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Native grasses for Australian gardensBy Nola Parry and Jocelyn Jones
Published in 2007 by Reed New Holland, colour, soft cover with plastic jacket, 160 pages
Price $24.95 plus $A12 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote
ISBN 9781877069420 |
This guide includes:
An explanation of what a native grass is.
An A-Z of native grasses and grass-like plants, providing a description, an indication of what plants the grass will combine well with, plant care and flowering period.
Selection guides to help you choose plants for a particular location.
Characteristics and uses for native grasses in your garden.
About the authors
Jocelyn Jones is a landscape architect who has been involved with native plants for many years. She specialises in photography of native plants and also teaches horticulture at TAFE.
Nola Parry has been in the native plant industry for most of her life. She has been involved in propagation, wholesale, retail, floral design and promotion of native plants and owns a specialist native plant nursery on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. What is a native grass?
Chapter 2. Characteristics of native grasses
Chapter 3. Using native grasses in the garden
Chapter 4. Native grasses A-Z [pages 54-135]
Chapter 5. Selection guides
Further reading
Plant Breeders’ Rights Plants Schedule
Index