Canberra Gardener
The Canberra Gardener
is a book written and published by the Society. Very early in its
history the Society realised that gardening in Canberra was quite
different to the other major cities in Australia. Canberra is an
inland city with four distinct seasons, frosts and low rainfall, and
most Australian gardening books focus on the larger markets of Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane etc all of which have very different climates to
Canberra. The first edition of the Canberra Gardener was published in
1948. At that stage the Society had been in existence for less
than 20 years.
The Canberra Gardener 9th Edition
is now out of stock. Instead of reprinting, we have taken the
opportunity to make some changes and are producing a 10th edition,
again drawing on the experience of some of the district’s top
gardeners. Our new edition is now in its final stages.
You can look forward to a greater emphasis on fruit and vegetable
production, growing healthy plants in a changing climate with less
water by using common sense organic methods combined with good soil
preparation, drip irrigation and careful selection of
plants. Here in Canberra, timing is a little
different to other places and so we have included a vegetable planting
calendar to make life easier, and this will guide all gardeners in
coping with Canberra’s conditions. New and
proven cultivars are recommended to replace some that have not handled
the tough times so well, and this applies to most chapters of the
book. There is also a greater emphasis on gardening in smaller
spaces, for as times have changed, homes have grown larger and the
available land on which they are built is less, so gardening in a
limited space has become a challenge for many. We can help.
Expect the new edition to become available later in 2010 - WATCH THIS SPACE.
Please contact canberragardener@gmail.com
for enquiries about wholesale sales of The Canberra Gardener.
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