Gardening

Hillside of Roses, A by Irvine, Susan
	A Hillside of Roses. with an annotated and illustrated list of Alister Clark Roses by Susan Irvine: Once again Susan Irvine’s delight in her garden and her plants transports the reader to her garden [...] Her fans will not be disappointed and she will gain many new friends through this book. This revised edition of the original 1994 publication features integrated colour throughout and includes an expanded section on the Australian roses of Alister Clark. From the back jacket... Susan Irvine was born in Dalby, Queensland, far from the scent of roses and the glory that is spring in a cold climate. She obtained a B.A. in German and Philosophy at the University of Queensland and did her post-graduate study at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. She taught in New South Wales and Tasmania before coming to Victoria where she was headmistress of Lauriston Girls’ School from 1972 to 1982. After her retirement, she created the gardens at Bleak House which are described in Garden of a Thousand Roses. She is known to Australian gardeners for this and her subsequent books, Rose Gardens of Australia, The Garden at Forest Hall and most recently, Rosehips and Crabapples. In 1994 she was awarded the Australian Rose Award for her work in tracing and preserving the long lost roses of Australia’s best known rosarian Alister Clark. She has served on the Council of the Ornamental Plant Collections Association and was given life membership of the Heritage Rose Society. In 2006 she was awarded the Deane Ross Memorial Award for her outstanding contribution to the preservation of heritage roses in Australia.