Get inspired and learn about gardening with Yates' range of books. Our range of books are authored by Yates experts and are fully illustrated to help make the most of your garden, pots and balconies.
Yates Garden Guide (44th Edition)
Yates Garden Guide (45th Edition)
Yates Top 50 Edible Plants for Pots
Yates Top 50 Indoor Plants
Yates Top 50 Fragrant Plants
When it comes to gardening, it’s invaluable to have all the information you need at your fingertips. Yates’ books are produced by horticultural experts to give you all the help and advice you need, at the turn of a page. The glossy pages and beautiful photos make them perfect gifts, and ideal coffee table books.
Yates Garden Guide has sold over seven million copies and is known as Australia’s most trusted gardening guide. Now on its 45th edition, it’s a must-have for new gardeners and experienced green thumbs. This fully illustrated book covers everything from planting in pots and balconies to growing trees, shrubs and encouraging bees into your yard. It gives details on over 100 plant species, and contains problem-solving charts, so you can help identify and deal with diseases and pests. It also includes chapters on planning gardens, arranging different styles of plants in your outdoor area, and how to grow your own produce. It’s a must-have for anyone with an outdoor space, however big or small.
There’s so much to love about indoor plants. They remove toxins from the air, reduce stress and make a house feel like a home. Learn how to make your indoor plants thrive with Yates Top 50 Indoor Plants. This ultimate guide to indoor plants gives you detailed information on how to water, feed and keep potted plants thriving. Written by one of Yates’ horticulturists, it gives tips on where to put indoor plants so they flourish, and how to find plants that will grow indoors, no matter how dark, humid or small the space is. With beautiful photos illustrating every page, there’s also plenty of information on pest and disease control, as well as propagation tips, and general advice. Make your indoor space look lush and green in no time.
If you don’t have a garden but want to grow your own produce, Yates Top 50 Edible Plants for Pots is here to help. This information-packed tome helps you grow edible plants on balconies, windowsills, and courtyards, so you can grow, harvest and eat your own crops, even if you don’t have a big outdoor space. Learn which edible plants can be grown effectively in small spaces, the best time of year to grow them, and which plants grow easily and quickly. There’s also advice on how to care for edible plants; from the type of pots to grow them in, to potting mix, and how to water and feed them, you’ll be producing bumper crops within a few weeks of planting.
