Gardening & Environment Education & Reference Science & Nature
The Terrestrial Plants of the Rickett’s Point Urban Sanctuary, Beaumaris Botany by Lauran Boyce and John Buckeridge is a 2018 first-edition field guide that spotlights the native flora tucked along Melbourne’s south-eastern shoreline. Spiral-bound and fully illustrated, it lays flat for easy reference while you explore coastal tracks or cultivate a local native garden.
Each page pairs crisp photographs with concise notes on identification, habitat and conservation status, making Australian botany approachable for students, weekend naturalists and coastal gardeners alike. The guide’s compact size slips neatly into a daypack, yet covers every terrestrial species recorded within the sanctuary boundaries.
This copy is in very good, gently-used condition: clean pages, no annotations, tears or creases, and stored in a smoke-free home. The sturdy spiral spine remains flexible, so the book opens flat for quick checks on site or on the potting bench.
Whether you’re surveying dune vegetation, planning a native Beaumaris garden, or adding a specialised Australian plant reference to your collection, this Boyce & Buckeridge guide delivers local expertise in a practical, ready-to-use format.