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Well tell you about beautiful annual, perennial, bulb, and rose flowers, as well as trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that put on a yearround gardening show. Sophie is the south australian presenter for the abcs gardening australia and she writes for the gardening australia magazine. Sa museum shop on north terrace diggers seeds in the botanic gardens state flora nursery in belair national park dillons norwood bookshop dymocks. Inspiration and practical ideas from the popular gardening australia presenter. We have stores in accessible retail locations across australia where customers can buy books, stationery, music, dvds, bluray disks and games with the help of our experienced booksellers. She actively travelled to teach about this gardening method, cooking and promoting raised gardens for those with special needs. Staff of the state herbarium of south australia have contributed to many of publications. Sophies first book from the ground up a complete guide for south australian gardeners was judged the best general gardening book in australia at the 2009 biennial laurel awards for horticultural media of australia. Get all the latest news about gardening and angus straight to your inbox.
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