This book takes a fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. It will help gardeners to reappraise their climate; select appropriate plants and modify gardening practices to create beautiful gardens featuring native and exotic plants with proven drought tolerance; reliability and minimal weed potential.The New Ornamental Garden shows how heat; cold; water availability; rainfall patterns; length of growing season; evaporation rate and humidity influence plant growth in Australia; from the wet sub-tropics to the temperate climate of southern Australia. It also discusses the influence of microclimates within a garden: dry sun; dry shade; moist sun; moist shade; seaside conditions; exposed sites; urban situations and root competition from eucalyptus and allelopaths.The main focus of the book is the plant index; which contains notes on hundreds of plant varieties and how they function in the garden. All gardeners will benefit from reading this book!
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