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The New Ornamental Garden
Contributor(s): Rickard, Simon (Author)

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 ISBN: 0643095969     ISBN-13: 9780643095960
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
OUR PRICE: $39.85  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Garden Design
- Gardening | Ornamental Plants
- Gardening | Climatic - Temperate
Dewey: 635.909
LCCN: 2011379374
Series: Csiro Publishing Gardening Guides
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.4" W x 9.4" L (1.67 lbs) 280 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Australian
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 10/01/2011 pg. 272
 
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Publisher Description:
* New plants for a sustainable garden
* New ideas to inspire

This book takes a fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. It will help gardeners to reappraise their climate, select appropriate plants and modify gardening practices to create beautiful gardens featuring native and exotic plants with proven drought tolerance, reliability and minimal weed potential.

The New Ornamental Garden shows how heat, cold, water availability, rainfall patterns, length of growing season, evaporation rate and humidity influence plant growth in Australia, from the wet sub-tropics to the temperate climate of southern Australia. It also discusses the influence of microclimates within a garden: dry sun, dry shade, moist sun, moist shade, seaside conditions, exposed sites, urban situations and root competition from eucalyptus and allelopaths.

The main focus of the book is the plant index, which contains notes on hundreds of plant varieties and how they function in the garden. All gardeners will benefit from reading this book.

Contributor Bio(s): Rickard, Simon: - Simon Rickard is a passionate gardener and plantsman. He is best known as the former head gardener of the Digger's Club, in which role he oversaw two of Australia's best-known public gardens, Heronswood and the Garden of St Erth, until 2009. More recently Simon has been a kitchen gardener, growing bespoke produce for Annie Smithers' Bistrot in Kyneton, Victoria. Simon is a botanical guide for Botanica World Discoveries, helping to bring alive the world's most beautiful and influential gardens for Australian gardeners abroad. Simon has lectured and held masterclasses for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, the University of Melbourne and many local horticultural societies. As a garden writer he has contributed to Your Garden and ABC Organic Gardener magazines and The Digger's Club Notes. He has made several appearances on gardening radio and television, most notably on ABC television's much-loved "Gardening Australia".
 
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