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House, Garden & Nature Australian Homes: 70 Years Well Lived Feature The Village TITLES Australian House and Garden RRP $59 .99 Matt Purbrick, Lentil Purbrick RRP $45 .00 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Lentil and Matt’s new book contains nourishing recipes and practical advice on how to grow, pickle, preserve, cook and eat the most delicious, wholesome food to share with your village. This book charts architecture, interior and gardening passions and the path of domestic life in Australia, from the optimism of postwar domesticity, through the 1970s and ‘80s to the homes of today. DUE 3RD DECEMBER Garden Love Australian Dreamscapes Simon Griffiths RRP $59 .99 --------------------------------------------- In Garden Love Simon Griffiths has captured country gardens and shares the knowledge he has gleaned from fellow garden lovers. Included are riotous gardens, extraordinary plantings and green spaces, all set against the backdrop of the distinctive Australian landscape. Habitat ----------------------------- Habitat is an inspirational and practical how-to guide for people keen to attract fauna into their garden: for their own enjoyment and as a contribution to the health and sustainability of the environment. George Adams RRP $45 .00 ----------------------------- This book is the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds available. Written in everyday language, with crisp, brilliant digital images taken in the wild, this is an authoritative guide. DUE 19TH NOVEMBER 14 Shop online at Claire Takacs RRP $70 .00 Georgina Reid, Daniel Shipp RRP $59 .99 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- In Australian Dreamscapes, acclaimed photographer Claire Takacs takes readers on a journey through Australia’s diverse and beautiful gardens. Georgina Reid tracks down the many unexpected ways in which people connect to their surroundings. The PlantHunter provides garden inspiration and plant wisdom from Australia’s biggest gardening blog. The Complete Guide to Australian Birds A B Bishop RRP $39 .99 The Planthunter Gardens on the Edge Christine Reid RRP $59 .99 ----------------------------- Gardens on the Edge features stunning Australian gardens, each bordering a natural ‘frontier’ and celebrates those who have met the challenges of creating or restoring their ‘vision splendid’ in an often-unforgiving land. She Sheds Style The Hidden Life of Trees Erika Kotite RRP $29 .99 Peter Wohlleben RRP $49 .99 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Whether you already have that sought- after shed or are still in the dreaming phase, author Erika Kotite will help you on your journey. Browse ideas - then add your style to your own shed! This illustrated edition of Peter Wohlleben's bestseller is a visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests - look at how trees communicate and support one another. .com.au Urban Sanctuary Anna Johnson, Richard Black RRP $70 .00 ----------------------------- This new book from the authors of Living in the Landscape showcases outstanding contemporary urban houses from Australia and New Zealand, which explore ways of embracing the outdoors to bring green space into the home environment. The Secret Network of Nature Peter Wohlleben RRP $29 .99 --------------------------------------------- In The Secret Network of Nature Peter Wohlleben opens our eyes to partnerships in nature. We see how animals, plants, rivers, rocks and weather systems co-operate, and what happens when these systems are unbalanced. Get social with us