Dry gardening Australia : sustainable drought-proof gardening from the soil up / Landscape gardening Drought-tolerant plants

Garner, Jonathon.

Dry gardening Australia : sustainable drought-proof gardening from the soil up / Jonathon Garner and Sarah Baker. - Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2007. - 208 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Dry Gardening Australia, by leading Australian horticulturist and landscape designer Jonathon Garner, is a practical, achievable and easy-to-follow guide to establishing or retrofitting a drought-tolerant, sustainable garden from the soil up. Step-by-step photographs illustrate an invaluable collection of techniques for soil improvement, planting and cultivation, and installing water delivery systems. Chapters include: All about soil; Amending the soil; Compost and mulch; Water efficient plants; Irrigation; Smart gardening; Planting guide. SPECIALIZED GARDENING METHODS. AUSTRALIAN. Dry Gardening Australia, by leading landscape designer and horticulturist Jonathon Garner, is a practical, achievable and easy-to-follow guide to establishing or retrofitting a drought-tolerant, sustainable garden from the soil up. Step-by-step photographs illustrate an invaluable collection of techniques for soil improvement, planting and cultivation, and installing water delivery systems. Offers down-to-earth, practical advice, written specifically for Australian gardens.

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Murdoch Books, GPO Box 4115, Sydney NSW 2001


Landscape gardening--Water conservation--Australia.
Drought-tolerant plants--Australia.

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