Historic Gardens of Perth: European Settlement to Modernism edited by John Viska and Lisa Williams

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

With approximately 200 pages of historic photographs, maps, plans, artworks, and text, Historic Gardens of Perth: European Settlement to Modernism is the first publication to focus solely on the history of gardens in Western Australia.

The book draws on research for two exhibitions presented by the West Australian branch of the Australian Garden History Society in 2011 and 2018. Written by members of the Society, including professional historians, horticulturalists, landscape architects, and cultural heritage practitioners, the book is informative and visually appealing. It will prove invaluable not only to garden heritage professionals, but also to the wider public interested in gardens and heritage.

Spanning approximately 130 years, each chapter includes a historical overview of the era, with many previously unpublished images, and a summary of the garden styles popular during that period. The book is complemented by a plant list appendix denoting the species available to gardeners in Western Australia over that time.

Limited first edition printing, 2023.