Number 32...December 2003
ISSN 1326-7469

News and Views from the World of ASGAP

Australian Plants Societies; The "Gumnuts" Newsletter; "Paws" - online magazine; Biological control slows creeping assault; Bushfires change soil chemistry; Australian Plants Award; Top information site; "Australian Plants"...in print!!!

On the Brink - 8

Australian Plants at Risk - Grevillea iaspicula

Growing Native Plants in Containers

A wide range of native plants can be grown in containers - often a good way of growing the "difficult ones".

Coping with the Drought

Helping plants cope with the extended dry weather conditions that still exist in many parts of Australia.

Coastal Wanderings

Spectacular wildflowers on the Central Coast of New South Wales

Botany and Ecology of the 'Nightcap Oak', Eidothea hardeniana

With a direct lineage to Gondwana, the discovery of this new species in 2000 caused considerable excitement.

Genetic Provenance

The importance of preserving local genetic forms in bush regeneration.

Australian Native Hibiscus

Although Hibiscus are very popular garden plants, the Australian members of the group should be more widely grown.

Electronic Mailbox

Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers.

Short Cuts

How to Grow Flannel Flower Easily; Potting Mixes: Roots Need Room to Breathe; A Reliable Wax Flower; Australian Native Grasses and Gardens; The Genus Boronia; The Late Inclusion of Trees in Garden Design

A Good Read

Reviews of some publications on the Australian flora.

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Editor: Brian Walters

Australian Plants online - December 2003 Issue date: 17 December 2003 Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants