Reading the GardenExamining individual gardens, both public and private,æthisæbookæilluminates the meaning and uses of gardens and gardening in Australia from white settlement to the late 20th century. Exploring memory and belonging, domestication and civilization, nationalism and identity, the themesæare woven into a compelling narrative around gardens and landscape. The guide also explains how gardens have helped make meaning and home in a new place, enabled connections with the Australian environment or rejection of it, and facilitated the development of friendships and social connections. |
Contents
Preparing the Ground | 7 |
Transforming the Past and Imagining the Future | 25 |
Tending the Memory | 42 |
Public Parks and Gardens in | 57 |
Gardening for the Nation | 81 |
Schooling the Gardener | 108 |
The Public Park in the Twentieth | 127 |
Garden as Memorial Memorial as Garden | 146 |
Greening the Suburbs | 167 |
Reimagining the Garden | 196 |
Whither or Wither the Garden? | 223 |
Notes | 229 |
Bibliography | 253 |
Picture Sources | 273 |
Common terms and phrases
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