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A beautiful selection from Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, Audrey Eagle’s acclaimed award-winning book from 2006.
Meticulous and detailed a work of art' The Dominion.
'An outstanding contribution to the literature of New Zealand Botany' New Zealand Journal of Botany.
'Each colour plate [is] a work of art and a labour of love' Evening Post.
'A book such as this comes only once or twice in a lifetime. Audrey Eagle's achievement is magnificent' Christchurch Star.
'Audrey Eagle's meticulous and beautiful renditions of our native flora are acclaimed, but it is her insistence on accuracy that makes her works on native trees and shrubs such respected reference books' The Press."
Botanical artist Audrey Eagle has painted New Zealand's native plants since 1952, culminating in the 2006 publication of her life's work, Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, which won the prestigious Montana Medal for non fiction in 2007. In 2013, the University of Otago awarded her an honorary Doctorate for her contribution to botanical publishing. She lives in Dunedin.