These currently-available references are valuable for plant identification and soils; these have been used in producing this catalogue:

Bean, W. J. 1976 Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles – 8th Ed, John Murray Ltd London Vol. 1-4 with supplement.

• Highly distinguished and authoritative work on trees and shrubs hardy to Britain and the British Isles. Providing excellent detailed taxonomy, horticulture and cultivation notes.

Brooker, M & Kleinig, D 1999 Field Guide to Eucalypts. Volume 1-3. Bloomings Books Australia.

• Excellent detailed references for the Eucalypts throughout Australia.

Elliot, R & Jones, D 1986- Encyclopedia of Australian plants. Lothian Publishing Company, Melbourne Victoria.

• An excellent, standard reference for Australian plants; again, not yet complete.

Handreck, KA & Black, ND 1999 Growing media for ornamental plants and turf, newest edition. University of New South Wales Press.

• An excellent text discussing soils, irrigation and planting technique specifically suited for Australia.

Perry, B. 1992 Landscape Plants for Western Regions. An illustrated guide to plants for water conservation. Land Design Publishing Claremont, California.

• Excellent reference integrating dry – land plant tolerances with design principles. Indispensable!

Society for Growing Australian Plants Maroondah, Inc. 1991 Flora of Melbourne. SGAP Maroondah, Inc., Melbourne Victoria.

• Essential for Melbourne’s indigenous plants.

Spencer, R 1997 Horticultural flora of south-eastern Australia. Volume 1-4. University of New South Wales Press.

• The single best reference for landscape plants in Australia; not complete but the available 4 volumes are indispensable.

Treseder ,N.G. 1978, Magnolias, Faber and Faber Limited, Boston USA.

• Comprehensive work on many species of Magnolias, their cutivars and origins.