Australian Planting Design

Landscape architect Thompson offers this guide to gardening in the Australian climate. General aesthetics and the basic components of water, inorganic structures, and vegetation are outlined first, with considerations in plant selection, symbiotic roles of different types of vegetation, and fire safety following. Construction of the garden is considered both in terms of personal creative expression and practical purposes of wind and water direction and erosion control. The use of indigenous Australian plants is emphasized. The last part addresses dynamic care for the garden as it changes in time. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)