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WEED CONTROL HANDBOOK
Explains how to identify and control weedy plants with concise instructions on the use of herbicides currently available.
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TREES OF NEW ZEALAND, STORIES OF BEAUTY AND CHARACTER
Not a guide to species or simply a photographic study, it’s a collection of portraits of the most notable trees in New Zealand. Mysterious and awe inspiring, these mighty and often sacred trees have fascinating lives and histories.
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NEW ZEALANDS NATIVE TREES, A COMPREHENSIVE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA
Landmark book describes and illustrates over 250 species. Text for each species describes every botanical feature in detail, along with habitat, ecology and associations with other plants and animals. 2300+ superb photographs..
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WARDLES NATIVE TREES OF NEW ZEALAND AND THEIR STORY
Identification, propagation, cultivation, distribution, history and uses of 233 species of NZ native trees. Easy to read, all encompassing account of native trees and includes botanical and ecological characteristics.
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THE GROWING WORLD OF DUNCAN AND DAVIES, A HORTICULTURAL HISTORY 1899 – 2010
The story of this influential New Plymouth nursery, famous for the plants that it introduced to the gardening world and for the training it gave to so many involved in horticulture. 85 colour photos, 45 historical black and white illustrations.
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NEW ZEALAND ROSE REVIEW 2011
This booklet has been compiled by Members of Council of the New Zealand Rose Society (Inc) to bring to the general rose-buying public of New Zealand information on the newer roses that are available in Garden Centres for the winter of 2011.
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PLANTS OF PUKEITI FOREST
A comprehensive 585 page hardback on the native and exotic flora in the conservation forest at Pukeiti, featuring around 275 species. Each species is illustrated with a combination of scanned herbarium samples and photographs..
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SEASONS - A JOURNEY THROUGH THE GARDEN
Text by respected plant expert Jack Hobbs. Showcases a startling array of plants and their ever-changing forms and colours. Photographer Sally Tagg spent three years capturing seasonal displays of flowers and plants at Auckland's Botanic Gardens.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AUGUSTINE HENRY
Augustine Henry is one of the most famous of the pioneering plant hunters to have travelled to China during the latter part of the 19th century, playing a key role in establishing the basis for our present knowledge of the Chinese flora.
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THE TIMBER PRESS GUIDE TO SUCCULENT PLANTS OF THE WORLD
The definitive reference to more than 2000 species. The plants are organized into 28 intuitively logical groups. As useful to novice growers as to collectors, this will be the standard reference for years to come. 755 colour photos.
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THE HUNGRY HEART - JOURNEYS WITH WILLIAM COLENSO
Printer, botanist, missionary, William Colenso was a 19th-century maverick. He protested at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. He wrote a series of remarkable pamphlets that open up our past. I write for future generations, he noted in 1881.
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COLENSOS COLLECTIONS (WITH CD-ROM)
Amazingly comprehensive compilation of archival material relating to Colenso's botanical collections. Researched by Ian St George it includes unpublished work by the late Bruce Hamlin who was preparing an itinerary of Colenso at the time of his death.
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GROWING TREES FROM SEED
A Practical Guide To Growing Trees Vines And Shrubs, covers only native American trees. Secrets of what seeds to collect and how to prepare and plant them. Expert guidance with many illustrations and descriptions. 280 page hardback.
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HIGH-IMPACT, LOW-CARBON GARDENING
1001 WAYS TO GARDEN SUSTAINABLY. A refreshing approach to gardening sustainably, A one-stop reference for the gardeners who want to minimize damage to natural resources and do their bit to reduce their own domestic carbon output while they garden.
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HUNT GATHER COOK - FINDING THE FORGOTTEN FEAST
A lifelong angler and forager who later became a hunter, American Hank Shaw has chronicled his passion for hunting and foraging. With fresh, clever prose he offers an entertaining and delicious introduction to harvesting the bounty of wild foods.
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