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.
Plantastic! A to Z of Australian Plants Plantastic! A to Z of Australian Plants

Plantastic! A to Z of Australian Plants

Plantastic! A to Z of Australian PlantsCatherine Clowes, illustrated by Rachel Gyan A gorgeous A ...

Plantastic! A to Z of Australian PlantsCatherine Clowes, illustrated by Rachel Gyan A gorgeous A to Z exploration of some of Australia's most unique and incredible native plants. Did you know that there are plants that eat insects? Plants whose seeds spread in poo? Plants that move when you touch them? And plants that grow on other plants? 'Plantastic!' presents 26 of Australia's most unique and incredible native plants. Discover and identify native plants found in your local park, bushland, ...

$29.95

A Brush with Birds A Brush with Birds

A Brush with Birds

A Brush with Birds: Paintings and Stories from the WildRichard Weatherly 'A Brush with Birds' cel...

A Brush with Birds: Paintings and Stories from the WildRichard Weatherly 'A Brush with Birds' celebrates the exquisite artworks and incredible life of one of the world’s finest bird painters, Richard Weatherly OAM. A skilled falconer and artist, Richard has spent more than fifty years observing birds and their natural habitats around the world, from Antarctica to Zimbabwe to New Guinea, Australia and America. In 'A Brush with Birds', Richard accompanies his stunning paintings and sketches wit...

$65.00

100 Days of Drawing 100 Days of Drawing

100 Days of Drawing

100 Days of Drawing (Guided Sketchbook): Sketch, Paint, and Doodle Towards One Creative GoalJenni...

100 Days of Drawing (Guided Sketchbook): Sketch, Paint, and Doodle Towards One Creative GoalJennifer Orkin Lewis How satisfying would it be to complete 100 drawings? With '100 Days of Drawing', author Jennifer Orkin Lewis sets you up for success. A practitioner of daily drawing for four years straight, Lewis divides this sketchbook into 25 of her favorite subjects and techniques. Doodle faces on objects, patterns on tea cups, animals in outfits, people in fanciful headdresses and much more; e...

$24.95

The York Gum Chronicles

The York Gum Chronicles

The York Gum Chronicles: Adventures with Western Australia's Most Beautiful TreesRoger Underwood ...

The York Gum Chronicles: Adventures with Western Australia's Most Beautiful TreesRoger Underwood In the stories in this book, forester and historian Roger Underwood provides insights into the history and culture of Western Australia's most beautiful trees and forests.

$33.50

Field Guide to Hi Vallee Farm Field Guide to Hi Vallee Farm

Field Guide to Hi Vallee Farm

Field guide to Hi Vallee Farm: A Revised Photographic Guide to the Kwongan Bushland Diversity on ...

Field guide to Hi Vallee Farm: A Revised Photographic Guide to the Kwongan Bushland Diversity on Hi Vallee FarmCompiled by Jolanda Keeble, with special assistance by Don Williams, Joy Williams and Mike Hislop A field guide describing the flora and some of the fauna, fungi, slime moulds, lichens and mosses at Hi Vallee Farm in the Shire of Coroow, Western Australia. The site is specific to a remnant of high biodiversity but the majority of the flora occurs in the wider region as well such as a...

$41.50

Name That Flower

Name That Flower

Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants: 3rd EditionIan Clarke and Helen Lee Nam...

Name that Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plants: 3rd EditionIan Clarke and Helen Lee Name That Flower is a valued source of clear and concise information on identifying flowering plants from around the world, both cultivated and in the wild. This edition is updated to align with current systems of plant classification that incorporate advances in molecular DNA analysis. It includes more than 130 detailed line drawings, 64 colour pages and information on 46 plant families. The illustr...

$39.95

Use It All Use It All

Use It All

Use it All: The Cornersmith guide to a more sustainable kitchenAlex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edw...

Use it All: The Cornersmith guide to a more sustainable kitchenAlex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards Buy less, buy whole, use it all This practical handbook is an invitation to reduce food waste while eating generously. It's a book for people juggling real life and trying to make better choices in their kitchens.  For years Alex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards, from boundary-breaking food community Cornersmith, experimented in their home kitchens to figure out how to feed their families ef...

$39.95

This One Wild and Precious Life

This One Wild and Precious Life

This One Wild and Precious Life: A hopeful path forward in a fractured worldSarah Wilson Will you...

This One Wild and Precious Life: A hopeful path forward in a fractured worldSarah Wilson Will you sleep through the revolution? Or do you want to wake up and reclaim your one wild and precious life? We live in truly overwhelming times. The climate crisis, political polarisation, racial injustice and coronavirus have left many of us in a state of spiritual PTSD. We have retreated, morally and psychologically; we are experiencing a crisis of disconnection - from one another, from our true value...

$34.95

Botanicals: A Colouring Book Botanicals: A Colouring Book

Botanicals: A Colouring Book

Botanicals by Edith Rewa: A Colouring BookEdith Rewa 'Botanicals by Edith Rewa' is a gorgeous col...

Botanicals by Edith Rewa: A Colouring BookEdith Rewa 'Botanicals by Edith Rewa' is a gorgeous colouring book showcasing the unique flora of Australia as seen through the eyes of textile designer and illustrator Edith Rewa. Includes 80 pages of blank colouring-in artwork to help you find mindfulness through nature's beauty. About the Author:Edith Rewa is an illustrator and textile designer. With a fondness for the native flora and fauna of the Australian bush, she illustrates to share a sense ...

$14.95

Bush Remedies

Bush Remedies

Bush RemediesCheryll Williams Australia has a remarkable bushland with many unique plants that ar...

Bush RemediesCheryll Williams Australia has a remarkable bushland with many unique plants that are not found anywhere else in the world. Aboriginal people exploited this diversity, being superb survivalists in a harsh environment. They harvested the bounty of the land with ingenuity and centuries of practical experience. The sweet native honeys, the sugar letp insects, tasty witchetty grubs and oil-rich Bogong moths are good examples. When the colonists arrived two centuries ago they found th...

$39.95

Listography: One List a Day Listography: One List a Day

Listography: One List a Day

Listography: One List a Day - A Three-Year Journal (List Journal, Book of Lists, Guided Journal)L...

Listography: One List a Day - A Three-Year Journal (List Journal, Book of Lists, Guided Journal)Lisa Nola A cross between Listography and One Line a Day, this journal invites users to write one short list every day. Each page features the date, one list topic, and space to jot down three things for three successive years. With engaging prompts covering a range of subjects (TV, music, books, work, travel, goals, and more), this illustrated journal serves as a fun little time capsule and bucket...

$37.95

Native Native

Native

Native: Art and Design with Australian Native PlantsKate Herd and Jela Ivankovic-Waters Explore t...

Native: Art and Design with Australian Native PlantsKate Herd and Jela Ivankovic-Waters Explore the versatility and captivating beauty of Australian native plants beyond the familiar 'bush garden' aesthetic. Australia has long been known as home to the towering gum and the gnarly banksia. Australian natives are as emblematic as they are adaptable but Native takes an old subject (Australian natives) and gives it a complete makeover. This book surveys the ways native trees, shrubs, flowers and ...

$39.95