RNZIH
PUBLICATIONS
Prices include
GST and postage (within New Zealand).
Available
from:
PO Box 85012,
Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand.
Greening
the City:
Bringing Biodiversity Back into the Urban
Environment
Proceedings of
a conference held by the Royal New Zealand Institute of
Horticulture in Christchurch, 21-24 October 2003.
Conference
proceedings are also available
online as individual PDFs.
These
proceedings, edited by Murray Dawson and published
December 2005, contain papers from a highly successful
conference on urban biodiversity covering a broad range
of topics including:
- The
important role of cities as a repository for
biodiversity
- Social
aspects of biodiversity in the urban environment
- Restoration
and revegetation projects throughout New Zealand
- Trees in
the urban environment
- Using
plants to create healthy environments.
These
proceedings will be relevant to a wide audience,
including conservation groups and trusts, academics,
ecologists, social scientists, students, conservation
educators, horticulturists, landscape architects, town
and city planners, greenspace managers, tangata whenua,
and conservationists.
Thanks to a
generous grant from the Canterbury Community Trust, we
are able to offer this 310-page publication including
colour plates at a heavily discounted rate.
New Zealand:
NZ$42.20 including p&p
Overseas: Australia NZ$47.80 including p&p -
Europe and USA NZ$58.80 including p&p.
Garden
Visiting: Potential for Tourism
Proceedings of
the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
Conference 24th November 2000.
This
publication contains 7 papers presented to the seminar,
giving the views of experienced open garden owners, tour
organisers and others, with particular reference to the
need for a national information register of open
gardens. Valuable suggestions were made on what visitors
expect from a garden visit and how visitors, both
international and local, can be attracted to open
gardens.
$NZ12 per
copy.
New
Zealand Plants and Their Story
Proceedings of
the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture
Conference 1-3rd October 1999.
These
conference proceedings are also available
online.
This major
publication, edited by Mike Oates, contains 19 papers
from this landmark conference on native plants. An
invaluable reference for all those interested in native
plants. Papers cover a wide range of topics including:
- The
increasing use and mangement of native plants in
gardens, parks and public spaces
- Revegetation
and restoration of natural areas
- Latest
research on native plants
- Trends and
fashions in gardening and the role of natives
- Cultivating
natives in the home garden.
New Zealand:
$NZ38 inc p&p
Overseas: Australia $NZ45 inc p&p - Europe and USA
$NZ52 inc p&p.
People,
Plants and Conservation
(Out of stock)
Proceedings of
the 1992 RNZIH Conference on Botanic Gardens.
More than 20
papers on the work of public gardens with particular
emphasis on plant conservation.
International
Register of Hebe Cultivars
This major
work, prepared by Lawrie Metcalf over fifteen years and
published by the RNZIH in 2001 provides an invaluable
reference for all those interested in growing Hebe
as garden plants, as well as those involved in correct
naming of cultivars. It contains:
- Names and
descriptions of nearly 800 Hebe cultivars,
including synonyms, incorrect and invalid names
- Major
sections on the taxonomy of Hebe prepared by
Professor Philip Garnock-Jones and on the history of Hebe
as a garden plant by Dr Peter Heenan.
This 232-page
book contains colour plates of a selection of Hebe
cultivars and is attractively bound.
Available from
the Royal New Zealand
Institute of Horticulture.
Special
offer for RNZIH members (20% discount) of $NZ48.00
plus p&p.
This
book is reviewed by the
Hebe Society UK (along with two others on Hebe),
and Commercial Horticulture magazine.
Checklist
of Phormium Cultivars
A comprehensive
guide to, and description of flax cultivars, including
those selected by Maori for cultural use.
Published by
the RNZIH in 1991.
Available
online
Book
Review
An Introduction to
the Notable Trees of New Zealand
Details on more
than 2,000 registered notable trees.
Published in
1994 by the New Zealand Arboricultural Association and
the RNZIH.
History of the Loder Cup
The Loder Cup
is New Zealand's premier award for plant conservation.
This booklet
documents its history and describes the conservationists
who were awarded it.
Flowers
for Shows 
($NZ10.00 each but currently out of stock)
A practical
guide for those wishing to exhibit flowers, fruit and
vegetables at shows.
Last published
by the RNZIH in 1984.
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