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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