Useful References on Native Plants, Wildlife and
Gardening

- ABC Gardening Australia (Date
unknown) A Native Garden – Collector’s Series No. 15, General
Newspapers, Double Bay.
- Adams, G.M. (1980) Birdscaping your Garden, Rigby, Sydney.
- Australian Museum (1983) Complete
Book of Australian Mammals, Angus and Robertson, Sydney.
- Barker, J. and Grigg, G. (1978) A Field Guide to Australian Frogs,
Rigby, Sydney.
- Braby, M.F. (2000) The Butterflies of Australia,
CSIRO Publishing Melbourne.
- Bradley, J. (1988) Bringing
Back the Bush, Lansdowne Press, Sydney.
- Breckwoldt, R. (1983) Wildlife in the Home Paddock:
Nature Conservation for Australian Farmers, Angus & Robertson,
Sydney.
- Brodie, L, Roxburgh, J. and
Whitley, L. (1999) Bush Regenerators’ Handbook, National Trust of
Australia, Sydney.
- Cayley, N.W. (1987) What Bird is That?, Angus
and Robertson, Sydney.
- Cogger, H.G. (1983) Reptiles and Amphibians of
Australia, Reed, Sydney.
- Corrick, M. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2000) Wildflowers of
Victoria and Adjoining Areas, Bloomings
Book, Hawthorn.
- Costermans, L. (1983) Native Trees and Shrubs of
South-eastern Australia, Rigby, Adelaide.
- Douglas, J.G. and Ferguson,
J.A. (eds.) (1988) Geology of Victoria, Geological Society of
Australia, Melbourne.
- Eidelson, M. (1995) Secrets of the Seaside Suburbs: a
Guide to the Wildlife of Port Phillip, Employ, Melbourne.
- French, J. (1992) Backyard
Self Sufficiency, Aird Books, Melbourne.
- Frith, H.J. (1982) Waterfowl
in Australia, Angus and Robertson, Sydney.
- Gott, B. and Conron, J.
(1991) Victorian Koori Plants, Yangennonnock
Women’s Group, Hamilton, Vic.
- Grant, J. (1997) The Nestbox Book, Gould League of Victoria, Melbourne.
- Grant, P. (2003) Habitat
Garden – Attracting wildlife to your garden, Gardening Australia, ABC
Books, Sydney.
- Herd, M. (ed.) (1997) The
Ultimate Book of Gardening Hints, Bay Books, North Sydney.
- Holliday, T. & Hill, R.
(1974) A Field Guide to Australian Trees, Rigby, Adelaide.
- Horne, P. and Crawford, D.
(1996) Backyard Insects, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
- Hyett, J. and Shaw, N. (1980) Australian Mammals:
A Field Guide for N.S.W., Victoria, S.A. and Tasmania, Nelson,
Melbourne.
- Maloney, B., Walker, J. and
Mullins, B. (1973) All About Australian Bush Gardens, Muvalon Pty Ltd, Belrose.
- Martin, A., Richardson, A.
& McGillivray, N. (1995) Flowers of the
Carrum Carrum, Carrum Residents’ Action
Group, Patterson Lakes.
- McGuire, F. (1985) Mordialloc
– the early days, Argyle Press, Chelsea.
- Molyneux, B. (1980) Grow Native – Creating an
Australian Bush Garden (The Age special), Anne O’Donovan Pty Ltd,
Richmond.
- Muyt, A. (2001) Bush Invaders of South-east
Australia: A Guide to the Identification and Control of Environmental
Weeds Found in South-East Australia, publisher unknown.
- Pizzey, G. and Doyle, R. (1980) A Field Guide to
the Birds of Australia, Collins, Sydney.
- Scott, R. et al (2002)
Indigenous Plants of the Sandbelt – A Gardening Guide for South-eastern
Melbourne, Earthcare St Kilda.
- Simpson, K. and Day, N.
(eds.) The Birds of Australia, Lloyd O’Neill Publishing, South
Yarra.
- Smith, K. & I. (1999) The
New Hard Times Handbook, Penguin Books, Ringwood.
- Society for Growing
Australian Plants - Maroondah (1991) Flora of Melbourne, Hyland
House, Melbourne.
- Stewart, A. (?) Gardening
on the Wild Side – The New Australian Bush Garden, Australian
Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Radio).
- Walraven, E. (1990) Taronga Zoo’s Guide to the Care
of Urban Wildlife, Allen and Unwin
Australia, North Sydney.
- Your Garden (1995) Garden
Doctor – The most asked questions about Australian Gardens, Pacific
Publications, Melbourne.
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