This section provides links to websites, great publications and details of organisations to contact for further information about gardening with Australian native plants and protecting Australia's biodiversity.

• Flora for Fauna Website
• Native Flora
• Native Fauna
• Environment
• Garden Centres & Nurseries
• Government
  
  

• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)
  
  The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP) caters for people interested in Australia's native flora whether that interest is simple appreciation of the beauty and diversity of the flora or whether it extends to propagation, cultivation and conservation. ASGAP is made up of seven independent, non-profit, Regional Societies........one in each of the six Australian States and the seventh being based in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The first Regional Society was established in 1957 in Victoria.
  http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/
  
  
• Australian Native Plants Discussion Forum
  
  A discussion group run by backyard gardeners who share their experiences of growing native plants. This forum is provided for the discussion of native plants of Australian, New Zealand and Oceania.
  http://www.au.gardenweb.com/forums/oznative
  
  
• Australian Open Garden Scheme
  
  Australia's Open Garden Scheme is a non-profit organisation that began in Victoria in 1987. Our aim is to promote the knowledge and pleasure of gardens and gardening across Australia.
  http://www.opengarden.org.au
  
  
• Australian Plants Society
  
  The Sutherland Group of Australian Plants Society is an active group that meets ten times per year, contributes to State and National Society events and proceedings and organises many local activities.
  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ssgap/
  
  
• FloraBank
  
  FloraBank is a collaboration between Greening Australia, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products through the Australian Tree Seed Centre, and the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Recently, the Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research and the Nursery Industry Association of Australia have also become involved in FloraBank.
  http://www.florabank.org.au
  
  
• Gardens Open
  
  Gardens open offers you the facility to search for beautiful gardens that are open regularly or by appointment throughout Australia. Many of the listings have a link to their own web-site which will give you further information regarding that garden and when it opens to the public.
  http://www.gardensopen.com.au
  
  
• Kuranga Native Plant Nursery
  
  Kuranga Native Plant Nursery are a retail nursery specialising exclusively in Australian Native Plants.
  http://melbourne.citysearch.com.au/E/V/MELBO/0033/05/93/3.html
  
  
• The Water-Wise Garden
  
  The Water-Wise Garden has created Colourful Water-Wise Gardening; an easy to use, fully interactive CDRom guide to growing colourful Low Water Use plants using Organic Gardening practices and Organic Pest Control. The CDRom contains over 450 full colour photos for the identification of plants and insect pests and predators. Also included are Rainfall & Temperature maps, a Glossary, and Complete Index.
  http://www.thewaterwisegarden.com
  
  

• Australian Plants for Year Round Colour
  By Angus Stewart. Publisher: ABC Books, Australia, 2002. ISBN 073330985 2.
  
  
• Australian Plants for the Garden
  By Gwen Elliot. Published by Hyland House, Australia. ISBN 1 86447 039 9.
  
  
• Gardening with Australian Rainforest Plants
  By Julie Lake and Ralph Bailey ISBN 1876473398
  
  
• The Austraflora A-Z Book of Australian Plants
  By Bill Molyneux and Sue Forrester. Published by Reed New Holland, Australia 2002. ISBN 1 876334 84 3
  
  
• The Australian Garden: Designing with Australian Plants
  By Diana Snape. Published by Blooming Books,Australia, 2002. ISBN 1 876473 33 9.
  
  
• Wildflowers of Victoria
  By Margaret Corrick & Bruce Fuhrer, Bloomings Books ISBN 1 87647 314 2
  
  
• The New Native Garden - Designing with Australian Plants
  
  By Paul Urquhart. Published by New Holland, Australia, 2000. ISBN 1 86436 695 8.
  
  
• Key Guide Australian Wildflowers
  By Leonard Cronin, Envirobooks 2000 ISBN 0 85881 170 7
  
  
• Flowering Natives for Home Gardens
  By Denise Grieg. Published by Angus and Robertson, Australia. ISBN 0 207 18413 5.
  
  
• Key Guide Australian Trees
  By Leonard Cronin, Envirobooks 2000 ISBN 0 85881 171 5
  
  
• Australian Native Plants
  br>By Wrigley & Fagg, Reed Books 1996 ISBN 0 73010 493 1
  
  

• Aussie Bee
  
  Australia has over 1,500 species of native bees in an amazing variety of colours. Visit the Aussie Bee website to learn about the native bees in your garden such as the stingless honeybees, teddy bear bees and blue banded bees. Native bee information booklets, a field guide and a free online magazine are also available at this site. These unique resources are produced by the Australian Native Bee Research Centre.
  http://www.zeta.org.au/~anbrc/index.html
  
  
• Birds Australia
  
  Birds Australia began life as the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901. We thought that title was a bit of a mouthful, so now we call ourselves Birds Australia. BA is dedicated to the conservation, study and enjoyment of Australia's native birds and their habitats.
  http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au
  
  
• Birds of Perth
  
  The Online Guide to the Birds of Perth is designed to cater for all those interested in birds. It is hoped that by reading through the information on this site you will gain a greater understanding of our local avifauna.
  http://www.birdsofperth.com
  
  
• Bird Observers Club
  
  Bird Observers Club of Australia is an independent, non-profit association, which relies on subscriptions, donations, hundreds of volunteers and a small team of dedicated staff.
  http://www.birdobservers.org.au/Index.htm
  
  
• Field Naturalists Club of Tasmania
  
  Sometimes known as the Tas Field-Nats, we are comprised of both amateurs and professionals who share a common interest in the natural world. Experts in a particular topic not only pass on their knowledge to others, but find themselves learning about related aspects of their particular interest. The only requirement of members is an active interest in the natural world. The club was formed in 1904, and we are associated with other Field Naturalist Clubs throughout Tasmania and beyond.
  http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/tasfield
  
  
• Fauna Rescue of South Australia
  
  We are a volunteer Fauna Rescue South Australia is a not for profit group caring for non profit organisation, caring for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.
  http://www.faunarescue.org.au/
  
  
• Frog Decline Reversal Project
  
  This site contains information on tropical frog ponds, species identification, threats and diseases to FNQ frogs, and lots more. uploaded next week.
  http://www.fdrproject.org
  
  
• WIRES NSW Wildlife and Information and Rescue Service
  
  The NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service (WIRES) is the largest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia. When an echidna is hit by a car, a possum is attacked by a cat or a lizard gets its head stuck in a drink can - WIRES is there to help.
  http://www.wires.org.au/
  
  
• Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland>
  
  The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland is the oldest, largest and most respected wildlife-focused conservation group in the State of Queensland. Founded in 1962 by Judith Wright, Brian Clouston, David Fleay and Kathleen MacArthur, the Society is a community-based, non-profit organisation consisting of 24 branches throughout the State, committed to an ecologically sustainable future for people and wildlife.
  http://www.wildlife.org.au
  
  

• Attracting butterflies to your Garden in Australia
  By Densey Clyne
  
  
• Attracting Birds to your Garden in Australia
  By John Dengate, published by New Holland
  
  
• Native Bees of the Sydney Region Field Guide
  Published by the Australian Native Bee Research Centre. This is the first and only field guide ever published on Australian native bees and includes chapters on encouraging native bees in the garden. The guide can be purchased through the Aussie Bee website http://www.zeta.org.au/~anbrc/fieldguide.html but it is only available in a limited number of bookshops.
  
  
• Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
  By Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight, published Harper Collins 2001
  
  
• A Field Guide to Australian Birds
  By Michael Morcombe, Steve Parish Publishing 2000 ISBN 1 87628 210X
  
  
• Backyard Insects
  By Paul A Horne & Denis Crawford, Melbourne University Press 1996 ISBN 0 52284 737 4
  
  
• Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
  By Simpson & Day, Penguin Books 1999 ISBN 0 67087 918 5
  
  
• The Australian Bird Garden Creating Havens for Native Birds
  By Graham Pizzey
  
  
• Australian Guide to Backyard Wildlife
  by Bob Winters and Jim Grant, published by the Gould League
  
  
• Australian Guide to Birds
  By Bob Winters, published by the Gould League
  
  
• The Nest Box Book
  By Jim Grant, published by the Gould League
  
  

• Gould League
  
  Australian environmental education organisation providing information on sustainability and the environment, especially for schools and families. Timelines provides information on seasonal events in nature around Australia.
  http://www.gould.edu.au
  
  
• Greening Australia Limited
  
  Greening Australia is an organization which is doing something practical about our country’s environmental problems. We are a national, community organization that helps Australians to protect remnant vegetation; protect biodiversity; repair and prevent land degradation; improve water quality; and provide habitat for native fauna.
  http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au
  
  
• World Wide Fund for Nature
  
  World Wide Fund For Nature is a global conservation organisation. We have 5 million supporters, 3,330 WWF staff world-wide and, each year, more than 1,200 projects working towards saving our planet.
  http://www.wwf.org.au
  
  
• ABC online - Gateway to Gardening Australia, Backyard Birdwatch
  
  Information about the ABC, including ABC Services (such as Archives and Program Sales), radio and TV transmission, ABC Corporate, recruitment and program contact details.
  http://www.abc.net.au
  
  

• Austraflora Nursery
  
  Austraflora’s Bill Molyneux and Sue Forrester have selected and developed Australian plants throughout the continent for more than 35 years. Austraflora plants all create and enhance habitat for wildlife in your garden, providing food, protection and nesting sites. There is a collection of Austraflora plants suitable for your garden wherever you live, and whatever your climate and soils ~ look for the distinctive Austraflora label in the Flora for Fauna section in your nursery.
  http://www.austraflora.com
  
  
• Kuranga Native Plant Nursery (VIC)
  
  Located in suburban Melbourne, Kuranga specialise exclusively in Australian Native Plants. Their huge range includes many rare and unusual plants not normally found elsewhere. Colourful displays, knowledgeable staff and something new to see on every visit.
  http://www.kuranga.com.au
  
  
• Fairhill Native Plants (QLD)
  
  Located in South East Queensland on the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Fairhill Nursery is a showplace of Australian flora. The nursery offers Australia's biggest range of Australian native plants - everything from wildflowers, grasses and water plants to ferns, orchids and rainforest trees.
  http://www.fairhillnursery.com
  
  
• Kangarutha Nursery (NSW)
  
  Surrounded by National Parks and nestled on the fringe of a tall coastal forest, Kangarutha Nursery presents one of the largest selections of Australian flora found anywhere in NSW. Judged Australian Best Medium Garden Centre (2002/03), Australian Best Small Garden Centre (2001) and NSW Garden Centre of the Year (2000).
  http://www.kangarutha.com.au/
  
  
• Heyne's Garden Centre (Beluh Park, SA)
  
  Established in 1869 and still a family business, Heynes stocks an extensive range of Australian native plants and other materials to create your Flora for Fauna garden. Staff can help with advice and ideas.
  http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre
  
  
• Wariapendi Nursery (Colo Vale, NSW)
  
  Wariapendi Nursery at Colo Vale in the NSW Southern Highlands offers a wide range of native plants suitable for cold climates and beyond. Their information brochures are available to help you decide on the best plants for your location and requirements and staff are happy to share their expertise.
  http://www.wariapendi.com.au
  
  
• Zanthorrea Nursery (Maida Vale, WA)
  
  Located in the foothills near Kalamunda, Zanthorrea Nursery offers a wide range of Australian native plants in a peaceful bush garden setting. Staff have lots of local knowledge and can advise on the best plants for your location as well as help with other flora and fauna information.
  http://www.zanthorrea.com
  
  
• Goodwinii Eremophila Nursery (Port Augusta, SA)
  
  At the 'crossroads to Australia' (Port Augusta), this nursery specialises exclusively in the Australian native arid-land species, Eremophila and Myoporum. There are approx 300 varieties on display in their fauna-friendly gardens and the nursery offers a mail-order service for interstate and overseas customers.
  http://www.goodwinii.com.au
  
  
• Native Nursery
  
  Mildura Native Nursery has a very informative website on native Australian plants and the environment. You can order plants, books, seed and innovative gardening products online and they can be delivered to your door via Australia Post. There is a also a very handy 'Find a Plant function that is free to use and is extremely useful for people trying to select plants for their garden. People can sort plants according to specific criteria (eg. frost tolerance, drought tolerant, bird attracting).
  http://www.nativenursery.com.au
  
  
• Allansforest Transplants
  
  Our Nursery is a wholesale operation focuused on the supply of indigenous plants for South-eastern Australia (S.W. Victoria, S.E. South Australia and Southern N.S.W.). We also supply seedlings for farm forestry and plantation forestry industries. We produce a range of seedlings including trees, shrubs, grasses, rushes, sedges etc. for bushland, coastal, riparian and wetland revegetation projects. We also provide Bush Regeneration Services (see the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators Inc. site http://www.zipworld.com.au/~aabr/  for more information on Bush Regeneration if you like).
  http://www.geocities.com/allansforest
  
  
• Alstonville Garden Centre (NSW)
  
  The Alstonville Tree Farm grows a wide, varied and vast selection of high quality trees for nurseries and landscapers around Australia. We specialise in rainforest trees and coastal plants. Our experienced landscapers specialise in major rehabilitation, reforestation and landscaping projects of various natures.
  http://www.agardencentre.com.au
  
  
• Alstonville Tree Farm (NSW)
  
  Alstonville Tree Farm grow super advanced and advanced trees for Australian Nurseries and Landscapers. A great selection of rainforest trees and coastal plants. Experienced Landscapers specialising in major rehabilitation, reforestation and landscaping projects.
  http://www.treefarm.com.au
  
  

• Environment Australia
  
  Environment Australia advises the Commonwealth Government on policies and programs for the protection and conservation of the environment, including both natural and cultural heritage places.
  http://www.ea.gov.au
  
  
• Australian National Botanic Gardens
  
  The Australian National Botanic Gardens maintains a scientific collection of native plants from all parts of Australia. The plants are displayed for the enjoyment and education of visitors and are used for research into plant classification and biology. A herbarium of preserved plant specimens is closely associated with the living collection.
  http://www.anbg.gov.au
  
  
• South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage
  
  South Australia's spectacular and diverse natural environment is among our finest assets - supporting vital and unique ecosystems and wildlife and providing enormous recreation, tourism and economic opportunities. The Department for Environment and Heritage Internet site offers an informative and dynamic insight into the State's environmental assets and issues.
  http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/
  
  
• Australian Biodiversity
  
  Biodiversity is the variety of all life forms: the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are apart. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of its species found nowhere else in the world.
  http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/index.html
  
  
• Victorian Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
  
  NRE has significant responsibilities for the development, conservation and protection of Victoria's natural and cultural resources. Over 4000 staff deliver services to a diverse community and a wide range of stakeholders throughout the State.
  http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/
  
  
• Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management
  
  As an agency with integrated responsibilities, we manage lands and waters for the conservation of biodiversity at ecosystem, species and genetic levels, including management for the renewable resources they provide, and for the recreation and visitor services they can sustainably support.
  http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/
  
  
• Queensland National parks and Wildlife Service
  
  Key functions of the organisation are environmental planning, environmental policy and economics, environmental operations with service delivery in Southern, Central and Northern Regions, sustainable industries, environmental and technical services, public affairs, corporate development, and corporate performance and risk.
  http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/
  
  
• Environment Australia
  
  Environment Australia advises the Commonwealth Government on policies and programs for the protection and conservation of the environment, including both natural and cultural heritage places.
  http://www.ea.gov.au
  
  
• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
  
  The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is the government agency responsible for developing and maintaining the parks and reserve system, and conserving natural and cultural heritage, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
  http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/
  
  
• Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission
  
  The Commission is responsible for planning and developing the Territory’s system of terrestrial and marine parks and reserves, along with other lands. It acts as a management agency for the Conservation Land Corporation, Aboriginal and other land owners, managing 91 parks and reserves for conservation and the provision of high quality nature-based tourism/recreational experiences for visitors.
  http://www.nt.gov.au/ipe/paw/
  
  
• Perth Zoo
  
  Perth Zoo is administered by the Zoological Gardens Board of Western Australia. The Zoological Gardens Board is constituted under the authority of the Zoological Gardens Act, 1972.
  http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au
  
  
• Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
  
  Today, the Gardens are home to more than 51,000 individual plants, representing over 12,000 different species, and have become a natural sanctuary for native wild life including black swans, bell birds, cockatoos and kookaburras fill the air with their distinctive song.
  http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/
  
  
• Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha
  
  The Brisbane Botanic Gardens - Mt Coot-tha are recognised as Queensland's premier subtropical Botanic Gardens. The Brisbane Botanic Gardens - Mt Coot-tha, which officially opened in 1976, are situated 8km from the city centre.
  http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/
  
  
• Kings Park & Botanic Garden
  
  The Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority aims to: create and provide world recognised facilities and services and to inspire the conservation of biodiversity. conserve and enhance Kings Park, Bold Park and the State's Botanic Garden for the community.
  http://www.kpbg.wa.gov.au/
  
  
• Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens
  
  Exploring the world of plants becomes a fascinating journey at the Gardens' Botanical Discovery Centre. The fun and educational interactives that tempt and intrigue children and adults alike make this an adventure you can return to time after time.
  http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/