The Native Plants of Adelaide by Phil Bagust and Lynda Tout-Smith

The Native Plants of Adelaide

Returning the vanishing natural heritage of the Adelaide Plains to your garden

by Phil Bagust and Lynda Tout-Smith

Wakefield Press, 2010, [Reprinted with Updates], ISBN 9781862548794, colour photographs throughout, paperback with wraps

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, uncreased spine (see photographs)

“Australian native plants have been a popular option for gardeners for many years, but only rarely are the words ‘locally indigenous’ used when selecting species.  Locally indigenous natives are the plants that evolved to grow naturally in a particular area.  In the case of the Adelaide metropolitan area, these plants remain almost unknown by the general public, largely because the unique native woodlands and wetlands of the Adelaide Plains have long since succumbed to urban development.”