Gardening & Environment Science & Nature Art, Design & Photography
Maranoa Florilegium Botanic Gardens by Australian artist-botanist Margaret Castle pairs 223 pages of luminous plant portraits with concise notes on every species grown in Roma’s heritage Maranoa garden. The 2020 hardcover picture book doubles as a field guide and coffee-table art volume, celebrating Queensland flora in vibrant detail.
Castle’s illustrations spotlight delicate native orchids, hardy desert lilies and cultivated exotics, making the title a visual treat for gardeners, nature journal keepers and lovers of botanical art. Each plate invites leisurely study while the tidy captions offer quick cultivation tips and historical snippets.
This copy shows only light scuffing near the spine lettering; inside, crisp, unmarked pages open flat for easy reference or framing. No inscriptions, ex-library stamps or smoke odours—just a clean, well-kept volume ready for gifting or shelf display.
Collectors of Australian botanical art, regional gardening guides and illustrated nature books will appreciate the sturdy hardcover format and the wealth of local colour packed into every page.