Timaru Botanic Gardens History Book

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Published: 09 Dec 2015

We are pleased to offer for sale copies of the history of Timaru Botanic Gardens. Entitled “From Waste Land to a Garden of National Significance”, this book is available from Timaru District Council offices and South Canterbury Museum.

Author, Keith Bartholomew, has researched 150 years of archives and presented key information about its development over this period. Historic photos and a map from 1875 are displayed alongside contemporary images to illustrate this chronology.

Exceptional value at $15.00 a copy, it serves as a reference publication, coffee table book or gift that is easy to post or courier.

Last updated: 24 Feb 2021