering. Whether it's the exotic behaviors of unusual seeds, the astounding weight-bearing capacity of the Victoria waterlily, or the ingenious existence of lichens, the third edition of Botany for Gardeners will be embraced by beginning gardeners and devoted plant-o-philes. ...Show more

The Language of Houseplants - Harness Healing and Energy Indoors by Cheralyn Darcey

$24.99 AUD

Category: Gardens

Find the perfect plant to share your life with. Every plant has a meaning, energy and qualities that will enhance your life and the spaces you live and work within. This guide features 44 popular houseplants, each beautifully illustrated with vintage artworks and an in-depth explanation and exploration of the characteristics, meanings and qualities that can help you create an indoor haven of healing, calm, balance and love for all those who live and work within it. Included are indoor gardening care guides and helpful tips, resource lists of plants for each month, meanings, gift guide and uses as well as ways for you to discover the language of any plant to ensure happy and healthy plants and help you grow a thriving bond between you and your plants. ...Show more

Zen Garden Design: Mindful Spaces by Shunmyo Masuno - Japan's Leading Garden Designer by Mira Locher, Shunmyo Masuno

$39.99 AUD

Category: Gardens

Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno understands that today's busy world leaves little time or space for self-reflection, but that a garden — even in the most urban of spaces — can provide some respite. In his words, "The garden is a special spiritual place where the mind dwells." With this in mind, Masun o has designed scores of spectacular Japanese gardens and landscapes with the aim of helping people achieve a balanced life in the 21st century. This book explores Masuno's design process and ideas, which are integral to his daily Zen training and teachings. It features 16 unique gardens and contemplative landscapes completed in six countries over as many years—all thoughtfully described and documented in full-color photos and drawings. Readers will also find insights on Masuno's philosophy of garden design and a conversation between the designer and famed architect Terunobu Fujimori. Zen Garden Design provides an in-depth examination of Masuno's gardens and landscapes — not just as beautiful spaces, but as places for meditation and contemplation. ...Show more

Community Gardens by Penny Woodward; Pam Vardy; Peter Cundall (Foreword by); Stephanie Alexander (Foreword by)

$9.99 AUD

Category: Gardens

Revel in the richness and diversity of these inner-city community gardens. Includes:* many fascinating and unusual edible plants * simple, home-style recipes using the vegetables and herbs gathered from these gardens* tips for successful gardening, like pine needles for strawberries and chicken manure t o warm the soil Winner, 2007 Horticultural Media Award's Book Laurel for an outstanding original book by an Australian or New Zealand writer:A finalist together with Paul Bangay's The Enchanted Garden and Richard Aitkins' Botanical Riches, the judges wrote of the winner, Community Gardens, '... possibly the first book on any gardening topic that virtually had the judges in tears! [It is]... an inspiration to all and takes gardening back to its most important basics.' ...Show more

Country Style Gardens by Country Style

$20.00 AUD

$39.99 (49% off)

Category: Gardens

A gorgeous book featuring very best Australian country gardens, drawn from the pages of Australia's favourite magazine, Country Style. Join us as we visit some of Australia's most thoughtful and inspiring gardens - and meet the passionate people behind them - in this beautifully curated collection from the pages of Country Style. From a peony farm in Victoria's famed spa region to rambling homesteads with cascades of wisteria and a subalpine garden that glows gold each autumn, these gardens will have you dreaming of your own little plot of paradise. Featuring stunning photography, detailed stories and expert planting guides for every climate and season, this book is a true collector's edition. A delightful companion volume to COUNTRY STYLE HOMES.     ...Show more

Entangled Life - How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

$35.00 AUD

Category: Gardens

'A dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing book. Sentence after sentence stopped me short. I ended it wonderstruck at the fungal world. A remarkable work by a remarkable writer' - ROBERT MACFARLANE, author of Underland There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works... Neither plant nor animal, it is found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. It can be microscopic, yet also accounts for the largest organisms ever recorded, living for millennia and weighing tens of thousands of tonnes. Its ability to digest rock enabled the first life on land, it can survive unprotected in space, and thrives amidst nuclear radiation. In this captivating adventure, Merlin Sheldrake explores the spectacular and neglected world of fungi: endlessly surprising organisms that sustain nearly all living systems. They can solve problems without a brain, stretching traditional definitions of 'intelligence', and can manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, and their psychedelic properties, which have influenced societies since antiquity, have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. The ability of fungi to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the 'Wood Wide Web', is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet they live their lives largely out of sight, and over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into this hidden kingdom of life, and shows that fungi are key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel and behave. The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. ...Show more

Habitat: .. Wildlife Friendly Australian by BISHOP, AB

$39.99 AUD

Category: Gardens

An inspirational and practical how-to guide for people keen to attract fauna into their garden: for their own enjoyment and as a contribution to the health and sustainability of the environment. In a world where suburban nature is declining and diversity is shrinking, Habitat is a practical guide for t hose of us who want to encourage insects, reptiles, frogs, birds and animals into our garden. Not only for our own enjoyment, but as a direct contribution to the health and sustainability of our local environment and wildlife. AB Bishop shows how to design, plant and maintain fauna-friendly landscapes, stressing the importance of understanding how all aspects of the backyard ecosystem are interlinked in order to create a truly authentic and effective habitat. This information-packed resource includes a detailed plant directory; information on what plants (native and exotic) suit what creatures and why; and advice on how to factor in the shelter, nesting, food and water requirements of different types of wildlife. A practical projects chapter features step-by-step instructions for soil testing; making compost tea; building and planting a frog pond; and constructing nesting boxes and insect hotels. ...Show more

Little Book of Australian Gardens by Trisha Dixon

$5.00 AUD

$9.95 (49% off)

Category: Gardens | Series: Little Book Series

Trisha Dixon's superb photographs of Australian heritage gardens complement poetry from Judith Wright, Dorothea Mackellar, Les Murray and Banjo Paterson. Created from works held in the National Library of Australia's Pictures and Manuscript Collections, this new addition to the 'Little Book' series cele brates classic Australian traditions. ...Show more

Little Book of Trees by The National Library of Australia

$5.00 AUD

$15.95 (68% off)

Category: Gardens | Series: Little Book

Trees can invoke strong emotions - love and sorrow, wonder at their grandness and great age, anger against their destruction, pleasure in their beauty and appreciation for their wood. Trees tell us about our history: the tree that was used as a prison, the Dig Tree marked by explorers Burke and Wills, t he Cazneaux tree that survived deforestation of the surrounding land. Little Book of Trees is a showcase of poetry and imagery from the National Library of Australia and the latest addition to the Little Books series. Enjoy this celebration of trees through the works of some of Australia's much-loved poets and artists, including Judith Wright, Jack Davis, David Campbell, Henry Lawson, Hans Heysen, Brett Whiteley, Wolfgang Sievers and Olive Cotton. ...Show more

Outdoor Room by Jamie Durie

$20.00 AUD

$35.00 (42% off)

Category: Gardens

Covers various aspects of designing a garden - from walls, floors, and lights, to furnishings and water-features - accompanied by more than 200 full-colour photographs.