Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends: Hobart Town and Beyond Flora For ease of identification

For ease of identification

otherwise known as human beings

a story of courage and transformation

John Douglas is an Honorary Research Associate with the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

Spans over 75cm x 75cm when built

Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends: Hobart Town and Beyond Flora For ease of identificationThe first years of the Hobart Town colony were focused on survival, utilitarianism and self sufficiency in a foreign, unforgiving landscape. But as gardens became more productive and both the settlers and their plants adapted to life in a distant land, the early gardeners and nurserymen began to develop these outdoor spaces as sources of leisure and delight. Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends: Hobart Town and Beyond is the product of more than 20