An anthology of articles written by Tommy Garnett for ‘The Age’ over 15 years in his weekly column ‘From the Country’. These provocative articles went beyond basic gardening issues to question a wide range of environmental and cultural assumptions. We see Garnett at his best, revealing a truly enquiring mind and wicked sense of humour. Seddon’s commentaries traverse a wide range of themes to illustrate how Garnett, among others, ushered in a new environmental ethos — which in turn has contributed to our better understanding today — of what it is to be an Australian. Softcover, 265 pages, 15xm x 22.5cm, Bloomings Books, 2001.