Remembered Gardens Eight Women and Their Visions of an Australian Landscape

Elizabeth Macarthur sailed into the fledgling settlement of New South Wales in 1790, after a horrific voyage from England. As a comfort and a way to evoke home in this distant and foreign land, Elizabeth set about creating her remembered garden, filling it with roses and oak trees. Edna Walling came to gardening in the 1920s, one hundred and fifty years after Elizabeth's first encounter with the Australian 'wilderness'. Immediately captivated by the natural landscape and indigenous plants, she became a leading proponent of the Australian native garden. REMEMBERED GARDENS is the story of Elizabeth, Edna and six other women whose passions for their gardens and for garden making have shaped our relationship with the Australian landscape. Through personal records and public archives, Holly Kerr Forsyth brings to life these women's experiences. Beautifully illustrated, Remembered Gardens celebrates their lives with more than two hundred photographs of some of Australia's foremost gardens.Forsyth, Holly Kerr is the author of 'Remembered Gardens Eight Women and Their Visions of an Australian Landscape', published 2007 under ISBN 9780522852431 and ISBN 0522852432.