商品簡介
An authoritative and practical gardening book that focuses on growing and using native plants in the home garden. It provides expert information on the fundamentals - soils, cultivation techniques, pruning, fertilizing and maintenance - and looks at different styles of garden design, using Australian plants not only for aesthetic reasons but for creating drought proof gardens, fire resistant gardens, and environments attractive to native fauna as well. Growing your own bush foods is also covered. Highly illustrated and information-packed, it showcases some of the best designed Australian gardens and explores rural areas around Australia where indigenous species thrive in the wild, representing a fascinating source of inspiration and information.
作者簡介
Angus Stewart has written on art for more than 50 years. He has been involved in theatrical and opera productions, in films and exhibitions - having curated 30 exhibitions on painters, sculptors and the decorative arts. His subjects have included Tibetan religious art, pre-Christian Middle Eastern culture, Anna Pugh, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, John Constable and Jane Austen. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and president of the British section of the International Association of Art Critics.
