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Horticulture: Books/Standards/Video

Welcome to our Library guide to horticulture resources.

Featured Books and eBooks

Growing Locals
Botany in a Day: The patterns method of plant identification
From Seeds to Leaves
Australian Seeds
Gardening Through the Year in Australia
Propagating Plants
Pruning and Training
RetroSuburbia: the downshifter's guide to a resilient future
Costa's World: Gardening for the soil, the soul and the suburbs
The Compost Coach
A Gardener's Guide to Propagation Techniques: The essential guide to producing plants
Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Plants
Principles of Horticulture

Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Western Weeds: A guide to the weeds of Western Australia
Pests, Diseases, Ailments and Allies of Australian Plants
Pests, Diseases and Beneficials: Friends and foes of Australian gardens
What Garden Pest or Disease is That?
Plant Protection 1: Pests, diseases and weeds
Plant Protection 2: Control methods and their management
Yates Garden Problem Solver: A visual guide to easy diagnosis and practical remedies.
Garden Pests, Diseases and Good Bugs: The ultimate illustrated guide for Australian gardeners

Viticulture

The Grapevine: From the science to the practice of growing vines for wine
Australian Winegrape Load Assessment: A visual guide
Australian Wine: Styles and tastes: people and places
Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines: Soil management for productive vines

Subject Searches

A search of Supersearch (library catalogue) will find resources in varied formats by using search terms and Filters. We have created a few subject searches for you here below. If you find a title of interest, the link will either take you directly to the online resource, or show you which of our libraries hold the physical items.

Australia* AND Native Plants

Australian AND Flora AND Fauna

Plant AND Identif*

Plant And Propagat*

Pests AND Diseases

Plant Names

Soil AND Health

Waterwise AND Garden

Note: The * symbol lets you find a word with alternate endings. For example, propagat* will find the keywords: propagation, propagating, propagate.

For more search tips, see our Resource Help: Supersearch online guide.

eBook Collections

You can search our ebook collections for relevant book titles using appropriate search terms.

Streamed Video Collections

Search our streamed collections for yourself.

Tip: Videos play best in Chrome

Featured Streamed Videos

Power Tools

Botany in a Day

Hand Tools - Safety and Technique

Hand Tools - Safety and Technique

Cuts and Bleeding

Cuts and Bleeding

Principles of Safe Carrying and Lifting

Principles of Safe Carrying and Lifting

Chemical Safety

Chemical Safety

Australian Standards

Our Standards Australia collection may be searched directly.  We have also listed the standards we feel most relevant to your subject.