A History of Gardening in New Zealand
$51.00
Social historian Bee Dawson traces the development of gardening in New Zealand, from the Maori gardens of pre- and early contact times to the optimistic efforts of missionaries and other early settlers. It showcases the magnificence and productivity of the Victorians and Edwardians, the ascendancy of the Kiwi quarter acre, the Dig for Victory campaigns of the 1940s and gardening into the new millennium.
Illustrated throughout with historic photographs, paintings and ephemera, Dawson’s lively writing style brings to life the successes and failures and the sense of achievement felt by New Zealand gardeners through the years, as they coaxed plenty and beauty from new earth.
A gorgeous book for gardeners and would-be gardeners alike.
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