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Take a stunning visual journey around Australia through a selection of exquisite private and public gardens. From the humidity of the tropical north and the searingly hot interior to the cooler temperate south, Australia's local climates have inspired gardens as diverse as the continent. Great Gardens...
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Take a stunning visual journey around Australia through a selection of exquisite private and public gardens. From the humidity of the tropical north and the searingly hot interior to the cooler temperate south, Australia's local climates have inspired gardens as diverse as the continent. Great Gardens Australia—Richard Allen and Kimbal Baker's eighth book—celebrates thirty striking gardens, highlighting the vision, adaptability, and ingenuity of the people who both created them and tend them today.
Peek into intimate sanctuaries and marvel at sprawling country estates, be inspired by the unique designs and plant palettes of each featured garden, and admire the extraordinary challenges that gardeners face around the country.
Showcasing a range of gardens from those in tropical Darwin and Far North Queensland to the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and the European-style gardens that populate the cooler hill stations of Victoria and South Australia, Great Gardens Australia features Richard Allen's insightful commentary and more than four hundred of Kimbal Baker's evocative photographs.
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ISBN: 9780522881691
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 October 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Illustration: Fully illustrated prints in colour on 128gsm matt art
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Width: 225.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Richard Allen has been a writer for more than thirty-five years, covering a wide variety of subjects for The Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, The Sunday Telegraph (UK), BRW and The Far Eastern Economic Review. He has written twelve books.
Kimbal Baker is a freelance photographer with more than forty years' experience. His images have been published in numerous journals and magazines, and he has worked as a staff photographer for ACP Publications and Agence France-Presse. His images have also been acquired by the National Library of Australia and a number have been issued by Australia Post as First Day Covers and a postage stamp series.
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