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Edible water gardens - growing water-plants for food and profitBy Nick Romanowski
Published in 2007 by Hyland House Publishing, colour, hard cover, 147 pages
Price $49.95 plus $A13.50 postage within Australia [up to 3 kg], overseas postage please request a quote
ISBN 9781864471021 or ISBN 9781864471021 |
This is the first complete guide to growing and using edible wetland plants worldwide. Practical and easy to use, it will appeal to a wide spectrum of readers.
About the authors
Nick Romanowski is a wetland consultant with a background in zoology and considerable practical experience in recreating the habitat needs of aquatic animals. His nursery, Dragonfly Aquatics, was the first to specialise in Australian water and wetland plants. The nursery is also home to visiting waterbirds and a resident population of many native animals. Nick is author of ‘Aquatic and wetland plants - a field guide for non-tropical Australia’, 'Planting wetlands and dams - a practical guide to wetland design, construction and propagation', and 'Water garden plants and animals: the complete guide for all Australia'. He is also author of several other books and his articles on aquatic plants and animals have been widely published in journals.
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
Water conservation and drought
Introduction
Chapter 1. Growing aquatic and water’s edge plants
Chapter 2. Waterlilies and lotuses
Chapter 3. Other plants for deeper waters
Chapter 4. Floating plants
Chapter 5. Plants for shallower waters
Chapter 6. Plants for waterlogged soils
Chapter 7. Plants for the water’s edge
Chapter 8. Plants for seasonal wetlands
Chapter 9. Minor species
Chapter 10. Other useful and profitable wetland plants
References
Bibliography
Further reading
Glossary
Index