Updated March 2022

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CLASIFICATION SYSTEM

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Australian including natives

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B

Bees, birds, butterflies

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Landscaping including garden design, water

C

Camellias

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Manuals – first aid, poisons, judging manuals

Co

Cottage

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Organic

D

Diseases, pests

P

Practical

E

Everything else – ferns, palms, creepers, bonsai, flower arranging, bamboo, cacti

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Queensland including local and tropical

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Flowers including bulbs

R

Roses

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Fruit

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Shrubs - including azaleas, hibiscus

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General

T

Trees

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Herbs

V

Vegetables

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Indoor – including green house, patios

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Wildlife

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TITLE

AUTHOR

Copies

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Australian Backyard

Cheryl Maddocks

1

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Australian Banksias

Barbara Mullins, Douglass Baglin

1

A

Australian Gardening A-Z

W. G. Sheat

1

A

Australian Native Plants: Propagation, cultivation, landscaping

John W Wrigley, Murray Fagg

1

A

Australian Wattles

Barbara Mullins, Douglass Baglin

1

A

Banksia Book

Alex S George

1

A

Colour Your Garden with Australian Natives

Geoff & Bev Rigby

1

A

Colours for an Australian Native Garden

Margaret Hanlon Dunn

1

A

Creating a Rockery with Australian Native Plants

Denise Greig

1

A

Ecology in Australia: a  Natural Legacy, 2nd Edition

Edited by H F Recher, D Lunney & Irina Dunn

1

A

Encyclopedia of Australian Gardening, Vols. 1,2&3

1

A

Field guide to Australian native flowering plants

Ivan Holliday

1

A

Flowers and Plants of Victoria

Australlian Flora in Colour

1

A

Gardening with Australian Native Plants

Bay Books Australian Gardening Library

1

A

Growing Native Plants and Wildflowers

Better Homes and Gardens

1

A

Horticultural Guide to Aust Plants

Soc for Growing Aust Plants

1

A

Practical Guide to Australian Orchid Growing

Wayne Turville

1

A

Starting Out With Natives

John Wrigley, Murray Fagg

1

A

Wild Flowers of Australia

Ted Smart & David Gibbon

1

A

Wilderness in Bloom: Wildflowers of Tropical Queensland

Bill & Betty Hinton

1

B

Australian Tropical Butterflies

Peter Valentine

1

B

Birdscaping your Garden

George Adams

1

B

Butterfly Host Plants of South-east Queensland and Northern NSW

John T. Moss

1

B

Discovering Australian Butterflies

Vanessa Bugg

1

B

Field Guide to Birds of Australia

Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight

1

B

Growing a Butterfly Garden in South-East Queensland

Graham J McDonald

1

B

How to recognise the Different Types of Australian Stingless Bees

Anne Dollin

1

B

Nest box Book

Gould League

1

B

Nest Boxes for Wildlife

Alan and Stacey Franks

1

B

Nests of Australian stingless bees

Anne Dollin

1

B

Your Garden Birds

Ellen M McCulloch

1

C

Camellias: a Photo Dictionary

Don Ellison

1

C

Gardening with Camellias

Jim Rolfe

1

C

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias

Stirling Macoboy

1

C

Simple Guide to Growing Camellias

James Young

1

Co

Australian Cottage Gardens

1

Co

Brisbane Cottage Garden

Denise Horchner

1

Co

Cottage Garden

Christopher Lloyd and Richard Bird

1

Co

Cottage Garden & Fragrant Plants

Universal (magazine)

1

Co

Cottage Gardens

Green Leaf Garden Series

1

Co

Cottage Gardens in Australia

Peter Cuffley

1

Co

Mary Moodys Guide to Cottage Gardens

Mary Moody

1

Co

Much More In a Brisbane Cottage Garden

Denise Horchner

1

D

Disease, Insect & Weed Control in Turf, 3rd Edition

Australian Turfgrass Research Institute

1

D

Friends & Foes of Australian Gardens

F D Hockings

1

D

Native Garden Doctor

Phil Hadlington & Ted Taylor

1

D

Natural Control of Garden Pests. 2nd ed.

Jackie French

1

D

Pests, Diseases, Ailments and Allies of Australian Plants

David L. Jones and others

1

D

Simple Pest and Disease Control

Colin Campbell

1

D

What Garden Pest or Disease is That?

Judy McMaugh

1

D

What Indoor plant is That?

Stirling Macoboy

1

D

What Pest is That?

Bay Books

1

E

Arranging Australian Wild Flowers

Denise Greig

1

E

Australian Ferns & Fern Allies

D L Jones & S C Clemesha

1

E

Australian Subtropical Fungi

S. McMullan-Fisher, P. Leonard, F Guard

2

E

Bamboo World

Victor Cusack

1

E

Bonsai: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

Lindsay Bebb

1

E

Bonsai: Art and Technique

Jennifer Wilkinson

1

E

Bush Food: aboriginal food and herbal medicine

Jennifer Isaacs

1

E

Climbers for Walls and Arbours

Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix

1

E

Dried Flower Arrangements

Nancy Millard

1

E

Flower Arranging

Better Homes & Gardens

1

E

Gardening with Ferns & Palms

Green Leaf Garden series

1

E

Growing Bromeliads. 3rd ed.

Diane & Richaard Cornale, ed.

1

E

How to Care for your Cacti

John Pilbeam

1

E

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents

Gordon Rowley

1

E

Key Guide to Palms & Ferns & Allies

Leonard Cronin

1

E

Landscaping with Daylilies

Oliver Billingslea

1

E

Love of Cordylines

Margaret Lyons

1

E

Table Flowers

Shane Connolly

1

E

Orchids for Everyone

Brian Williams

1

E

Palms & Cycads

Palm & Cycad Societies of Australia

1

E

Practical Craft Ideas from your Garden

Lothian Australian Garden series

1

E

Starting Out with Succulents

David L. Jones

1

E

Success with Climbing Plants

Angelika Weber & Karin Greiner

1

E

Table flowers

Shane Connolly

1

E

What Orchid is that?

Alec Pridgeon

1

Fl

100 Flowers & How They Got their Names

Diana Wells

1

Fl

Annuals for all Seasons

Stirling Macoboy

1

Fl

Australia’s Best Flowering Perennials

Sarah Guest

1

Fl

Australian Flower Garden

Clive Blazey

1

Fl

Begonias

Peter G Sharp

1

Fl

Bulbs for all Climates

Australian Women’s Weekly Guide

1

Fl

Bulbs for your Garden

Bay Books Gardening Library

1

Fl

Bulbs: Gardening with the Experts

Mary Moody

1

Fl

Flower Growers Handbook : Perennials and Annuals

Geoff Bryant

1

Fl

Flowering Perennials

Sarah Guest

1

Fl

Growing Daylilies

Graeme Grosvenor

1

Fl

Growing Flowers for Picking

Lothian Australian Garden series

1

Fl

Growing Geraniums & Pelargoniums in South-East Queensland

Geranium & Pelargonium Society

1

Fl

Growing Irises. 2nd ed

Graeme Grosvenor

1

Fl

Growing Tuberous Begonias in Australia

Ralph Willsmore

1

Fl

Joy of Flowers

Stirling Macoboy

1

Fl

Ornamental Plants for Australia

Raymond J Rowell

1

Fl

Perennials

Time/Life Encyclopaedia

1

Fl

Performance Plants

Andrew Lawson

1

Fl

Scented Plants

Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix

1

Fl

What Flowers When?

Harry Oakman

1

Fr

Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia

Louis Gowinski

1

Fr

Organic Fruit Growing

Annette McFarlane

1

Fr

Some Tree Fruits for Tropical Queensland

D. Alexander et al

1

G

Australia and New Zealand Complete Book of Gardening

Summit Books

1

G

Care-free Plants

Readers Digest

1

G

Colour Me a Garden

Margaret Hanlon Dunn, Barbara O’Leary

1

G

Dig: modern Australian gardening

Meredith Kirton

1

G

G

Flora: the Gardener's Bible

Gardening Australia

1

G

The Foliage Garden: leaf, texture and tone

Denise Grieg

1

G

Garden Delights

Ruby Begonia

1

G

Garden Doctor

Your Garden Magazine

1

G

Garden Doctor

Pacific Publications

1

G

Garden Terms Simplified

A.J. Huxley

1

G

Gardening Australia Book

ABC’s Gardening Australia

1

G

Gardening Down-Under. 2nd ed.

Kevin Handreck

1

G

Good Ideas for your Garden

Readers Digest

1

G

Learn to Garden

Royal Horticultural Society

1

G

Low Maintenance Garden

Graham Rose

1

G

New Life for Old Gardens

Allan Seale

1

G

Ornamental Foliage Plants for your Garden

Denise Grieg

1

G

Plant Perfect (NZ)

Neil Ross

1

G

Plants for Warm Gardens, Vol. 1

Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix

1

G

Plants for Warm Gardens, Vol. 2

Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix

1

G

Shady Gardens

Mary Moody

1

G

Simply Gardening: a basic guide to starting & maintaining a garden

Dennis Hundescheidt

1

G

Subtropical Garden

Jacqueline Walker, Gil Hanly

1

G

Virgin Gardener

Paul Thompson

1

H

Book of Herbs and Herb Gardening

Ann Bonar

1

H

Complete Book of Herbs

Lesley Bremness

1

H

Herb Gardens

The Royal Horticultural Society

1

H

Herbal – Illustrated Growing Herbs etc.

Phillipa Black

1

I

Balcony, Patio & Window Box Gardening

Leslie Johns

1

I

Complete Indoor Gardener

Michael Wright

1

I

House plants

Cyril Harris

1

I

House plants & hanging baskets

Australian Good Gardening

1

I

Indoor Plants (Complete Guide)

Readers Digest

1

I

Know your Indoor & House Plants

Jack Krempin

1

I

Pocket Book of House Plants

David Longman

1

I

Top 50 Indoor Plants

Angie Thomas

1

J

1001 Gardens you must see before you die

Rae Spencer-Jones

1

J

A Window to the Southern Highlands

Linda Emery

1

J

Blooms of the Australian Wilderness

Hearne Denucs, text

1

J

Brisbane Houses with Gardens: the story of the people who built them

Beth Wilson

1

J

Chelsea Gold: award winning gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show

John Moreland

1

J

Collection of Australian Wildflower Illustrations

Patricia Weare

1

J

The Disobedient Garden: landscapes of contrast and contradiction

Michael Cooke & Brigid Arnott

1

J

Ellis Rowan: a Flower Hunter in Queensland

Judith McKay

1

J

Garden at Bronte

Leo Schofield

1

J

Garden Forever: dreams, stories, heritage & history

Kyleigh & Michael Simpson

1

J

Gardener's Log

Edna Walling

1

J

Gardens of Andrew Pfeiffer: A Sense of Place

Andrew Pfeiffer

1

J

Glory of the English Garden

Mary Keen

1

J

Great Gardens: Australia the Beautiful

1

J

The House and Garden at Glenmore: landscape, memory, seasons, home

Mickey Robertson

1

J

Lessons from Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us

Matthew Biggs

1

J

Old Fashioned Gardens

1

J

The Open Garden: Australian gardens and their gardeners

Louise Earwaker & Neil Robertson

1

J

Over the Fence & Overlooked : Traditional Plants in Queensland's Gardening Hetitage

Kyleigh & Michael Simpson

2

J

Plants, People & Places: The Plant Lover’s Companion

Julia Brittain

1

J

Quirky Gardens

Jennifer Isaacs

1

J

Rose Gardens of Australia: a Wealth of Knowledge, Pleasure and Inspiration

Susan Irvine

1

J

Rural Australian Gardens

Myles Baldwin

1

J

Sex, Botany & Empire: the story of Carl Linnaeus and Jospeh Banks

Patricia Fara

1

J

Wild Garlic, Gooseberries & me

Denis Cotter

1

J

Wildflowers of the Wallum

Elizabeth McDonald

1

J

A window to the Southern Highlands

Linda Emery

1

J

World of Kew

Ronald King

1

L

Australian Garden: Designs & plants for today

John Patrick

1

L

Beautiful Small Gardens & Courtyards

Better Homes & Gardens

1

L

Border Book

Anna Pavord

1

L

Complete backyard book

Better Homes & Gardens

1

L

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design

Grant W. Reid

1

L

Garden Masterclass

John Brookes

1

L

Landscaping Your Garden

Better Homes and Gardens

1

L

Patios & Courtyards

Royal Horticultural Society

1

L

Planning & Planting Home Gardens

Bay Books Gardening Library

1

L

Planning your garden for retirement

Lothian Australian Garden series

1

L

Small Garden Design

Paul Bangay

1

L

Success with Creating a Garden Pond

Peter Stadelmann

1

L

Truly Tiny Gardens

Caroline Gunter

1

L

Water Garden Plants & Animals

Nick Romanowski

1

L

Water in your Garden

Lothian Australian Garden series

1

M

Australian Horticultural Show & Judges Manual

1

M

First Aid – Responding to Emergencies

Australian Red Cross

1

M

Is it Poisonous

Helen McCaughey

1

O

Backyard Organic Gardening in Australia

Brenda Little

1

O

Garlic

Penny Woodward

1

O

Green Gardener

Shirley Stackhouse

1

O

My Gardening Year

Shirley Stackhouse

1

O

Organic Gardening

Peter Bennet

1

O

Paradise in your Garden

Jenny Allen

1

P

1001 Hints & Tips for the Garden

Readers Digest Magazine

1

P

1001 Hints & Tips for the Garden

Readers Digest Magazine

1

P

Cheap and Easy Propagation

Jane Edmanson

1

P

Garden Talk

Colin Campbell

1

P

Good Gardens with Less Water

Kevin Handreck

1

P

Greenhouses: Handbook for Nurseryment, Horticulturists & Gardeners

Keith Garzoli

1

P

Growing your own plants

Judy Moore

1

P

How to Propagate

John Cushnie

1

P

Hydroponics – Illustrated Guide

Dudley Harris

1

P

It’s so Natural

Alan Hayes

1

P

Making your Garden Grow

Jolyon Burnett and Simon Leake

1

P

No Garbage

No Garbage

1

P

PH Soil Testing Kit – A must know for all members

1

P

Rodale Book of Composting

Rodale Press

1

P

Seed Production for the Australian Home Vegetable Gardener

Allen & Christina Barry

1

P

Suburban Weeds

H E Kleinschmidt

1

P

Teaming with Microbes: a gardener's guide to the soil food web

Jeff Lowenfels , Wayne Lewis

1

P

Weed Control for the Home Gardener

David Aldous

1

Q

Blackall Range Landholders Guide

Barung Landcare

1

Q

Creating an Australian Rainforest Garden

Ralph Bailey and Julie Lake

1

Q

Flora of SE Qld, Vol. 1

T D Stanley & E M Ross

1

Q

Flora of SE Qld, Vol. 2

T D Stanley & E M Ross

1

Q

Mangroves to Mountains

Logan River Branch SGAP

2

Q

Mangroves to Mountains Vol. 2

Logan River Branch SGAP

1

Q

Noosa’s Native Plants

Stephanie Haslam

1

Q

Pine Rivers Shire

1

Q

Plant a Tree (History of revegation projects in SE Qld)

Wally Davies

1

Q

Planting a Native Garden Vol 1

Pine Rivers Society for Australian Plants

1

Q

Planting a Native Garden Vol 2

Pine Rivers Society for Australian Plants

1

Q

Rainforest Plants 1

Nan & Hugh Nicholson

1

Q

Rainforest Plants 2

Nan & Hugh Nicholson

1

Q

Successful Gardening in Warm Climates

Annette McFarlane

1

Q

Tropical & Subtropical Gardening

Harry Oakman

1

Q

Wild Guide to Moreton Bay

Qld Museum Publication

1

Q

Wild Places of Greater Brisbane

Qld Museum Publication

1

Q

Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane

Qld Museum Publication

1

R

Botanica’s Roses (Encyclopedia of Roses)

Various

1

R

David Austin English Roses

Clay Perry

1

R

Essential Rose Garden: a practical guide to growing, care and maintenance of roses

Peter McHoy

1

R

Growing Roses

Paul Hains

1

R

Macoboys Roses

Stirling Macaboy

1

R

Mary Moodys Roses

Mary Moody

1

R

Rose Lovers Companion: A-Z of Rose Varieties

Gardening Australia

1

R

Roses: a practical guide to over 300 roses for Australia and New Zealand

Roger Mann

1

R

Roses: old roses and species roses

Eleonore Cruse

1

R

Success with Caring for Roses

Gerhard Worm

1

R

Tea Roses

Lynne Chapman, Noelene Drage, Di Durston,

1

R

Top 100 Fragrant Roses

Your Garden magazine

1

S

Azaleas

Christopher Fairweather

1

S

Flowering Shrubs

Keith Rushforth

1

S

Flowering Shrubs

Helen Simon

1

S

Growing Rhododendrons

Richard Francis

1

S

Hibiscus in Colour

Australian Hibiscus Soc. Inc.

1

S

Soil: the incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy

Matthew Evans

1

S

Soil Care

K R W Hammett

1

T

Arboriculture: Integrated management of landscape trees, shrubs & vines

Richard W Harris

1

T

The Hidden Life of Trees: what they feel, how they communicate

Peter Wohlleben

1

T

Love of Trees

Kenneth A Beckett

1

T

Magnolias

Rosemary Barrett

1

T

Ornamental Conifers

Julie Grace

1

T

Pruning Ornamental Shrubs & Trees

L.F. Eager

1

T

Regreening Australia: Caring for Young Trees 2

Nan Oates

1

T

Tree Care for the Home Gardener

Lothian Australian Garden series

1

T

Trees & Shrubs (for Aust & N Z)

Readers Digest

1

T

Trees & Shrubs in Rainforests of NSW & S.Qld

J B Williams, G J Harden, WJF McDonald

1

T

Trees and Shrubs (Australia's Best Garden Guides)

Graeme Purdy

1

T

Trees for Flower & Fragrance

Stirling Macoboy

1

T

Trees for Fruit & Foliage

Stirling Macoboy

1

T

Trees: Colourful Trees for Australian Gardens

Harry Oakman

1

T

Trees: Form & Foliage Guide

Susie Leong & Tracy Laughlin

1

T

Trees and Shrubs for Your Garden

Bay Books Gardening Library

1

T

What Tree is That?

Stirling Macoboy

1

T

Wollemi Pine

James Woodford

1

V

Australian Vegetable Garden

Clive Blazey

1

V

Cook’s Garden

Australian Women’s Weekly guide

1

V

Creating a Useful Garden

Creating a Useful Garden

1

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Australia's Dangerous Creatures

David Underhill

1

W

Habitat Garden: Attracting Wildlife to your Garden

Habitat Garden: Attracting Wildlife to your Garden

1

W

Wild Life & Farm Dams

Wild Life & Farm Dams

1

W

Living with the Environment in the Pinr Rivers Shire

John Bowden

1

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