Library: Horticulture: Landscaping

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Websites

Landscape Design Institute
Professional association for landscape designers. Get inspiration from the designer showcase. Find out what events are happening near you. Try your hand at the Landscape Design Competition for students and recent graduates.
Landscaping and garden design : Your Home
Australia’s most comprehensive guide to environmentally sustainable homes.
Landscape design software : AutoCAD
Professional computer-aided design software used for landscape design.
Have a look at the range of free educational AutoCAD downloads.
Landscaping For Bushfire : CFA
Includes downloads, plant section and case studies. Design examples of gardens in suburbia, rural, hills, and coastal areas.
Irrigation Australia
Floodplain Management Australia
Involved urban and rural flood risk. Promotes wise management of development on floodplains, helping to reduce the risks of flooding to life and property.
Victorian Building Authority
Check if your landscaping work requires a building permit.
Sustainable Garden Design

Design Inspiration Websites

Gardens : The Designs Files
Amazing garden landscapes around Australia.
Garden ideas & design inspiration : Garden Design
Ideas from around the world for designing gardens big and small.
Open Gardens Victoria
Tour private gardens around Victoria.
Parks and Gardens : Visit Victoria
See for yourself exactly why Victoria is the Garden State. Search for public gardens around Victoria.

Bendigo TAFE acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Djaara people of the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Yorta Yorta People. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

Kangan Institute acknowledges their campuses are located on the ancestral lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. The institute respects traditional custodians, Elders and their cultural heritage.

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Horticulture: Landscaping

Horticulture subject guide

The New Australian Garden : Landscapes for Living (eBook)

Landscape Graphics : plan, section, and perspective drawing of landscape spaces

Landscape Architecture : An Introduction (eBook)

The Australian garden : designing with Australian plants

Open(ing) Spaces : Design As Landscape Architecture (eBook)

Beyond the Lawn : unique outdoor spaces for modern living

From Idea to Site : A Project Guide to Creating Better Landscapes (eBook)

Constructing Landscape : materials, techniques, structural components

Landscape Construction (3rd ed.)

Garden (eBook)

Hardscaping : how to use structures, pathways, patios and ornaments in your garden

Stone, Rock & Gravel

Paul Bangay's garden design handbook

Encyclopedia of garden design

The Australian backyard : how to create your ideal backyard

Websites

Design Inspiration Websites