The Garden Plants of China by Peter Valder

The Garden Plants of China by Peter Valder

Peter Valder was born in Australia and raised in the bush, and his early interest in the Australian flora was sparked by local amateur botanists. After graduating from the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge, he went on to become a plant pathologist and mycologist. In addition to his mycological studies, he was glad to eventually get involved in the teaching of general botany. Peter was also a member of the Linnean Society and the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science's board of directors. He has spoken on radio and television, written for periodicals, and lectured to groups interested with plants and gardens since his foray into popularizing Australian botany and horticulture.

His passion for gardening has carried him to Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Burma, and China, where he has brought back a variety of plants that are appropriate to the Australian environment. He's also traveled to gardens in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, North America, France, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, and Korea, collecting images to use in his talks and writings.