Guides: Conservation, Horticulture &amp; Ecosystem Management: Horticulture & Landscaping

eBooks

Australian Native Plants : The Kings Park Experience All about Western Australian plants, based on decades of research, experimentation and application at Kings Park and Botanic Garden.
Australian Planting Design Focuses on how Australian plants may be used in gardens, whatever their size, function or site.
Discovering Australian Flora : an Australian National Botanic Gardens Experience This fresh and intimate view of some of Australia's native flora will serve not only as a companion to visitors to the ANBG but will also allow others to explore the wonders of Australia's botanical treasures.

Websites

Australian Native Plants Society For those interested in the cultivation, propagation, conservation and appreciation of Australia's native flora this site is a wealth of information.
The Flower Press The Flower Press is a small and sustainable publisher of beautiful stories and big ideas.
Greener Spaces, Better Places Originally the 202020 Vision program, Greener Spaces Better Places is a national initiative that brings together academia, business, government, community groups and the green industry to share knowledge and find new ways to work together to make sure that as our cities and towns grow, so too do our green spaces.
Nursery & Garden Industry WA Connecting the public with the nursery and garden industry for over 80 years.
Outdoor Design Source Outdoor Design Source (ODS) is a valuable information resource for specifiers of products and services used in all landscape and external works projects.
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is a leader in innovative public programming and world-leading botanical, horticultural and conservation research.
The WA Horticultural Council Since 1932, The Western Australian Horticultural Council has been promoting, encouraging and assisting the development of amateur horticulture in Western Australia.

Online Videos

Cheap and Easy DIY Designer Landscaping Col tackles his front garden, showing how you can turn an "Express Garden Design" into a beautiful, living garden.
Edible Garden Design Jamie shows you how to create productive edible gardens that look great. He gives you the lowdown on the design function of each plant, and reveals how to incorporate edibles into even the smallest of outdoor spaces without sacrificing style.
How to Pave Whether you have a path up the side of the house, entrance way or a back patio, paving is something you can do yourself. Jason Hodges shows you how to lay concrete pavers, from lining up the area, excavating, laying down the base materials, laying level pavers, to all the finishing touches to make sure your paved area lasts and looks great. Find out how to do this DIY task today.
A landscape designer using nature as design inspiration in Australia Fiona Brockhoff is one of Australia’s most celebrated landscape designers. Her subtle and thoughtful gardens are grounded in the landscapes which surround and inspire them.
Vertical Gardening with Jamie Durie Jamie Durie talks about creating a vertical landscape in your own backyard.

Gale Gardening, Landscaping & Horticulture Collection

Gardening and Horticulture [Gale] > NMT This link opens in a new window This collection serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with articles from more than 100 journals, as well as a selection of eBooks from Delmar Publishing.

Journals in the Library

Australian Geographic Uniquely Australian, Australian Geographic Magazine is a bi-monthly magazine renowned for its photography, stories and cartography that cover Australian life, natural history, adventure, science, culture, innovation & travel.
Hort Journal Australia MAGAZINE PROFILE Hort Journal Australia is a trade and industry journal for the nursery and garden industry
The Organic Gardener ABC Organic Gardener magazine presents practical, clearly written features and excellent photography on all aspects of organic gardening and living. It sticks to the principles of good, chemical-free gardening, which supports and works together with nature.

Books in the Library

Australian Garden Rescue : Restoring a Damaged Garden Whether you have a garden suffering from lack of attention, damaged from weather events or suffering pest attacks, Australian Garden Rescue will guide you through practical solutions, helpful tips and preventative tactics to minimise future harm.
Botanica's Pocket Gardening Encyclopedia : For Australian Gardeners. This superbly illustrated reference book contains a wealth of information to help every gardener create their perfect garden.
Costa's World : Gardening for the Soil, the Soul and the Suburbs Bringing together all of Costa's gardening and sustainability knowledge, this is a book for the whole family that reflects Costa's philosophy and quirky sense of fun.
Creating an Australian Garden A gloriously illustrated guide to planning the design and choosing the right plants to make a rich and sumptuous garden featuring Australian natives from the ABC garden guru.
Creating Your Eco-Friendly Garden This book shows people how to create an eco-friendly garden from scratch or by redeveloping an existing garden. It is practical, simply written and based on the author's own first-hand experience.
Private Gardens Nearly forty phenomenal gardens and outdoor living spaces from around the world are profiled in detail, each beautifully photographed replete with stunning diagrams, sketches, and plans to showcase the optimal design strategies and concepts. This is essential reading for anyone who loves and admires gardens and is looking for inspiration to create a gorgeous private garden landscape around their home.
Small Garden Design In Small Garden Design, Paul applies his 25 years of experience with gardens of all sizes to reveal how best to structure, design and choose plants for small spaces.
Yates Garden Guide. This 45th edition of Yates Garden Guide has been fully revised and updated to help today's gardeners tame big backyards, create stylish retreats, tend productive and decorative plantings, and get the most out of smaller spaces.

Garden Design Software

Here are some examples of free and paid apps/programmes for garden design available for your phone and/or other devices.

Google Sketch Up (30 day trial) A free download and relatively easy to use. A 3D modelling tool and although it’s not designed specifically for home gardeners it does work well for landscapers and architects.
iScape: Landscape Design (In App Purchases)
Nurseries Online This is an excellent Australian article on various software available but it is by no means an exhaustive list.
SmallBlue Printer Garden Planner This one has a free online trial, it allows you to quickly create an aerial or overhead view of a garden plan. It has a simple to use, drag and drop system. You can resize plants, add paving, fences and other objects. Easy to print and you can create a custom library of plants if you wish to. Works on windows and Mac. Last price check was $38 US.