Margaret J. Grose

About The Author

Margaret Grose grew up in the dunes and bush of coastal Perth. She studied agricultural science at the University of Western Australia, followed by a PhD in the ecophysiology of banksias. After work in Sydney, Oxford, and Cambridge, she returned and studied landscape architecture. She teaches ecology and design at the University of Melbourne but moves between Melbourne and south-west Australia. Her book Constructed Ecologies: Critical Reflections on Ecology with Design was published in 2017. Plant Collecting in Another Planet grew from a Sargent Award from Harvard University and reflects her deep connections with Australian landscapes.
 

Books by Margaret J. Grose

Plant Collecting in Another Planet

E.H. Wilson in Australia 1920-21

By Margaret J. Grose
Ernest H. Wilson (1876-1930), trained at Kew Gardens, became Harvard’s most famous plant collector in the early decades of the twentieth century, and established his fame through travels in China and his superb photography. In 1920-21 Wilson collected in Australia, where he was astounded by the p...
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