Burnley Gardens Book by Michèle Adler (Non-Member)

$50.00

Burnley Gardens Their Design and the People who loved them

Author and Copyright Michele Adler 2024

Published by Lothian Custom Publishing, Printed 2024 paperback, ISBN(s):978192173728

About the book

Burnley Gardens at the University of Melbourne Burnley Campus is a hidden emerald, so close to Melbourne (6 km east), yet in its riverside setting, away from city hustle and bustle. It is known and loved by thousands as a place for learning, celebrations or invigoration and as a refuge for quiet contemplation. It has transformed people’s lives.

This immersive, extensively researched, colourful, entertaining book leads you ‘up the garden path’, cleverly bringing together design, history and gossip about the Heritage-listed Burnley Gardens, Melbourne.

It is a wonderful beautifully illustrated record of Burnley Gardens and the people who have shaped and been shaped by them. In a low-key yet thoroughly researched manner, it brings to life the background of what you see today – these gardens didn’t just happen!

This is not an ordinary book. The reader is guided on two walks through the historic core of the Burnley Gardens focussing on their design and the events and people who created them, worked in them, lived in them and loved them. It can be held-in-hand as you explore but is also a riveting read in its own right.

About the author: Michèle Adler worked as a Lecturer in Horticulture at Burnley from 1985 to 2015 and was a founding member of Friends of Burnley Gardens Inc., past President and Friendly Guide of the Friends of Burnley Gardens since 1997. She designed the FOBG sponsored Field Station Gates http://www.fobg.org.au/blog/about-the-fobg/acheivements/new-gates-for-the-field-station/.

As a Lecturer she was engaging, well-loved by students and a respected member of staff. Her knowledge of plants and experience in writing student learning materials made her the ideal person to write this important, historically enlightening book.