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Water garden plants and animals: the complete guide for all AustraliaBy Nick Romanowski ISBN 0868404187, published in 2000 by University of NSW Press, colour, softcover, 112 pages Price $A39.95 plus $A10 postage within Australia, overseas postage please request a quote |
This is the first comprehensive guide to the diverse array of water and water's edge plants available in Australia. Beautifully illustrated with 190 colour photographs, more than 1000 species and varieties are described, and cultivation information is given for at least 1000 more. A chapter on water lilies covers more than 150 varieties, describing colour, fragrance, preferred climates and how reliably each type blooms.
This book also deals with that age-old problem of what to do with the wet or waterlogged spots in your garden or the seasonally wet places around your property. Other sections look at the basics of water and bog garden construction, as well as fishes and frogs, giving environmentally sound guidelines for introducing or attracting these in any part of Australia.
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 'Planting wetlands and dams - a practical guide to wetland design, construction and propagation', and 'Aquatic and wetland plants - a field guide for non-tropical Australia'. He is also author of several other books including 'Water and wetland plants for southern Australia' and 'Farming in ponds and dams: an introduction to freshwater aquaculture in Australia', and his articles on aquatic plants and animals have been widely published in journals.