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.
- ISBN13 9781742234649
- Publish Date 1 September 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint NewSouth Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English