RESTORE - The Book
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Hard cover book: 358 pages of full colour images, diagrams, plans and evidence-based descriptions
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To be more gentle on the planet than publishing endless copies of a book within a relatively niche topic (for now - this book hopes to change this of course), this project is print-on-demand - launching on Winter Solstice (21st June, 2025). This means the book will be internationally printed at the closest location to your delivery address - orders on this website are for Australia ONLY.
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Sales on this website will be for AUSTRALIA ONLY. The book will be available world-wide through various retailers. If you would like to buy the book and live outside of Australia, please just get in touch and I will aim help you further.
There are multiple options for getting the book to you - it can be delivered to you by:
direct shipping from printer (unsigned or personalised - after June 21st, 2025)
shipping through me/here (signed and personalised pre-sale)
personal pick-up from a launch event in Melbourne (choose this during checkout - other and regional sites in planning)
Shipping Cost in AUS is $17.00 for a single book. Multiple orders will increase to $23.00 due to larger packaging requirements with a maximum of 5 books for this fee. (After June 2025, Express shipping will also be available - please bear in mind the printing time as well as delivery.)
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Hardcover AUD$65.00
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Pre-sale has begun (so exciting) and is a way of supporting this independent, print-on-demand project. The book will be published from 21st June 2025 (Winter Solstice), from which point the book will be shipped to you. Thank you very much for supporting the beginnings of this book project - it is much appreciated.
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Shipping rates within Australia are limited by weight, so if you would like to order more than 5 for an organisation or such, please get in touch with me - Thank you so much
BOOK REVIEWS
“This is an amazing work, and an important one.
…a phenomenally extensive work of scholarship…and the chapter titles are so broad ranging, that you can’t help but wonder ‘is there anything Sandra hasn’t thought of, to add?’…very comprehensive”
Michael McCoy - Australian Garden Designer, TV Presenter and author of Dreamscapes and Wild: The Naturalistic Garden
“Discover the hidden and healing power of green spaces—and never look at your garden the same way again. In this beautifully written, well-researched, and richly illustrated book, author and landscape architect Sandra Schwarz explores how people - past and present - have turned to gardens and nature for calm, healing, and joy.
Weaving together historical context, design thinking, scientific research, and personal insight, she unpacks six key elements that shape our emotional and physical response to outdoor spaces: choice, verdancy, spatiality, comfort, movement, and the sensual.
Her ideas come to life through thoughtfully chosen case study gardens from Australia and around the world. Essential for both adults and children, time in nature nourishes wellbeing at every age—and this book is a powerful reminder of why.
Restore is for gardeners, designers, healthcare practitioners, educators, and anyone yearning for that deeper connection with the natural world.”
AB Bishop - Australian Journalist, Horticulturalist and author of Naturescapes (Co-authored with Phillip Withers); Habitat and The Waterwise Australian Native Garden
“Sandra Schwarz’s book Restore – How Green Spaces Support Human Restoration is both timely and critically needed. Ms. Schwarz has masterfully assembled the book like a well designed house starting with a solid foundation and adding case studies that exemplify essential features of a restorative space. The book conclusion is an easy to understand design matrix.
Restore is an essential addition to any serious gardener’s or designer’s library.”
Edmund Snodgrass - United States Farmer & Nurseryman, Owner / President of Emory Knoll Farm (Green Roof Plant Nursery) and co-author of Green Roof Plants; The Green Roof Manual and Small Green Roofs
DELIVERY / PICK-UP OPTIONS
NOT-FOR-PROFITS / EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Please let me know if you are a not-for-profit organisation, library, educational facility or similar about ordering multiple copies and delivery - let’s chat.
PICK-UP AT AN EVENT
If you would like to join a local event around the book launch, with an opportunity to chat about the content, the topic or more broadly (including perhaps having it signed) please note this in your order - there will be plenty of chance to do so - I can’t wait.
DELIVERY / SHIPPING
Delivery directly from the Melbourne printer to your home is easiest and fastest method of shipping.
If you would like the book signed, the shipping comes through me and will take a little longer - though with some extra personalisation just for YOU.
Have Questions?
info.humanaturescapes@gmail.com
1Melbourne, Australia