Books play an important part in gaining knowledge about anything. There are thousands of books about plants.
Listed below are some of the books I use.
The Cultivation of New Zealand Native Grasses.
By Lawrie Metcalf. ISBN 1 86962 023 2 Godwit
A Field Guide to the Alpine Plants of New Zealand
By John T Salmon. ISBN 0 908877 17 X
Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand
A L Poole & N M Adams ISBN 0 477 01374 O
Small Leaved Shrubs of New Zealand
Hugh Wilson & Tim Galloway ISBN 0 473 01851 9
Growing New Zealand Plants, Shrubs & Trees
Muriel E Fisher & Margaret L Forde ISBN 1 86953 176 0
Encyclopedia of New Zealand Native Plants
Yvonne Cave & Valda Paddison ISBN 13 978 1 86962 092 9
New Zealand Medicinal Plants
S G Brooker, R C Cambie & R C Cooper ISBN 0 7900 0250 7
100 Best native Plants for New Zealand Gardeners
Fiona Eadie ISBN 978 1 86962 150 8
An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand Hebes
Michael Bayley and Alison Kellow ISBN 0 909010 12 9
   