Country Style Australia – June 2017

CLASSIC RATTAN

We love the elegance of

this outdoor terrace,

pictured left (see the

house on page 50). Get

the look with the ‘Kasbah

Verandah’ chair, $499, from

Provincial Home Living.

(03) 9825 9432; provincial

homeliving.com.au

The Songs of Trees by

David George Haskell

(Black Inc., $32.99).

In this evocative and

thought-provoking

book, the British-born

academic and Pulitzer

Prize finalist explores how 12 trees in

vastly different environments connect

and interact with the living forms around

them — including humans who, Haskell

argues, have interrupted, altered and,

at times, destroyed these vital networks.

T D ( I t b a

Pi fifi li l

BOOK CLUB

An essay on the

perfection of nature

and our impact on it.

GARDEN EV ENTS

Up your garden game with one of

these educational workshops.these educational workshops.

4th HERBS FOR TEA AND

MEDICINE, NSW Set in the beautiful

grounds of Buena Vista Farmgrounds of Buena Vista Farm

in Gerringong, this three-hour in Gerringong, this three-hour

workshop covers the use of fresh workshop covers the use of fresh

and dried herbs in homand dried herbs in home reme remedies. edies.

$75. buenavistafarm$75. buenavistafarm.com.com.au .au

13th YOUR GARDEN WITH JOSH

BYRNE, WA The ABC Gardening

AustraliaAustralia host will help Perth host will help Perth

participants develop waterwise participants develop waterwise

design ideas. eventbrite.comdesign ideas. eventbrite.com.au.au

25th THE ACHIEVABLE KITCHEN

GARDEN, NSW The first of two

sessions hosted by horticulturalist sessions hosted by horticulturalist

and ABC radio host Steve Mand ABC radio host Steve McGrane cGrane

in the Coffs Harbour Regional Garden. in the Coffs Harbour Regional Garden.

ourlivingcoast.comourlivingcoast.com.au .au

27th INTRO TO PERMACULTURE,

ACT Led by Martyn Noakes of Bredbo

Valley View FarmValley View Farm, this two-hour , this two-hour

workshop focuses on the ethics workshop focuses on the ethics

and principles of permand principles of permaculture aculture

design. $25. (02) 6248 0885; design. $25. (02) 6248 0885;

canberraenvironmcanberraenvironment.org ent.org

WINTER IS A TIME TO REFLECT AND

PREPARE FOR THE SEASONS AHEAD.

in the garden

IN SEASON

Now is the timNow is the time to e to

purchase and plant purchase and plant

bare-rooted fruit and bare-rooted fruit and

ornamornamental trees, such ental trees, such

as as LagerstroemLagerstroemia ia

(crepe m(crepe myrtle) ‘Purple yrtle) ‘Purple

MMagic’. (03) 9756 6105; agic’. (03) 9756 6105;

flemflemings.comings.com.au.au

KNEES UP!

The toil of preparing new

garden beds and borders, and

lifting and dividing clumps of

well-established perennials,

is made easier with this

waxed cotton and leather

garden kneeler, $65, from

Heaven In Earth. (02) 4423

2041; heaveninearth.com.au

CLEAN SWEEP

Tackle fallen leaves and weeds with

the Burgon and Ball ground and lawn rakes, $93 each,

from The Potting Shed. thepottingshedtools.com.au

I N THE GARDE N

WORDS

CATHERINE McCORMACK

PHOTOGRAPHY

BIRGITTA

WORDS

CATHERINE McCORMACK

PHOTOGRAPHY

BIRGITTA

WOLFGANG/SISTERS AGENCY, FLEMINGS NURSERYWOLFGANG/SISTERS AGENCY, FLEMINGS NURSERY

COU NTRY ST Y LE JUNE 2017 131