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house & garden

THREE BIRDS RENOVATIONS: VACAY VIBES AT HOME
Bonnie, Erin, Lana
$ 45.00
available nov 4
Whether you’ re drawn to the laid-back charm of a Mediterranean villa, the breezy allure of modern coastal style, a Palm Springsinspired retreat or the cosy warmth of a snow-capped cabin, you’ ll find plenty of ideas to bring your vision to life. Come for the styling tips, stay for the whole-home reno inspiration – because the vacay vibes start now.
BUSH MODERN Jessica Lillico, Sean Fennessy( photog.)
$ 85.00
available nov 4
In the bushy northeastern fringe of Melbourne, an enduring, uniquely Australian architectural aesthetic has been quietly gaining recognition. Emerging out of necessity in the post-war years, it reimagined the sleek ideals of modernism through the lens of the local landscape. Bush Modern explores the timeless appeal of these character-filled homes.
WILD BY DESIGN Tim Pilgrim, Martina Gemmola( photog.)
$ 59.99
In Wild by Design, Tim
Pilgrim shares the joys of naturalistic gardening – an approach inspired by the dynamic beauty of untamed plants, the garden as wildlife habitat, the rhythm of the seasons, our future climate, and the visual rewards of relaxing our need for control. It’ s a book for anyone who finds joy in gardens.
MATERIAL WONDER
Fiona Lynch
$ 90.00
Material Wonder highlights the rich layers of technique behind Fiona’ s show-stopping interiors. Whether it’ s choosing a hero colour, transforming a home office with a purple lacquer desk, creating a striking pink marble kitchen, or wrapping an island bench with ruched pumice-coloured leather, Fiona Lynch is renowned for her mastery of materiality and mood.
THE PLANT BOOK
Tammy Huynh
$ 45.00 $ 39.99 available nov 4
Award-winning horticulturist and Gardening Australia presenter Tammy Huynh covers the essentials of indoor plant care in this stunning book featuring an abundance of colourful photos and illustrations. The Plant Book will empower you to confidently spot and solve your plant problems, so we can all become super plant parents and avoid further plant casualties.
PLANT PARENTING FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Dr Nora Mutalima
$ 39.99
It’ s one thing to fill your house with gorgeous plants; it’ s another to keep them happy for weeks, months and years. Medical doctor and passionate plant lover Nora Mutalima offers a simple, sciencedriven guide to creating your own indoor jungle and keeping it thriving with minimal effort.
A VISUAL FEAST Jono Fleming
$ 65.00
available nov 4
In A Visual Feast, interior designer Jono Fleming serves up inspiration for creating spaces that reflect your style and personality. Featuring in-depth profiles of eight stunning homes, this is a book of inspiration and a wealth of practical advice.

nature

GROWING UP WOMBAT
Josh Neille
$ 34.99
Josh Neille and his family fight for Australian wildlife doing it tough – orphaned joeys, emus on the mend and wombats battling – and they’ ve given him a great one in return, too. Now he’ s sharing that with you.
( BE) WILDER Darryl Jones
$ 32.99
In( Be) wilder, acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones explores how people around the world interact with wildlife. Jones asks, is it possible for farming and conservation to work together? How can urban landscapes be redesigned to enhance biodiversity? What happens when a local community turns centuries of traditional land use over to wildlife? And can birdwatching help save the planet?
NATURE PEOPLE Dr César Puechmarin
$ 49.99
Exploring the lives and diversity of Australia’ s newest naturalists, Nature People shares the important work being done by conservationists and wildlife carers across the country. Delve into your innate yearning for a deeper and more profound connection with nature in a world that feels forever removed. For nature and animal lovers, passionate conservationists and the naturecurious among us.
HEART OF ICE Joy McCann
$ 34.99
Acclaimed writer Joy McCann takes the reader on a compelling journey, navigating entangled stories of ice and rock, humans, animals and other species, through the prism of Antarctica’ s ice. She invites readers to see this vast icy realm in a different way as a vibrant, storied, multispecies environment and a powerful agent that has shaped( and continues to shape) our history and our planet.
GIANTS Jem Cresswell
$ 49.99
Over a five-year period, photographer and filmmaker Jem Cresswell took more than 11,000 images of one of nature’ s largest mammals – the humpback whale in Tongan waters. In Giants, Cresswell selects the most striking of these images to document the awe-inspiring behaviours of the humpback whale in a photographic celebration.
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