Author: Bligh, Beatrice; Blaxland, Helen (foreword).
Title: Cherish the Earth: The Story of Gardening in Australia.
Description: Sydney Ure Smith / National Trust of Australia (N.S.W.), 1973. 1st ed. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), endpaper illustrations (lithographs), black & white drawings & text-photos, colour plates, minor foxing endpapers & flyleaves (few light foxed patches title page), pages lightly toned, reverse side jacket lightly toned (minor edgewear, spine ends scuffed, corner tips little rubbed), small split inner hinge (pages firm), few light scratches rear cover. 132 pp. Beatrice Bligh traces the story of gardens and gardening in Australia from the findings of Joseph Banks in the 1770s to the enormous variety of gardens found in the 1970s. Includes pioneer gardeners and gardens for food and survival, for decoration, for show, and for parks. Extensive quotations have been taken from letters and reports written by early settlers and visitors to the colony, giving first-hand accounts of the problems they found, and the progress made. The author spent several years working on this wonderful informative book, undertaking exhaustive research despite the fact she was in constant pain. Sadly she died only a few months before it was published. Helen Blaxland says in her foreword this significant and beautiful book is a tribute to her courage. (First edition. The book has 16 colour and 29 black-and-white plates, carefully chosen to complement the text. This first edition is limited to 2000 copies.) ISBN: 072540129X

Keywords: gardening, flora, australian history, limited edition 072540129X


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