Kathy the link below is the 'Bible' of Australian plants. I don't think any
country in the world has a 'web-site' dedicated to their own flora as
Australia has. This is a Mecca for ALL information; if he can't find an
answer he can email the 'forum' and get ready responses,
Good luck, Regards Peter
http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/


"kathy d" wrote in message
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My son is hoping to travel to australia from the UK on a 12 month
working holiday visa this autumn, and hopes to extend his knowledge
and expertise as a professional gardener during his stay. Although he
is qualified and experienced in the UK there will obviously be a great
many plants which will be new to him - can anyone recommend a good
book, organisation or web site preferably well illustrated that he
could study beforehand to help him recognize and learn about the more
common garden plants he might come across - I realise it's a big
country with varying climates - he's hoping to start in Melbourne.
We'd be very grateful for any pointers.