Anna Howe ‘Southern California meets Australian Native in Canberra in the 1970s’
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
An old palm kept in the recent native garden of this mid‑century modern style
Anna will look at how the influence of southern Californian ideas for town planning and architecture were overtaken by Australian native garden movement in in Canberra. Some shared characteristics of both areas now face some common challenges that raise concerns about the future of our Bush Capital.
Abstract
The growth of Canberra in the 1970s saw many ideas of town planning and architecture transplanted from southern California. Transplanted elements of garden design and landscaping were however soon overtaken as the emergence Australian native garden movement that saw local indigenous plants spread in private gardens and public landscaping. Some shared environmental and botanical characteristics however mean that both areas now face some common challenges that raise concerns about the future of our Bush Capital.
Biography
Anna Howe PhD
Anna's BA and MA were in urban geography, and her PhD at Monash was a geographical analysis of systems of aged care in Melbourne which took her into a career in research and policy work in ageing and aged care. Anna retired about 12 years ago and moved back to Canberra around that time. Anna lived here in 1975 when she worked in the Department of Urban and Regional Development, and again from 1989-93 when she was head of the Office for the Aged in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. Anna is finding many avenues for exploration of trees, parks and gardens through the National Trust, the Australian Garden History Society and the Arboretum as well as the ANBG Friends.
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Booking
Lunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins, notes, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated.
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