Penny Woodward

ISBN 9781864470741

full-colour PB, 152 pp
Describes origin, habit, cultivation and uses of 100 Asian herbs and vegetables. Has full-colour photographs for easy identification, general index and Asian names index.

Penny Woodward and Pam Vardy

ISBN 978 1864470963

Full-colour PB, 176 pp

Revel in the richness and diversity of these inner-city community gardens. Includes:
* many fascinating and unusual edible plants
* simple, home-style recipes using the vegetables and herbs gathered from these gardens
* tips for successful gardening, like pine needles for strawberries and chicken manure to warm the soil

Winner, 2007 Horticultural Media Association Australia's Book Laurel award for an outstanding original book by an Australian or New Zealand writer:
A finalist together with Paul Bangay’s The Enchanted Garden and Richard Aitkins’ Botanical Riches, the judges wrote of the winner, Community Gardens, ‘... possibly the first book on any gardening topic that virtually had the judges in tears! [It is] ... an inspiration to all and takes gardening back to its most important basics.’

By Marilyn Bull with line drawings by George Stolfo

The iconic guide, updated and greatly expanded 4th edition. 624 pages.

Full colour, beautiful line drawings.

ISBN: 9781864471205 Hyland House Publishing, HB, 213 pages

A barren block of land in the Australian suburbs has, over a period of 30 years, been transformed by the Sicilianos' passion, daring, perseverance and hard work into a slice of the Calabrian countryside - a lush and wonderful oasis. At a mere 1.2 ha, Rose Creek Estate is probably the smallest vineyard in the nation and, at less the 17 kilometres from the city centre, certainly the most urban. Its 3200 vines and its orchard, vegetable garden and nearly 400 olive trees produce thousands of bottles of award winning wine and olive oil, hundreds of jars of passata and preserved olives, and lots of other produce, year after year. Cherished family and regional traditions remain a large part of this couple's lives.  Month by month, this book details the changing seasons and the activities that take place in the vineyard and olive grove, in the cellar (where wine and olive oil are produced), and in the kitchen. The Sicilianos' enterprise is the embodiment of these ideas and living proof that such pursuits can build both a profitable business and a healthy and intensely satisfying way of life.

ISBN 9780646982748 Hardcover. 376 pages. Full colour throughout. $60