Planting Dreams Shaping Australian Gardens

Cottage to mansion, balcony to botanic garden, Planting Dreams will change the way you think about Australian gardens.Acclaimed garden historian Richard Aitken explores the fascinating environmental and social influences that have helped produce a unique gardening culture in Australia- from thwarted attempts to 'tame' the environment to the streamlined angles of modernist design.Drawing on the unparalleled collections of the State Library of New South Wales,Planting Dreamsshowcases Australian garden making in all its richness and diversity through a stunning and intriguing mix of paintings, sketches, photographs, and prints, from popular culture to high art.

ISBN:	9781742234649
Publisher:	NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:	NewSouth Publishing
Published date:	30 Oct 2016
DEWEY:	712.60994
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	vii, 247
Weight:	1406g
Height:	240mm
Width:	220mm
Spine width:	25mm

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