Rain Forests
to Flowers – Gardens on Java
By Greg Asbury
Foreword and Special Sections by Elvin McDonald
Photography by Greg Asbury and Elvin McDonald
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Rain Forests to Flowers – Gardens on Java takes readers
to some of the most breathtaking gardens in the western part of
Indonesia’s central island. This visual tour de force starts
in a sequestered stand of vital cloud rain forest, then visits the
famous gardens at Kebun Raya – one of the world’s most
important conservators of tropical and rain forest species –
and on to the newest flower gardens in the western highlands, Taman
Bunga Nusantara.
Richly illustrated with floral details and scenic landscapes, this
book will show you the joys and pleasures of the forests, flowers
and gardens of Java.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS: A true renaissance man, Greg
Asbury brings unbridled creative energy and curiosity to whatever
he touches. He has been a photographer, a writer and editor, an
entrepreneur, a NAUI Scuba instructor, an engineer and a sports
facilities director, among others. Together with his wife and partner
Judy Smith, Greg heads an award winning marketing public relations
agency that has marquee clients in the U.S. and Indonesia. Together
they have traveled extensively throughout the island archipelago.
Photographer, editor, gardener, lecturer, and consultant, Elvin
McDonald is also the author or editor of more than 50 books on gardening,
including The 400 Best Garden Plants, The Color Garden Series
– Red, White, Blue and Yellow and the American Horticultural
Society’s Encyclopedia of Gardening. Elvin also served
as primary consultant for the Emmy award winning television series,
Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn.
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