Garden Escapees become Environmental Weeds is a full colour publication that provides alternatives to twenty of the worst garden escapees (environmental weeds of horticultural origin) in the Ipswich region. While the research for this book and supporting poster was principally confined to the greater Ipswich region; environmental weeds are notorious for not respecting Local Government boundaries. As such, the information documented has relevance to much of the subtropical region of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
Features
Overview of the global, national and local context of environmental weeds;
How, when, where and why of the selection processes;
Practical guide to identifying the listed garden escapees;
Suggested alternatives to each garden escapee;
Each species is presented with a colour photograph, Latin name, common name and botanical description.
Contents
Foreword
Credits
Acknowledgements
Preface
Contents
Introduction
20 Garden escapees & 60 Alternatives
The Last Word
Bibliography
Readership
Landscapers and Gardeners
Horticulture Students
Author Information
Bruce Tinworth is a retired TAFE teacher within the disciplines of Horticulture, Conservation, Engineering, Workplace Health & Safety and the Visual Arts. He has consulted on numerous community conservation projects and Government environmental initiatives, and has been published in several periodicals. He is a Life Member of the Ipswich Branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants with a passion for using local native flora to re-establish wildlife habitat in the urban environment; and for a time delivered Land for Wildlife service’s to two Local Government areas in South-east Queensland. His work has been recognised by numerous awards for voluntary contributions to conservation and the natural environment; including the Ipswich Enviroplan Award of Excellence in Environmental Education (2000 & 2001), the Ipswich Centenary Medal (2004), and was a joint-recipient of the United Nations International Year of the Volunteer Medal (2001).
Reviews
“…taking the guesswork out of identifying the worst weeds in local gardens…” Queensland Times, p.6, 50313.
“A handy practical field manual to help gardeners in sub-tropical areas identify some of the most troublesome weeds and then provide three native alternatives. This book is about improving the plants we grow by replacing weeds with Australian native species. The stunning images are a great asset when it comes to verifying weed versus alternative species. An excellent reference for people of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.” Paul Plant (ed.), subtropical Gardening, p.88, 10313.
“…raise the public’s awareness of the issue of environmental weeds and reduce the weed management burden imposed upon taxpayers, conservation volunteers and the natural environment…” Moreton Border News, p.3, 80312.
Colour photographs, 56 pages, 210 x 200 x 1.5mm, Paperback, 2012, AU $15.00 + P&P
Lyle Radford Photography
ISBN: 978-0-646-59103-2
Available from: The Society for Growing Australian Plants – Ipswich Branch.
