The Old Country: Australian Landscapes, Plants and People

by George Seddon

Book Overview

We are a nation of gardeners, and we take pleasure in tending our backyards. But this pleasure sits uneasily with our knowledge that the places where most of us live are running out of water. We suspect that our lawns and many of our plants from the damp climates of northern European gardens are too demanding of scarce supplies, but can't imagine our streets and gardens without them. The Old Country opens our eyes, and minds, to other possibilities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521696860
• ISBN13: 9780521696869
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"