Books available at the nursery for purchase

Rainforest Plants of Australia (Rockhampton to Victoria)Gwen Harden, Hugh Nicholson, Bill McDonald, Nan Nicholson, Terry Tame and John Williams (2014)
Price – $85
Available as an interactive identification key on a USB stick and an App in the Google Play & Apple Stores

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Rainforest Trees and Shrubs. A field guide to their identification in Victoria, New South Wales and subtropical Queensland using vegetative features. Gwen Harden, Bill McDonald, John Williams (2006)
Price – $50

Rocks and Landscapes of the Sunshine Coast (2nd Ed). A non-technical guide to the geological history and rocks of the Sunshine Coast and Gympie districts, and their influence on landscapes and human activities. Warwick Willmott (2007)
Price – $15

Weeds of the Sunshine Coast. A field guide for identification of weeds common throughout Cooloola, Fraser Island and South-east Queensland. Methods of Weed control and disposal are discussed. Joan Heavey and Sonia MacDonald (2013)
Price – $45

Grasses. Native and Introduced grasses of the Noosa Biosphere Reserve and Surrounding Regions. A starting point to the study of grasses with full size images of 63 native and 45 introduced grasses. Sonia MacDonald and Stephanie Haslam (2009)
Price – $40

Sedges Rushes & Restiads of the Noosa Biosphere and Surrounding Regions. The book is intended as a starting point in the study of sedges, rushes and restiads. It contains full size images of local sedges, rushes and restiads. Written by Sonia MacDonald and Stephanie Haslam
Price – $40

Create More Butterflies. A guide to 48 butterflies and their host plants for South-east Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Frank Jordan and Helen Schwenke (2005)
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Australian Stingless Bees. A Guide to Sugarbag Beekeeping. A handbook for anyone interested in keeping native honey bees. John Klumpp (2007)
Price – $25

Discovering Aboriginal Plant Use. Journeys of an Australian Anthropologist. Descriptions of the plants used by Aboriginal People in different regions of Australia and that contribute to their distinctiveness. Philip A Clarke (2014)
Price – $55

Barks and Trunks, Rainforest Trees of South-Eastern Australia. Due to a large number of rainforest tree species, this book will help identify mature rainforest trees by their bark and trunk. The photographs in the book will give the reader a closer appreciation of the different bark types, colourations, textures, trunk shapes and an overall understanding of old-growth rainforest trees. Peter Poropat (2009)
Price – $30

Barks and Trunks, Rainforest Trees of South-Eastern Australia Volume 2. Volume 2 is the second book in the series and contains a further 150 Eastern Australia rainforest tree species. Both books describe brush trees, their barks and trunks and record these trees in their unspoiled environment for their identity, natural heritage and value. Peter Poropat (2009)
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If you are heading toward Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this summer, you may want to get hold of a copy of this little book. It’s a passport to the cool and beautiful forest of the Conondales, the largest patch of subtropical rainforest and associated eucalyptus forest remaining in the hinterland. The Conondale Range National Park is the result of a 25 year-long campaign by the book’s authors, the Conondale Range Committee, to preserve what they describe as a botanical and biological wonderland. By this they mean not just the forest itself, but also the plants, birds, and animals that depend on this ecosystem for survival.
Price – $10

Living by the season: food and recipes of the Gympie region
Price – $20
