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THE ITALIAN GARDEN: RESTORING A RENAISSANCE GARDEN IN TUSCANY,

edited by Cecilia Hewlett and Narelle McAuliffe, with gardening notes by Paul Bangay, Thames & Hudson The story of how Melbourne landscape gardener to the stars, Paul Bangay, transformed a gravel car park in Monash University’s Italian campus in the medieval town of Prato, near Florence, into a lush pleasure garden.

“The way the Italians lived, the ways they dined outdoors, and survived a hot dry summer had a huge impact on me.” says garden guru Paul Bangay.