Richard Aitken talks with Michael McCoy
Cafe Colenso
Monday 8 June, 10 am
Full $15 / Conc $10
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Botanical Riches is magnificently illustrated with some of the world's most glorious engraved, lithographed and hand-coloured botanical illustrations. From the earliest Renaissance herbals to the elaborate and beautiful volumes from the golden age of printing, books celebrating plants from far-off lands brought with them a sense of wonder. Botanical Riches relies on the fusion of nature and culture, art, history and botanical observation. Its apt and generous illustrations complement a lively and gripping tale.
Richard Aitken is a Melbourne-based architect, curator, historian and poeticist. His publications include The Garden of Ideas (forthcoming 2010), The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens (2002), Gardenesque: a celebration of Australian Gardening (2004) and Seeds of Change: an illustrated history of Adelaide Botanic Gardens (2006). He is currently researching the history of Australian garden styles for the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Building.
Michael McCoy is a garden designer, author, broadcaster, speaker and obsessive home gardener. He is a regular contributor to The Age, Your Garden and Gardening Australia and has written for many other magazines including the British Gardens Illustrated. He has designed gardens in Victoria, NSW and Western Australia for, amongst others, Paul Keating and Leo Schofield, and has spoken throughout Australia, New Zealand and the UK.