One of the greatest treasures that lie in the capital cities of Australia are the Botanic Gardens bookshops. There are books on native flora and fauna, bush foods, foreign gardens and specific botanical books that aren’t available anywhere else. As well as books there are posters, tea towels and other souvenir items.
Book list
Some of the books mentioned on Burke’s Backyard are;
- Tukka – Real Australian Food, by Jean-Paul Bruneteau (Angus & Robertson, 1996), rrp $40.
- Growing Fruit in Australia for Profit or Pleasure, by Paul Baxter (5th edition, Pan McMillan Australia, 1997), rrp $65.
- Cultivated Plants of the World, by Don Ellison (Flora Publications International, 1995), rrp $95.
- What Flower is That?, By Stirling Macoby (Lansdowne Publishing Pty Ltd, 1995), rrp $60.
- English Topiary Gardens, by Ethne Clarke & George Wright (George Weidenfeld & Nicholson Ltd, 1997), rrp $20.
- Pruning, A Practical Guide, by Peter McHoy (New Burlington Books, 1993), rrp $25.
- Plant Propagation, Principles and Practices, by H.T Hartmann & D.E Kester (5th edition, Simon & Schuster, 1990), rrp $58.
- What Camellia is that?, By Stirling Macoby (Lansdowne Publishing Pty Ltd, 1997), rrp $60.
- Ornamental Plants in Australia, by R.J Rowell (4th edition, NSW University Press, 1991), rrp $40.
- Ornamental Flowering Shrubs in Australia , by R.J Rowell (4th edition, NSW University Press, 1991), rrp $40.
- Ornamental Conifers for Australian Gardens, by R.J Rowell (NSW University Press, 1996), rrp $45.
- Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation, by W.R Elliott & D.L Jones (Volume 7, Lothian Books, 1997), rrp $130.
- Greening of Gondwanaland, by M.E White (Kangaroo Press, 1986), rrp $60.
- After the Greening, by M.E White (Kangaroo Press, 1994), rrp $60.
Further information
Our segment was filmed at the Royal Botanic Gardens bookshop in Sydney. It is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, NSW, 2000, phone: (02) 9231 8125.
There are bookshops at the following Australian botanic gardens;
- Australian National Botanic Gardens Bookshop, Canberra is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Clunis Ross Street, Black Mountain, ACT, 2601, phone: (02) 6257 3302.
- Mt Annan Botanic Gardens Bookshop is open daily from 10am to 3.30pm, Mt Annan Drive, Mt Annan, NSW, 2567, phone: (02) 4648 2477.
- Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens Bookshop is open daily from 10am to 3.45pm, Bell’s Line of Road, Mt Tomah, NSW, 2758, phone: (02) 4567 2154.
- Melbourne Botanic Gardens Bookshop is open daily from 10am to 5pm, Herbarium Building, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, VIC, 3141, phone: (03) 9252 2341.
- Adelaide Botanic Gardens, North Lodge Bookshop is open from 12pm to 4pm Monday-Friday and 10am to 4pm Saturday-Sunday, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000, phone: (08) 8228 2345.
- Hobart Botanic Gardens, Friends of the Gardens Bookshop is open daily from 11am to 3pm (June -August) and 10am to 4pm (September – May), Queens Domain, Hobart, TAS, 7000, phone: (03) 6234 6460.
- Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Library is open Monday, Friday & Saturday 10am to 1pm and Tuesday-Thursday 10am to 4pm, Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, QLD, 4066, phone: (07) 3403 2550.