Books

Aspects' prides itself on having Perth's best selection of gardening books, from Australian native flora through to garden design and propagation. Our selection also includes a wide range of books on travel, art and design, natural and cultural history, cooking, and Australian and children’s literature.
Bush Flowers Bush Flowers

Bush Flowers

Bush Flowers: Australian flowers and foliage for decoration and designCassandra Hamilton and Mic...

Bush Flowers: Australian flowers and foliage for decoration and designCassandra Hamilton and Michael Pavlou Australian flowers are truly unique. Banksias and flannel flowers, wattle and waratahs all offer their own magic of colour, shape and texture. All across this country there is botanical beauty right in front of us. Native flora and foliage offer a beautiful alternative in the sustainability-challenged cut-flower industry. Our diverse landscape and climate produce incredible flowers tha...

$59.95

A Guide to Native Orchids of South Western Australia A Guide to Native Orchids of South Western Australia

A Guide to Native Orchids of South Western Aust...

A Guide to Native Orchids of South Western AustraliaThird edition - revised and expandedBob Lidde...

A Guide to Native Orchids of South Western AustraliaThird edition - revised and expandedBob Liddelow Bob Liddelow has spent many years in the field each season, seeking different orchids. Blind "bush bashing" of likely spots rarely produces exciting finds, but given a lead by someone, the chances are greatly enhanced. This is an orchid guide with a difference. Instead of covering all species with total distribution areas, this book treats a very representative collection of orchids in great d...

$49.95

Kings Park Bushland Wildflowers Booklet

Kings Park Bushland Wildflowers Booklet

Kings Park Bushland WildflowersDjena koorliny Whadjuk boodja / Walking through Whadjuk countryKin...

Kings Park Bushland WildflowersDjena koorliny Whadjuk boodja / Walking through Whadjuk countryKings Park Volunteer Guides A handy, lightweight, botanical field guide to accompany your walk in Kings Park. The Kings Park bushland is an extensive remnant of the natural vegetation of the Perth area. The bushland occupies almost 270 hectares and contains around 350 native plant species, including many representatives of Western Australia's rich wildflower diversity. This booklet contains images of...

$6.95

Book - Complete Orchids of WA (2 Vol) Book - Complete Orchids of WA (2 Vol) New!

Book - Complete Orchids of WA (2 Vol)

The Complete Orchids of Western Australia Two volume set Andrew Brown This is new version of the...

The Complete Orchids of Western Australia Two volume set Andrew Brown This is new version of the 2022 book set with updated text, 70 improved photos and two recently named species added. Written by one of Western Australia's most distinguished orchid authorities, and featuring over 1500 colour photographs, this comprehensive two volume set is a culmination of all that has been learned in the 212 years since Robert Brown formally described the first Western Australian orchid species in 1810. ...

$79.00

Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney

Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney

Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney in conversation with Victoria Laurie The Hon Fred Chaney ...

Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney in conversation with Victoria Laurie The Hon Fred Chaney AO’s commitment to social justice, and his belief in the equal value of all people, has driven a long and passionate career in advancing the reconciliation movement in Australia. The 2022 launch of the 'Reconciliation Memoirs with Fred Chaney' captures his handover notes from sixty years in the Reconciliation movement. Written by Victoria Laurie.

$19.95

The Future is Fungi The Future is Fungi

The Future is Fungi

The Future is Fungi: How Fungi Can Feed Us, Heal Us, Free Us and Save Our WorldMichael Lim and Y...

The Future is Fungi: How Fungi Can Feed Us, Heal Us, Free Us and Save Our WorldMichael Lim and Yun Shu Without fungi, the world as we know it would not exist. The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, bread, detergent and penicillin....

$49.95

Urban Potters: Makers in the City Urban Potters: Makers in the City

Urban Potters: Makers in the City

Urban Potters: Makers in the CityKatie Treggiden Clay is back: the age-old craft of ceramics is b...

Urban Potters: Makers in the CityKatie Treggiden Clay is back: the age-old craft of ceramics is being embraced by a new generation of urban makers and collectors. This book explores the contemporary revival of pottery, focusing on six inspiring cities, their history and their makers. Twenty-eight passionate ceramicists in New York, London, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Sydney and São Paulo introduce us to their work, their studios and their inspiration. Includes a practical and updated source list of ...

$39.95

The Book of Australian Trees

The Book of Australian Trees

The Book of Australian TreesInga Simpson Trees tell stories about places. Australia has some of t...

The Book of Australian TreesInga Simpson Trees tell stories about places. Australia has some of the tallest, oldest, fattest and most unusual trees in the world. They have changed over thousands of years, adapting to this continent's deserts, mountains, and coasts. Many have found clever ways of dealing with drought and fire. Their leaves, flowers and seeds are food for birds, insects and mammals. Old trees have lots of hollows, which make good homes for possums, sugar gliders, birds and bees...

$26.95

The Gardeners Garden The Gardeners Garden

The Gardeners Garden

The Gardener's Garden: Inspiration Across Continents and CenturiesPhaidon Editors, with an intro...

The Gardener's Garden: Inspiration Across Continents and CenturiesPhaidon Editors, with an introduction by Madison Cox With more than 1,000 images and descriptive texts, this is the ultimate celebration of the world's most gorgeous gardens. This internationally bestselling inspirational resource for garden-lovers and designers is now reissued with a gorgeous new cover - bringing the book's winning blend of authority and visual appeal to a new audience. 'The Gardener's Garden' spans seven cen...

$69.95

Lets Go to the Bush

Lets Go to the Bush

Let's Go to the BushGwyn Perkins Little Iggy doesn't want to leave the house, but Grandad insist...

Let's Go to the BushGwyn Perkins Little Iggy doesn't want to leave the house, but Grandad insists - they always have fun together. Take a walk in the great Australian outdoors where you'll find singing birds, wallaby surprises and secret caterpillar messages only grandads understand. For ages zero to five years old. About the Author:Born in Melbourne in 1942, Gwyn Perkins began his artistic career when he won a newspaper drawing prize of one guinea and a box of paints (mistakenly awarded to ...

$14.95

Curate: Inspiration for an Individual Home Curate: Inspiration for an Individual Home

Curate: Inspiration for an Individual Home

Curate: Inspiration for an Individual HomeLynda Gardener and Ali Heath An inspirational guide to...

Curate: Inspiration for an Individual HomeLynda Gardener and Ali Heath An inspirational guide to decorating a home with the perennially popular elements of a neutral palette, natural ingredients and a carefully curated mix of vintage and modern pieces - from influential stylist and decorator, Lynda Gardener and interiors writer Ali Heath; with beautiful photos by Marnie Hawson. 'Curate', the highly anticipated book by creative duo, Lynda Gardener and journalist and stylist Ali Heath, reveals...

$55.00

Rewilding Kids Australia Rewilding Kids Australia

Rewilding Kids Australia

Rewilding Kids AustraliaMelissa Mylchreest 'Rewilding Kids Australia' is a mindful activity book ...

Rewilding Kids AustraliaMelissa Mylchreest 'Rewilding Kids Australia' is a mindful activity book with fun facts, nature-based activities and plenty of colouring opportunities for kids aged seven to 12 years, so you can marvel at amazing animals and plants in their natural habitats. Slow down, open your eyes to your natural surrounds and take a trip around Australia! Organised into state and territory sections, you will find green turtles in the Great Barrier Reef, lyrebirds in the Blue Mounta...

$22.95