| Description |
176 pages : colour illustrations, plans, portraits ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: In a country garden ... -- Queensland -- Nindooinbah House, Beaudesert -- Jimbour, Jimbour, near Dalby -- New South Wales -- Mary Slade's Garden, Peats Ridge -- Buskers End, Bowral -- Markdale, Binda -- Blackdown, Bathurst -- Philippa Thompson's Garden, Bathurst -- Coolah Creek, Coolah -- Emu Creek, Walcha -- Mirani, Walcha -- Victoria -- Cruden Farm, Langwarrin -- Ardgartan, Grassdale -- Naringal, Walinduc -- Langulac, Penshurst -- South Australia -- Woodsoak, Robe -- Al-Ru Farm, One Tree Hill -- Tasmania -- Valleyfield, Campbell Town -- Winton, Campbell Town -- Panshanger, Longford -- Dunedin, Scottsdale, near Launceston -- Red Hills House, Red Hills |
| Summary |
“The Australian Country Woman's Garden is the story of 200 years of gardening in Australia, seen through twenty-one glorious gardens which have been created, and are maintained today, by women. From Nindooinbah in Queensland and Markdale in New South Wales, to Cruden Farm in Victoria, Woodsoak in South Australia and Dunedin in Tasmania, the diversity of Australian gardens and gardeners in celebrated in this book.” “This exquisite tribute to Australian country women and their gardens recalls the often difficult history of gardening in this country, as the earliest owners struggled with the climate, and with their isolation, to create their particular vision.”--Book jacket |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and indexes |
| Subject |
Garden tours -- Australia.
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Gardens -- Australia -- Guidebooks.
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| ISBN |
0091837073 |
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9780091837075 |
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