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a country garden creating a garden in rural australia
gardening is about discovering which plants grow best in a given environment and creating the setting which combines them in an attractive way . author fiona ogilvie writes about her search for the best plants for gardening in australias new south wales central table lands with its long dry summers and regular droughts . under these types of conditions she has been developing her own garden beginning in 1988 . this book also shares the importance of her lifes longing to grow things and create something beautiful and how it has enabled her as a city person to adapt to life in the bush . a country garden is for those who enjoy reading about the story of a garden its successes and failures problem solving and unexpected delights . it will be of interest to readers who live in a sunny climate with dry summers and regular droughts growing gardens on acid soil with limited rainfall and who may have little or no gardening experience . it will also interest those who enjoy discovering new exotic plants .