The Terrestrial Plants Of The Rickett's Point Urban Sanctuary
Environmental Education Australian Natural History Sustainable Landscaping Botanical Field Guide Coastal & Marine Ecology Gardening with Natives Reference & Identification
First-edition copies of The Terrestrial Plants of the Rickett’s Point Urban Sanctuary (2018, spiral-bound) are scarce online, making this very-good copy a practical collector’s item for anyone who gardens, teaches, or simply walks the Victorian coastline. Written by two of Australia’s most respected field naturalists, Lauran Boyce and Professor John Buckeridge, the book distils years of on-site surveys into 160+ pages of colour photographs, diagnostic sketches and easy-scan tables that let you identify every fern, grass, shrub and tree you will encounter between the carpark and the water at Beaumaris. Because the guide is arranged by flowering month and by micro-habitat—sand-dune, cliff-top, saltmarsh and coastal woodland—you can flip straight to the right section while still wearing sandy gardening gloves.
Unlike bulky hardbacks, this authorised MESAC first edition is spiral-bound so it lies flat on a rock or potting bench, and the tough laminated covers shrug off sea spray. Every species note includes local Indigenous names, propagation tips for home gardeners, and wildlife-attracting values, turning a reference book into an action manual for creating sustainable, bird-friendly gardens using plants proven to thrive in Melbourne’s salty, windy south-east. It is the only field guide that treats Rickett’s Point as a discrete ecological island, so if you volunteer at the Marine Sanctuary, lead school excursions, or simply want to replace invasive weeds with true locals, this is the authoritative single source.
Collectors value the 2018 first print-run because later reprints switched to perfect binding and dropped several colour plates. This copy is clean, unmarked, spine fully intact and stored smoke-free, so the pigments remain vivid for outdoor use. Whether you are a Beaumaris resident planning a nature-strip make-over, a VCE biology teacher assembling local case-studies, or an interstate visitor seeking a lightweight souvenir that actually helps you name what you saw, this copy delivers both scientific rigour and beach-bag convenience in one rare, very-good package.
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