Issue 23 explores the world of gardens, bringing together diverse voices and perspectives on all things garden and gardening. This publication was commissioned by Luke Keogh, White Family Senior Fellow in Australian Garden History at the National Museum of Australia.

-    Martha Sear on how plants and gardens feature in the Museum’s collections – and what collecting and gardening have in common.
-    Luke Keogh on the garden roots of pharmaceuticals in a colonial Australian apothecary box.
-    Adam Shipp takes a stroll through the Museum’s Christina and Trevor Kennedy Garden to reveal a world of native wonder plants.
-    Coen Ramalli celebrates the ‘Life. Be in it.’ wellbeing campaign and Ivy Loric – the inspiration behind Aunty Ivy and the ‘Come ’n Try Gardening’ drive.
-    An Indigenous perspective on the Garden of Australian Dreams with Margo Neale.
-    Tim Entwisle explores why we should not feel constrained when taking ourselves down the garden path.
-    Lesley Head on farm-made berry preserves, settler-colonial history and climate change.
-    An illustrated pictorial essay by Cheryl Crilly on Carter’s Floral Illustrations by artist James Andrew from the Museum’s Springfield–Faithfull family collection.
-    Ananth Gopal looks at suburban gardening by migrant cultures in Australia.
-    Eve Sullivan on 1950s aspirations and the quarter-acre block.
-    And deep time encounters in the garden with Fiona McMillan-Webster.

ISSN 2200-2472
120 pages
National Museum of Australia August 2024
Cover illustration by Cass Urquhart 

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