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Smaller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management

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This guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map.

July 5, 2026

Understanding Mount Compass soils

Land systems are not singular soil descriptions but identify the landscape in which a range of similar types of soils exist. Each of the soil types are referenced by a secondary three digit code indicating soil landscape units (SLUs). These units identify the aspects of the soil and other characteristics such as the land relief.…

June 4, 2026

The Australian Soil Classification

The Australian Soil Classification handbook, first published in 1996, is a key resource for identifying soils throughout Australia.

May 31, 2026

Native trees and shrubs of South-Eastern Australia

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Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia, by Leon Costermans, embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast.

May 20, 2026

Geology of the Fleurieu Peninsula

The geology of the Fleurieu is a complex composition of very ancient rock formations amidst that formed in the earliest geological times. Thanks to the Digital Atlas of Australia, this geology is illustrated graphically.

December 3, 2025

South Australian Planning Portal Application (SAPPA)

The South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA) is a free, map-based application which displays planning spatial layers and land ownership information.

November 22, 2025

Digital Atlas of Australia

The Digital Atlas of Australia is a mapping tool provided by the Australian Government to view a wide range of datasets in a graphical format. One such use is to view the geological regions of Australia using layers which reveal the types of surface geology, timescale, and rock type.

November 20, 2025

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation is a register of the people, industries, corporations, research institutions, scientific societies, awards, major events and other organisations that have contributed to Australia’s scientific, technological, engineering and medical heritage.

November 17, 2025

Australian Orchids

Noel Lothian, former Director of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, provides the text for the illustrated works of Rosa Fiveashes creating a textual and visual description of orchids found across Australia.

November 16, 2025

Let’s Propagate: A plant propagation manual for Australia

Bishop, A, 2025, Propagating Native Plants, https://www.gardeningaustraliamag.com.au/propagating-native-plants/#:~:text=Native%20cuttings%20can%20take%20anywhere,to%20pot%20up%20the%20seedlings.

This is a handbook for propagating specifically Australian Native plants. It takes the user from a novice to being able to identify what propagation methods can be applied for a large cross-section of native plant families, genus, and species.

October 25, 2025

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