Bronte House


	A Garden at Bronte The Garden at Bronte, a magnificent 184-page hard-cover book written by Leo Schofield with more than 250 lavish colour photographs by Simon Griffiths and many rare historical images, is published by Viking. This superb publication is unusual in that in addition to chronicling the planning and rehabilitation of the garden it also records the early history of this exceptional colonial house. The Garden at Bronte retails at a recommend price of $49.95 and is available from good bookshops everywhere... Angus & Robertson Buy Australian Dymocks Gleebooks 'QBD' The Bookshop! SeekBooks
	Critical acclaim for "The Garden at Bronte" ."...a garden featuring 1500 plant varieties yet, incredibly, managing to avoid chaos. Instead there is a sense of generosity and drama that gives you a thrill as soon as you step through the gate. The garden is one of my favourites in Sydney...and now I can store it on my bookshelf, with The Garden at Bronte." Robin Powell, Sydney Morning Herald "Beautiful in all regards, it tells the story of the restoration of Sydney's Bronte House and its garden. Apart from the fact that it is beautifully written, Simon Griffiths' photography is such that, even if the author were illiterate it would still be a good gardening book. It catalogues eight years' labour of love as the garden slowly emerges from its chrysalis of large trees, overgrown shrubs and tangled borders to its current state of butterfly-like splendour and, in the process, cementing its reputation as one of the loveliest private gardens in Sydney, if not Australia." Andrew Seccull, The Age, Melbourne. "The Garden at Bronte is a celebration of the life of one garden. Though it largely deals with how Leo Schofield has brought this garden, whose history is discussed with casual and very readable ease, from mediocrity to one of the most exciting private gardens in the country, it is not so much the story of its creation or even of its re-creation. It is the story of its ongoing life - now entirely re-invigorated - and a profound reminder that the quality of the day-to-day care of a garden, here discussed at length, is at least as important as the quality of the original idea. Michael McCoy, Vogue Living. "A sure-fire inspiration for anyone with itchy green fingers ... an alluring insight into the natural magic and mystique surrounding Bronte House, a singularly beautiful historic home perched privately above Sydney's eastern beaches. .......the garden, captured magnificently on film, speaks eloquently for itself." Rob Woodburn, Gourmet Traveller. "If you have never been to Bronte House I urge you to make the effort because it will be a special experience." Pamela Polglase, Manly Daily.