Waterwise Gardening books
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Beautiful gardens with less water
By John Patrick
Describes how to develop and attractive and practical
garden that has minimal water demand. Includes a list of
recommended plants from drought zones around the world
suitable for growing in Australia.
Create a sunsmart, waterwise garden with Linda
Ross
By Linda Ross
Shows how to create gardens designed along water-smart
principles. The book showcases 9 garden designs for the
back yard, the courtyard and the bush garden, with
information on tanks, native and exotic plants.
Green Gardener
By Josh Byrne
More and more people are looking for practical ways to do
something about critical environmental problems such as
global warming, water shortage, the loss of biodiversity,
and chemical-laden food. In this timely and very
down-to-earth book, Gardening Australia presenter Josh
Byrne shows how you can contribute to a cleaner, greener
world in your own backyard.
The water efficient garden: a practical and innovative
guide - from planning through to established
gardens
By John Archer, Jeffrey Hodges, Bob LeHunt
All aspects of dry climate gardening, including soil,
plants, irrigation and rainwater collection.
Gravel garden: drought-resistant planting through the
year
By Beth Chatto
Describes the development of a ¾ acre garden on
gravel soil in England which survives with no watering.
Plants that never say die
By Jackie French
Includes a section on plants that survive dry areas and
drought.
Plants for dry gardens: 750 plants for dry climates and
water-deprived areas
By Heather Hartshorne
Handy reference which also includes general plant care
information.
Succulents for Mediterranean climate
gardens
By Diana Morgan
A practical guide to over 300 succulents that have evolved
to grow in low-water regions. Topics include plants for
different gardens and climatic conditions, architectural
plants and designing with succulents.
The garden gurus guide to waterwise
gardening
By Trevor Cochrane and Neville Passmore
Complete guide to suitable plants, garden planning and
water conservation. Has a Western Australian focus.
Gardens of the sun
By Trevor Nottle
Observations on horticulture for gardens in warm, dry
climates. From an Australian author. Within these pages of
Gardens of the Sun these matters are presented as
challenges and opportunities for exciting, creative
approaches to solving the 'problems' of gardening in warm,
dry climates. Historical garden styles from those developed
in Spain and India by the Moors and Mughals to those
developed in renaissance Italy are surveyed, not so that
they might be copied but so that we may develop some sense
of what was valued about those gardens.
Plants for Mediterranean climate gardens
By Trevor Nottle
Mediterranean garden design uses plants that survive on
natural rainfall with little or no supplementary
irrigation. The author encourages exploration of the vast
world of plants and the equally diverse design options that
can be drawn on by gardeners who work their magic in
Mediterranean climates everywhere. The intention of this
book, is to introduce to readers a wider range of plants
suited to gardening in Mediterranean climate areas of the
world. Since the 1970s appreciation of the challenges and
pleasures of gardening in Mediterranean climates has grown
rapidly, sufficiently so for a thriving society to operate
on an international scale. This has supported a number of
books on the theme that explore the plants, style, history
and personalities of the genre. Yet there remains ample
room to write more, especially concerning the enormous
variety of plants as yet scarcely known that can adorn our
gardens. It is now widely accepted that the Mediterranean
climate regions are those found around the shores of the
Mediterranean itself, much of coastal, central and southern
California, Cape Province in South Africa, the south-west
corner of Western Australia, coastal and southern South
Australia, and much of the Southeast corner of Australia
including Victoria and southern New South Wales, and the
east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
The dry garden: gardening with drought-tolerant
plants
By Jane and James Taylor
Over 1000 drought-tolerant plant species are described and
many illustrated with colour photographs. Tips for
improving and managing dry soil, planting for shade and
shelter and sustaining healthy growth with minimal
watering.
The water-efficient garden: a guide to sustainable
landscaping in Australia
By Wendy Van Dok
Detailed information about water efficiency planning and
design, how to improve the soil’s ability to harvest
water, irrigation and rainwater tanks.
Waterwise gardening
By Kevin Walsh
Covers design, mulching, soil improvement and plant
selection, mainly for southern Australia.
Drought garden : management and design
By Allan Windust
Working with nature, plant selection, climate and fire
risks.
Waterwise house and garden: a guide for sustainable
living
By Allan Windust
Explains the science behind survival strategies of plants
in dry conditions, shows how soil and water interact and
includes a list of plants tolerant to dry conditions in
both tropical and temperate climates.