Butterfly Girl had many butterflies for friends. She had a butterfly garden and used to have tea parties surrounded by her many coloured butterflies. She only had to sing to them, and they would come. They filled her days and dreams. But one-day Butterfly Girl moved...
Instantly, the appeal of Harriet’s Hungry Worms is evident. The title, and illustration on the front cover show what many consider to be a fascinating hobby. The end pages show an under-dirt view of worms happily moving along. Then we come to the story which is...
Heraclites said ‘Nature loves to hide itself’ and never a truer word was spoken or written when it comes to the natural world. Writer and photographer Trisha Dixon, through the lens of her camera, takes a journey into gardens and natural landscape that captures the...
Gardens are magical places full of amusement, hard work, perfect pleasure, healing, creativity and beauty. They ask for very little, and give so very much to whoever walks through them, creates them or pauses to admire. But perhaps there is far more magic in the...
At last, a book designed and created for people who love to, or would love to garden, but have not got a clue. The desire to have something green, something luscious and growing in or around your home is one most people relate to, but so many manage to kill off, one...
Richard Aitken has created a book to be treasure by gardeners and historian alike, or people who simply love a good book which combines many aspects of Australian history with the beauty of gardens, large and small. Beginning with the first European’s to make landfall...
