Australian Plants Journal
Australian Plants is a 48 page quarterly publication in A5 format and is the Society’s main publication.The journal is published by our New South Wales branch and was first issued in 1959 under the editorship of the late Bill Payne, who remained as editor for over 40 years. Australian Plants attempts to strike a balance between articles of practical interest to the average grower and scientific research papers.
The journal has built up a high reputation since its first issue and is held in many libraries both in Australia and overseas. Its authors include the foremost experts in research into the horticulture and botany of Australian native plants as well as experienced amateur growers. Australian Plants is illustrated with numerous colour photographs and line drawings. It’s topics cover a wide range and include landscaping, growing, botany, propagation and conservation.
In December 2009, Australian Plants celebrated 50 years of publication and it is still going strong!
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Left: Australian Plants Issue No. 1 December 1959 Right: Australian Plants 50th Anniversary issue December 2009 |
Subscribing to Australian Plants
Australian Plants is usually included with Society membership (either as a standard benefit or by means of an additional fee).
It is also possible to subscribe to Australian Plants independently of Society membership. Contact the Australian Plants Society (NSW) for details.
Australian Plants Back Issues
Back issues of the journal are available for download from the following links. The content of the entire back calalogue can also be searched.
Indexes to Australian Plants from Volume 1 to Volume 26 can be downloaded as PDF files from our Resources page.
- Australian Plants; Volumes 1 to 6
- Australian Plants; Volumes 7 to 12
- Australian Plants; Volumes 13 to 18
- Australian Plants; Volumes 19 to 24
- Australian Plants; Volumes 25 to 30
- Australian Plants; Volumes 31 to 36