Shrubs And Trees For Australian Gardens
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
For generations of Australian gardeners seeking to cultivate landscapes of native beauty, Shrubs and Trees for Australian Gardens has stood as an indispensable and authoritative reference. Written by Ernest E. Lord — a credentialled Landscape Architect, Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, and former Curator of Parks and Gardens — this comprehensive volume presents a richly detailed guide to selecting, planting, and nurturing the shrubs and trees best suited to Australia's uniquely diverse climates and soils. Lord draws upon decades of professional expertise to chronicle a vast array of species, offering practical instruction on their cultivation alongside precise botanical descriptions that are accessible to both the enthusiastic amateur and the seasoned horticulturalist. Beyond its practical utility, the work stands as a testament to the mid-twentieth century movement to celebrate and preserve Australia's remarkable natural heritage, arguing implicitly for a garden aesthetic rooted in the continent's own extraordinary flora. Lord's prose is measured and authoritative, reflecting the disciplined eye of a Principal of a School of Landscape Gardening, yet it retains a warmth that speaks to a genuine passion for the living landscape. Published by the esteemed Melbourne and Sydney house of Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., this volume remains a landmark text in Australian horticultural literature — one that prompts the reader to look afresh at every garden bed and wonder what untapped botanical splendour might yet take root.
Author: Ernest E. Lord
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.
Genre: Botany
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
For generations of Australian gardeners seeking to cultivate landscapes of native beauty, Shrubs and Trees for Australian Gardens has stood as an indispensable and authoritative reference. Written by Ernest E. Lord — a credentialled Landscape Architect, Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, and former Curator of Parks and Gardens — this comprehensive volume presents a richly detailed guide to selecting, planting, and nurturing the shrubs and trees best suited to Australia's uniquely diverse climates and soils. Lord draws upon decades of professional expertise to chronicle a vast array of species, offering practical instruction on their cultivation alongside precise botanical descriptions that are accessible to both the enthusiastic amateur and the seasoned horticulturalist. Beyond its practical utility, the work stands as a testament to the mid-twentieth century movement to celebrate and preserve Australia's remarkable natural heritage, arguing implicitly for a garden aesthetic rooted in the continent's own extraordinary flora. Lord's prose is measured and authoritative, reflecting the disciplined eye of a Principal of a School of Landscape Gardening, yet it retains a warmth that speaks to a genuine passion for the living landscape. Published by the esteemed Melbourne and Sydney house of Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., this volume remains a landmark text in Australian horticultural literature — one that prompts the reader to look afresh at every garden bed and wonder what untapped botanical splendour might yet take root.