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The popularity of Australian plants has increased and they are grown all over the world, from the UK to North Africa and Japan to Singapore. The Landscaping with Australian Plants ebook shows you possibilities of differentiating your landscaping options and using Australian plants, something that you might not have even considered using where you live. There are a wide range of plants that grow in different climates and can be useful and very nice to look at.
There are many purposeful ways that Australian plants can be used in the garden regardless of the garden style. They may be used to create barriers against wind, sun, or fire, or to block out unsightly views and to frame vistas.
Written by John Mason and staff of ACS Distance Education, the Landscaping with Australian Plants ebook is 197 pages that will change your perspective on using Australian native plants within your landscape and garden design.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN GARDENS: EARLY INFLUENCES
Early gardens
People who influenced Australian garden design
CHAPTER 2 LANDSCAPING APPLICATIONS
Formal native gardens
Natives for hedging
Natives for edging formal gardens
Shaping natives for formality
The Australian bush garden
Other types of dry gardens
Woodland garden (dry sclerophyll forest)
Heathland garden
Bush tucker gardens
Rainforest gardens
Useful tips when landscaping and designing with natives
CHAPTER 3 FUNCTIONAL USES OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS
Windbreaks
Designing and planting a firebreak
Supporting wildlife
Land erosion
Shaping sloping ground
Settling soil
CHAPTER 4 GROWING NATIVES
General growing
Guidelines
Environmental factors
Nutrition
Soils and plants
How to plant a native
Pruning
Pests and diseases
CHAPTER 5 COMPONENTS OF A LANDSCAPE
Components of a landscape
Climate
Microclimates
Water and plant growth
Watering
Testing if a plant needs water
Australian plants for water wise gardens
Using water as a garden feature
Formal ponds
Informal ponds
Water garden practicalities
Native rockeries
What is natural gardening?
What is a natural, wild or bush garden?
Natural pest control
Natural weed control
Birds in the garden
Designing garden spaces
CHAPTER 6 NATIVE TREES
Choosing your trees
Other popular trees
CHAPTER 7 SHRUBS
Where to use shrubs
CHAPTER 8 FLOWERS
Using natives for colour
Some plants which flower for long periods
Other plants which flower for extended periods
Autumn flowering plants
Winter flowering plants
CHAPTER 9 GROUND COVERS AND CLIMBERS
How to use groundcovers
Climbers
Others
Popular native climbers
CHAPTER 10 CONIFERS AND PALMS
Conifers
Palms
CHAPTER 11 FERNS
Australian indigenous ferns
Tree ferns