MAGAZINESABC Organic Gardening (Library) Earth Garden (Library)

Grass Roots (Library)

Warm Earth

Burkes Backyard (Library)

Wellbeing Food

BOOKSThe Permaculture Home Garden by Linda Woodrow - $39.95 or Library

Easy Organic Gardening & Moon Planting by Lyn Bagnall - $49.95 or Library

One Magic Square by Lolo Houbein - $45 or Library

Smart Permaculture Design - $51.20 or Library

Backyard Self Sufficiency by Jackie French - $15.95 or Library

The Practical Australian Gardener by Peter Cundall - $35 or Library

The Garden Guardians by Jane Davenport - $29.95

LOCAL GROUPSHornsby Shire Council Fagan Park Eco Garden http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/recreation/index.cfm?NavigationID=2528

Hornsby Shire Council Bushcare http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/index.cfm?NavigationID=574

Hornsby Shire Council Sustainable Action Committee http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/index.cfm?NavigationID=955

Permaculture Sydney North - http://permaculturenorth.org.au/

Seed Savers North West Sydney - http://www.seedsavers.net/lsn/north-western-sydney-community-seed-savers

Seed Savers Sydney North http://www.seedsavers.net/lsn/permaculture-sydney-north-seed-network

Australian Plants Society http://www.austplants-nsw.org.au/

Further Information on Eco Gardening Basics( as at June 2010 )

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SPECIFIC WEBSITES & BOOKSNo Dig Gardens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CriHmRpeP0

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s867068.htm

http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/

http://www.no-dig-gardening.org/

Esther Deans Gardening Book – Growing without Digging - $29.95 or Library

Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza - $26.95

Herb & Herb Spirals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxGqUnHz-1A

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s978487.htm

http://www.theherbspiral.com/

http://welcometovoluntarysimplicity.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/how-to-build-a-herb-spiral/

Herbaceous by Ian & Elizabeth Hemphill - $39.95

Cook’s Herb Garden by Jeff Cox & Marie-Pierre Moine - $39.95 or Library

Crop Rotation

http://www.growyourownfood.com.au/otherpages/kitchengarden.htm

http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetable/crop-rotation/index.php

http://www.mygarden.net.au/flex/crop-rotation/1224/1

Mandala Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_4XDEzN4hI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLOpM5S684M&feature=related

http://www.permaculturesouthernhighlands.info/journal/mandala.htm

http://www.purplepear.net.au/mandala_gardens.html

Further Information on Eco Gardening Basics Fact Sheet page 2 of 5

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SPECIFIC WEBSITES & BOOKSComposting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzQWaO0pOjY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAMy_ZJ0Xa8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKlauRA7ugI

http://recyclingnearyou.com.au/documents/2005126_compost_eng.pdf

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/downtoearth/composting.htm

The Compost Book by David & Yvonne Taylor - $16.95 or Library

The Little Book of Compost by Allan Shepherd - $14.99

Idiots Guide to Composting by Chris Mclaughlin - $22.95

Propagation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tRCzbdfg10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d26AhcKeEbE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGK2IQbXF4A

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/seeds/info_sheet/seed_raising_info.html

http://musingsfromoz.typepad.com/permaculture/raising_seedlings/

http://www.permup.com/seedraising.html

Seed

http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/default.asp

http://www.seedsavers.net/

http://www.greenharvest.com.au/

http://www.diggers.com.au/

http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/

http://howtosaveseeds.com/

The Seed Savers Handbook by Michel & Jude Fanton - $32.50 or Library

Worm Farms

http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/index.cfm?NAVIGATIONID=1223

http://permaculturenorth.org.au/docs/info_sheets/ME-WF.pdf

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1620935.htm

Further Information on Eco Gardening Basics Fact Sheet page 3 of 5

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SPECIFIC WEBSITES & BOOKSCompanion Plants

http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/uploadedFiles/Website/Environment/Waste_Services/Companion%20Planting%20&%20Organic%20Bug%20Sprays.pdf

http://www.figtree.org.au/companion_planting.html

Jackie French’s Guide to companion Planting - $13.95

Companion Planting in Australia by Brenda Little - $16.95 or Library

Guild Planting

http://permaculturenorth.org.au/docs/info_sheets/PD-DG.pdf

http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fruit_tree_companion_planting.html

http://vodpod.com/watch/1884217-guild-planting

Garden Ponds

http://www.environment.gov.au/education/publications/frogpond.html

http://www.ozwatergardens.com.au/?gclid=CM7Ug4SbmKICFQcZewodnnRLWA

http://www.australian-backyard-wildlife.com/ponds.html

http://www.nativefish.asn.au/faq.html#pond

Planting Wetlands and Dams by Nick Romanoski - $59.95

Native Plants

http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/index.cfm?NavigationID=1521

http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/plant_info/Plants_for_gardens/growing_native_plants_in_sydney

http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/native.htm

http://www.australian-natives.com.au/index.php

http://www.cboc.org.au/sydneyplants.pdf

The New Native Garden by Paul Urquhart - $39.95 or Library

Australian Native Plants by Wrigley & Fagg - $99.95 or Library

Small Native Plants for Australian Gardeners - $29.95 or Library

Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney by Les Robinson - $39.95 or Library

Further Information on Eco Gardening Basics Fact Sheet page 4 of 5

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SPECIFIC WEBSITES & BOOKSNative Plant Foods

http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/plant_info/aboriginal_bush_foods

http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/education/Resources/bush_foods

http://www.anbg.gov.au/bibliography/bushfood.html

http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/cadigalwangal/vegetation/bushtucker.htm

Bush Foods of New South Wales by K Stewart & B Percival – free to download or Library

Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low $29.95 or Library

Native Bee Websites

http://www.aussiebee.com.au/

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/factsheets/Conservation-and-the-Environment/Native-Bees/1158

http://www.zabel.com.au/

For more information contact Hornsby Shire Council Waste Hotline 9847 4856 or visit www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment

Further Information on Eco Gardening Basics Fact Sheet page 5 of 5

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