Many people have been involved in the making of this book-owners of gardens large and small who have allowed photgraphs to be taken of their gardens, and those who have provided information of an historic nature. To all these good friemds, sincere thanks. Special mention must be made og julian who contributed most of the photographs.
New Zealand is beginning to earn a reputation for its gardens. For this we have to thank not only our temperate climate and the wide range of native and the wide range of native and foreign plants which thrive here, but also the determination and dedication of many New Zealanders who have created beautiful gardens, both large and small, the length and breadth of both islands.
When i began to write about eating house in wellington, to find out what they had to say about a town with many faces, as many memories and a complexity of moods, i found that they were part of the central core of the city.
Electic, eccentric and enchanting, bonnie kennedy-grant's embroidery and sewing transcend ordinary work to become art. He eye for colour is natural, her taste exquisite, her skill extraordinary.
The Instant Picture Handbook clearly explains: - How to use each type of instant picture camera and film, get good results with or without flash, and avoid common errors - How to use viewpoint, lighting, composition and timing for better pictures in colour or black and white
Soft and romantic, tailored and elegant, rustic or sophisticated; the style and treatment of windows is somethingevery home decorator must think about.
The task of wroting a book on any subject is not something which can be under taken lightly and, although i have been associated with peat gardens for almost twenty-five years, i thought quite seriously about tackling such a priject.
The author (eho died in 1954, while the original hardback edition was still going through the press) was grateful to colleagues and heads of institutions who generously put photographs at his disposal or permitted him to reproduce illustrations.
The hillsides of qur'an, in contrastto the bustle of luxor on the opposite bank of the Nile, hide a silent. maze-like network of passages and caves known as the Tombs of the Nobles.