Botanic Gardens of Australia
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2001
New Holland Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-86436-543-6 (ISBN)
New Holland Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-86436-543-6 (ISBN)
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This text provides a guide to 80 city and regional public gardens in Australia. The book features their history; specialist gardens; diverse collections of rare, native or exotic plants; notable sculpture or art; and the festivals and entertainments for which they are venues.
While tranquil strolls through lush and exotic plantings and picnicking by sparkling lakes or fountains are what we most associate with botanic gardens, they offer so much more. Botanic Gardens of Australia provides for the first time a guide to 80 city and regional public gardens. It features their history; specialist gardens such as Japanese or rose; diverse collections of rare, native or exotic plants; notable sculpture or art; and the festivals and entertainments for which they are venues. Within each state section, the numbered gardens are marked on the relevant state map. Each entry includes information such as wheelchair accessibility, opening times, entry fees, special attractions, percentage of plants labelled and facilities.
While tranquil strolls through lush and exotic plantings and picnicking by sparkling lakes or fountains are what we most associate with botanic gardens, they offer so much more. Botanic Gardens of Australia provides for the first time a guide to 80 city and regional public gardens. It features their history; specialist gardens such as Japanese or rose; diverse collections of rare, native or exotic plants; notable sculpture or art; and the festivals and entertainments for which they are venues. Within each state section, the numbered gardens are marked on the relevant state map. Each entry includes information such as wheelchair accessibility, opening times, entry fees, special attractions, percentage of plants labelled and facilities.
Murray Fagg is the Director of Visitor Services at the Australian Botanic Gardens ANBG in Canberra. He has contributed to 11 books, providing the photographs for Botanic Gardens of Australia. Leslie Lockwood has recently been appointed to the position of secretariat for the Botanic Gardens based in Canberra. Jan Wilson also works for the ANBG and has coordinated the gathering of data for Botanic Gardens of Australia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.10.2001 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Peter Cundall |
| Zusatzinfo | colour photos, maps |
| Verlagsort | Frenchs Forest, NSW |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 166 x 241 mm |
| Gewicht | 480 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| Reiseführer ► Australien / Neuseeland / Ozeanien ► Australien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-86436-543-9 / 1864365439 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-86436-543-6 / 9781864365436 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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