As a companion piece to the kitchen garden post, here are some Queenslanders enjoying their outdoor spaces. The special gardening calendar, written by botanist Walter Hill for Pugh’s Almanac, is extracted here. Above left: Hon. Sir Augustus Charles Gregory, relaxing after a spot of gardening. Above right: “Young lady tending her garden in Ipswich, cContinue reading “How does your flower garden grow?”
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How does your garden grow?
The Kitchen Garden. Pugh’s Almanac was the search engine of the emerging colony of Queensland. One could turn to Pugh’s to settle a dinner-table dispute as to the exact date of Emperor Maximilian’s shooting (19 June 1867), find the best navigation route for Bustard’s Bay, and locate an official stamp vendor in North Brisbane. AndContinue reading “How does your garden grow?”
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