Australia's Quarter Acre

Australia's Quarter Acre by Peter Timms


ISBN
9780522851854
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
244

Who invented the rotary clothesline, the lawnmower and the fibreglass swimming pool? Why are our back gardens today so different from those of our grandparents? And what happened to the chrysanthemums and marigolds that once made front gardens so colourful?

In this fascinating look at Australia's ordinary suburban block, Peter Timms traces the development of its design, its plantings and its hidden meanings, explaining how we have used our gardens for pleasure, relaxation and growing our own food. Dogs and chooks, woodsheds, outside loos, fruit trees, fences and even the illuminated Santa Claus at Christmas – Timms has something new and surprising to say about them all.

From plots to plants, Timms describes the decline of the manicured lawn and the productive home vegetable garden, and our passion for roses and gladioli. He uncovers how Australia became the world's first great suburban nation, and how social and economic developments have altered the layouts of front and back gardens. Australia's Quarter Acre is, above all, a spirited defence of the suburban garden, which is, as Timms so lovingly shows, a valuable and unique part of our national heritage.
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