Library books (from PD sessions)

These books have been chosen by Jane Black and Maureen Connolly (usually) as being of particular relevance to the guides. Added 29 September 2014.  2024 suggestions predominantly provided by Faseny McPhee and Julie Hamilton

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2024

October 2024

White Beech. The Rainforest Years. By Germaine Greer; Thistle Harris, a biography, by Joan Webb; The Nation of Plants. By Stefano Mancuso; Camera Trapping. Wildlife Management and Research by Paul Meek & Peter Fleming.

September 2024

Attracting Birds to your garden, by John Dengate; Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, by Marta McDowell; Entangled Life - How Fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shape our future, by Merlin Sheldrake; The Plant Thieves - Secrets of the Herbarium, by Prudence Gibson

August 2024

Wattles of Toowoomba and the Condamine Catchment, by Condamine Country Plant Group; Seldom seen, rare plants of greater Sydney, by Alan Fairley; Ellis Rowan, National Library of Australia, introduction by Patricia Fullerton; Recovering Australian Threatened Species, ed. Stephen Garnett et al.

July 2024

Birriliburu Bush Tucker, by Lena Long, Gladys Ashwin, Rita Cutter et al; Pormpuraaw Cultural uses for plants, by Pormpuraaw Arts and Culture Centre Inc; The Kamberri, Weereewaaa History Series vol 1, by Ann Jackson-Nakano; Tunnels in Time: the discovery, ecology and extinction of Australia’s marsupial megafauna by Lyndall Dawson; Diprotodon: A megafauna journey, by Bronwyn Saunders.

June 2024

A Lady’s Pen: The Botanical letters of Georgiana Molloy. by Bernice Barry; Mary Strong Clemens. A Botanical Pilgrimage. A biography by Nelda B Ikenberry; Olive Pink. A Life in Flowers. by Gillian Ward; The Robert Brown Handbook. A Guide to the Life and Work of Robert Brown (1773-1858), Scottish Botanist by David Mabberley & David Moore; A Greater Prize than Gold: Augustus Oldfield, 19^th Century Botanical Collector and Ethnographer in Australia by M Helen Henderson & William G Henderson; The Language of Trees.  A Rewilding of Literature and Landscape by Katie Holten.

2019

August 2019

Georgiana Molloy – the mind that shines, Bernice Barry. 2016; Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer, Pat Griggs. 2011; The Diplomatic Gardener, Richard Schomburgk: Explorer and Botanic Garden Director, Pauline Payne. 2007.

June 2019

Grafting and Budding for Australian Gardeners, Allen Gilbert. 2016; The Nature of Plants – An Introduction to How Plants Work, Craig N. Huegel. 2019; Treasures of Botanical Art, Shirley Sherwood and Martyn Rix. 2019; Guide to the Wildflowers of Western Australia, Simon Nevill. 2019.

March 2019

Plants of the Arid Shrublands of Western Australia, A.A. Mitchell and D.G. Wilcox. 1988; Perth Plants: A Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay.  2016; A Joy Forever: The Story of Kings Park & Botanic Gardens, Dorothy Erickson.  2009; The Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia, Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer. 2009; Plant Life of Western Australia, J.S. Beard, Edited by A,S. George and N. Gibson. 2015; How to Enjoy WA Wildflowers, Jim Barrow.  2013.

February 2019

The Magical World of Moss Gardening, Anne Martin. 2015; Plants for Australian Dry Gardens – Water-efficient Plants for Drought-proof Gardening, Marcelle Nankervis. 2008; The Flower Chain – The Early Discovery of Australian Plants, Jill, Duchess of Hamilton and Julia Bruce. 2009; Birds of Canberra Gardens, Canberra Ornithologists Group. 2009.

2018

September 2018

Cook’s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story, National Library of Australia. 2008; The Dryandra, Tony Cavanagh and Margaret Pieroni. 2006; Botanical Riches – Stories of Botanical Exploration, Richard Aitken. 2006; The Book of Leaves: A Leaf-by-Leaf Guide to Six Hundred of the World’s Great Trees, Allen J Coombes. 2010.

July 2018

Walking Canberra – 101 Ways to see Australia’s National Capital on Foot, Graeme Barrow. 2014; The Man Who Climbs Trees – a memoir, James Aldred. 2017; Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-Eastern Australia – Perspectives of Early Colonists, Fred Cahir, Ian D Clark and Philip A Clarke. 2018.

May 2018

Molonglo’s Treasures,Conservation Council ACT Region. 2014; Rocky Outcrops in Australia – Ecology, Conservation and Management,Damian Michael and David Lindenmayer. 2018; Australian Island Arks, Dorian Moro, Derek Ball and Sally Bryant. 2018.

April 2018

Wildflowers of the Wilderness Coast, Joy Greig. 2017; Surviving the 21^st Century
Humanity’s Ten Great Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them, Julian Cribb. 2017; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - State of the World’s Plants 2017, Prof.Kathy J. Willis. 2017

March 2018

Native Eucalypts of South Australia, Dean Nicolle. 2013; The Art of Botanical and Bird Illustration, Mindy Lighthipe. 2017; Birdscaping Australian Gardens, George Adams. 2015.

2017

May 2017

Charles-Alexandre Lesueur Painter and Naturalist: A forgotten Treasure, Gabrielle Baglione & Cedric Cremiere. 2016; Plant Life of Southwestern Australia – Adaptations for Survival, Philip K. Groom & Byron B. Lamont. 2015; Botanical Drawing using Graphite and Coloured Pencils, Sue Vize. 2016.

April 2017

The Simpson Desert: Natural History and Human Endeavour, Mark Shephard. 1992; Images of nature: The Bauer Brothers, Paul Martin Cooper. 2015; AG Guide – Australian Native Bees, Education Delivery, Tocal College, NSW Department of Primary Industries. 2016

March 2017

A Natural History and Field Guide to Australia’s Top End, Penny van Oosterzee, Ian Morris, Diane Lucas and Noel Preece. 2014; The Art of Science – Nicolas Baudin’s Voyagers 1800-1804, Edited by: Jean Fornasiero, Lindly Lawton and John West-Sooby. 2016; James Sowerby: The Enlightenment’s Natural Historian, Paul Henderson. 2015

February 2017

Field Guide to the Butterflies of the Australian Capital Territory, Suzi Bond with Steve Holliday and John Stein. 2016; Dark Emu : Black Seeds: agriculture or accident?, Bruce Pascoe. 2014; Sugar and Sand : The world of the honey possum. Ron and Sue Wooler. 2013; Australian Native Grasses : Key species and their uses (Fourth revised edition), I.H. Chivers and K.A. Raulings. 2013

2016

November 2016

Taller Eucalypts for Planting in Australia : Their Selection, Cultivation and Management, Dean Nicolle. 2016; Plant Life of Western Australia, J. S Beard. 1990; Endeavouring Banks : Exploring collections from The Endeavour Voyage 1768-1771, Neil Chambers. 2016

September 2016

Collecting Ladies – Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists, Penny Olsen. 2013; The Hunter Sketchbook – Birds & Flowers of New South Wales drawn on the Spot in 1788 & 90 by Captain John Hunter RN of the First Fleet, John Calaby (General Editor). 1989; Rhythms of the Kimberley – A Seasonal Journey Through Australia’s North, Russell Gueho. 2007; Dieback – Death of an Australian Landscape, Harold Heatwole and Margaret Lowman. 1986

August 2016

Colour Guide to Spring Wildflowers of Western Australia : Part 1 Kalbarri and the Goldfieldsand Part 2 Perth and the Southwest, Eddy Wajon. 2000; Wuju Jananyu Cultural Plant Use by the Girringun Aboriginal Tribal Groups of North Queensland, Girramay, Jirrbal, Gulnay, Djiru, Nywaigi, Warrgamay, Warungnu, Gugu-Badhun and Bandjin People. 2015; The Oldest Foods on Earth : A History of Australian Native Foods With Recipes, John Newton. 2016

May 2016

Orchids of Margaret River: and Australia’s southwest capes, Jane Scott. 2015; The Australian Native Garden, Angus Stewart & A.B. Bishop. 2015; The Forilegium: The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Celebrating 200 Years, Colleen Morris & Louisa Murray. 2016

February 2016

Australian Alps :  Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks (Second Edition), Deirdre Slattery. 2015; Allan Cunningham : Letters of a Botanist/Explorer, 1791 – 1839 ,  A.E. & T.A. Orchard. 2015;  Mountain Ash : Fire, Logging and the Future of Victoria’s Giant Forests, David Lindenmayer, David Blair, Lachlan McBurney and Sam Banks. 2015

January 2016

Banksia Lady : Celia Rosser, botanical artist, Carolyn Landon. 2015; The Southwest: Australia’s Biodiversity Hotspot, Victoria Laurie. 2015; Character of the Blossom: Wildflowers of Tasmania, Margaret Hope. 2015

2015

October 2015

Backyard Bush Tucker : How to grow a waterwise bush tucker garden, Peter Bindon, 2014; The Medieval Garden,  Sylvia Landsberg; Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw Illustrations by William T Cooper;

August 2015

Crabs of Christmas Island, Max Orchard. 2012; The Nature of Norfolk Island, Neville Coleman. 1991; Birds of Lord Howe Island Past and Present, Ian Hutton. 1991; The place for a village : how nature has shaped the city of Melbourne, Gary Presland. 2009

July 2015

Connected : The sustainable landscape of Phillip Johnson; Australian Rainforest Woods:Characteristics, Uses and Identification, Morris Lake; Follies : A guide to Rogue architecture in England Scotland and Wales, Gwyn Headley and Win Meerlenkemp; The King’s Collectors for Kew : James Bowie and Allan Cunningham, Brazil 1814-1816, A.E. Orchard and T.A. Orchard

May 2015

Botanical Illustration, Valerie Oxley. 2008; Geometry in Nature: Exploring the Morphology of the Natural World through Projective Geometry, John Blackwood. 2012; Pilbara Native Plants for Gardens and Landscapes, N. Smith & M. Clark. 2014; The Triumph of Seeds, Thor Hanson. 2015; Australian plants for Canberra regon gardens and other cool climate areas, Australian Native Plant Society Inc. 2015

January 2015

What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden and Beyond, Daniel Chamovitz. 2012; Flowering Plants: A Concise Pictorial Guide, General Editor: Leon Gray. 2011; The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills: Forgotten Narratives, Edited by Ian D. Clark and Fred Cahir. 2013

2014

December 2014

Rediscovering Recherche Bay, Edited by John Mulvaney & Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe. 2007; What are Gardens For?, Rory Stuart. 2013; Jean Galbraith: Writer in a Valley, Meredith Fletcher. 2014; Nature Crafts for Aussie Kids, Kate Hubmayer. 2014

October 2014

Sprinter and Sprummer: Australia’ s Changing Seasons, Timothy J Entwistle. 2014; Field Guide to the Orchids of Western Australia: The Definitive Guide to the Native Orchids of Western Australia, Andrew Brown, Kingsley Dixon, Christopher French and Garry Brockman. 2013; Australian High Country Raptors, Jerry Olsen. 2014; Flooded Forest and Desert Creek: Ecology and History of the River Red Gum, Matthew J. Colloff. 2014

September 2014

Plains wandering: exploring the grassy plains of south-eastern Australia, Ian Lunt, Tim Barlow, James Ross. 1998; Botanic gardens of Australia: a guide to 80 botanic gardens in Australia, Leslie Lockwood, Jan Wilson, Murray Fagg. 2001; The new nature: winners and losers in wild Australia, Tim Low. 2003

July 2014

Desert Queen: the lives and loves of Daisy Bates, Susanna de Vries. 2008; Booderee National Park: jewel of Jervis Bay, David Lindenmayer. 2008; Barks and trunks; rainforest trees of Eastern Australia, Peter Poropat vol. 2, 2013

June 2014

Everlasting daisies of Australia C. H. Jerram & Associates with R. G. and F. J. Richardson. 2002; Australian brachyscomes The Australian Daisy Study Group. 1995; Owls, frogmouths and nightjars of Australia David Hollands. 2008

May 2014

500 Plants: great Australian favourites for your garden Angus Stewart. 2013; Philosophy in the garden Damon Young. 2012; Latin for gardeners: over 3,000 plant names explained and explored Lorraine Harrison. 2012

March 2014

Anatomy of a rose: the secret lives of flowers Sharman Apt Russell; The indomitable Miss Pink Julie Marcus. 2001; Mallee tracks Jill Nickolls & Ann Angel. 2002; Aboriginal life in the rainforest: the aboriginal people of JumbunHelen Pedley. 1992

February 2014

Desert bush tracker identikit prepared by Peter Latz and Glenn Wightman. 1995; Pocket bush tucker Peter Latz. 1999; Remnants of Gondwana Ed. By R. Kitching, R. Braithwaite and J. Cavanaugh. 2010; Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest Wendy Cooper, Illustrated by William T. Cooper. 2004

January 2014

Encountering terra australis in 1803 Jean Fornasiero, Peter Monteath and John West-Sooby. 2004; In a unicorn’ s garden Judyth A. McLeod. 2008; Australian birds Peter Slater

2013

November 2013

The guide: Eden project; Acacias of South Australia 2nd edn B. J. E. Whibley & D. E. Symon. 1980; Melaleucas: their botany, essential oils and uses Joseph J. Brophy, Lyndley A. Craven and John C. Doran. 2013

April 2013

The Beagle Journal of Museums & Art Galleries of NT Vol 21; Aboriginal people and their plants Philip A. Clarke. 2007; Australian plants as aboriginal tools Philip A. Clarke. 2012; Missouri botanical garden climatron 50: a celebration of 50 years

February 2013

Cape AridPhilippa and Alex Nikulinsky. 2012; Soul of the desert Philippa Nikulinsky and Stephen Hopper. 2005; John Gould’ s extinct & endangered birds of Australia /Sue Taylor. 2012

January 2013_

Ecological cultural knowledge – Paakantyi (Barkindji): knowledge shared by the Paakantyi (Barkindji) people, Mutthi Mutthi and Yitha Yitha, Paakantji and Maraura people (Lake Victoria) Lower murray darling catchment management authority. 2012; Plants of Melbourne’ s western plains: a gardener’ s guide to the original flora 2nd edition Australian plants society Keilor Plains group inc. 2012; Trees, truffles, and beasts: how forests function Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, and James M. Trappe. 2008

2012

July 2012

Australia’ s poisonous plants, fungi and cyanobacteria: a guide to species of medical and veterinary importance, Ross Mckenzie. 2012; Bats: working the night shift Greg Richards and Les Hall. 2012; Red centre /Peter Walton. 1984

June 2012

Biodiversity monitoring in Australia eds. David Lindenmayer and Philip Gibbons. 2012; Raven biology of plants, Ray F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn; Australian carnivorous plants Greg Bourke and Richard Nunn

May 2012

Weeds: the story of outlaw plants, Richard Mabey; A pictorial guide to seeds of the world, Terry A. Woodger. 2001; Trees of life: a visual history of evolution, Theodore W. Pietsch

March 2012

Sunburnt: landscape architecture in Australia Sueanne Ware & Julian Raxworthy. 2011; Mr J.W. Lewin: painter and naturalist Richard Neville. 2012; Rainforest trees of mainland south-eastern Australia A G Floyd, 2008

February 2012

Let’ s propagate!: A plant propagation manual for Australia Angus Stewart. 2012; Wildflowers of southern western Australia Margaret G. Corrick & Bruce A. Fuhrer. 2009; Gippsland red gum grassy woodland and associated native grassland, Australian government – DEWH& A. 2010

January 2012

A field guide to the Eremophilas of Western Australia; Understanding the scenery: Morton Bay National Park and the coast from Nowra to Batemans Bay Robert William Young. 2006; May Gibbs: more than a fairytale: an artistic life Robert Holden & Jane Brummitt. 2011