Mind-altering and Poisonous Plants of the World by Ben-Erik van Wyk
$39.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
Since ancient times, poisonous plants and mushrooms have been used for hunting, murder and magic. Most cultures of the world have learnt to avoid these plants or to use them with discretion. Many of the plants are still widely used as traditional medicine for their therapeutic value in the treatment of ...Show more
Garden Weeds by Bruce Morphett
$19.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
Weeds, like all plants are grouped according to their botanical relationships, such as monocotyledons (eg. grasses, sedges and bulbous plants) and dicotyledons (broadleaf flowering plants). They are also grouped according to their lifecycle, ie whether they are annuals, biennials, perennials or woody pl ...Show more
The Tradescants' Orchard: The Mystery of a Seventeenth-Century Painted Fruit Book by Barrie Junniper
$69.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
In the early seventeenth century there was eager interest, among the leisured classes, in fruits from the Mediterranean and beyond, not least for the kitchen gardens and orchards of England's grand houses. The volume of charming, vibrant, almost primitif watercolour paintings of orchard fruits on the br ...Show more
100 Plants That Almost Changed the World by Chris Beardshaw
$29.99 AUD
Category: Gardening
From cars made of carrot to tea-smuggling spies; Popeye's spinach to the hallucinogenic effects of lettuce, renowned garden expert Chris Beardshaw takes us on a journey though history's most fascinating plants, flowers, vegetables and herbs: the ones that changed the world, the ones that almost did, and ...Show more
Wisdom for Henkeepers by Chris Graham
$29.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
These beautifully presented collections include 500 tips written by successful hen keepers and bee keepers. Tips are divided into ten chapters covering all aspects of hen keeping and bee keeping, making these guides an enjoyable source of information for beginners or the more experienced.
Principles of Horticulture by C. R. Adams
$65.00 AUD
Category: Gardening
A guide that introduces you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking an RHS course, are a keen amateur or seasoned gardener. It explains the principles that underlie the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, turf and ornamental planting in the outdoors and in protected culture. ...Show more
Moon Planting Guide for Gardeners 2014 by Stefan Mager
$12.00 AUD
Category: Gardening
Gardening by the moon is easy and offers many benefits. Growing plants by the rhythms of the moon dates back to many ancient civilisations including China, India, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Central to the practice is the Moon's gravitational effect on the flow of fluids in soil and plants.
The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-reliance in Uncertain Times by Carol Deppe
$38.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
Scientist/gardener Caarol Deppe combines her passion for gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields - resilience science, climatology, ecology, anthopology, sustianable agriculture, nutrition, and health science. In this book Deppe extends these principles with detailed inform ...Show more
Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City by Eric Toensmeier
$29.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
When Eric Toensmeier and Jonathan Bates moved into a duplex in a run-down part of Holyoke, Massachusetts, the tenth-of-an-acre lot was barren ground and bad soil, peppered with broken pieces of concrete, asphalt, and brick. The two friends got to work designing what would become not just another urban f ...Show more
Pleasures of the Garden: A Literary Anthology by Christina Hardyment
$39.95 AUD
Category: Gardening
This collection of classic garden writing celebrates the garden as a place of solace in a busy world, a retreat for lovers and an earthly paradise. Gardens have been cherished in all times and cultures, and this anthology reveals a wide range of voices, from the classic to the little-known, the lyrical ...Show more