Jean Galbraith (28 March 1906-2 January 1999) was an Australian botanist, gardener, writer of children's books and poet.
Jean was born at Tyers, Gippsland, and remained there. The family's sprawling native garden at their cottage "Dunedin" formed the backdrop to her first articles on growing native flowers.
She was counted an "important and influential woman gardener". and "natural successor" to Edna Walling.
Jean Galbraith used the pseudonym "Correa" for her early works. Jean first started writing at the age of 19, and was widely published from the age of 26. For 50 years she contributed monthly to two magazines, The Garden Lover and the Victorian Naturalist, as well as occasional articles for The Age.
The species Prostanthera galbraithiae was named for Jean Galbraith as co-discover of the species and advocate for its protection. She was recipient of the 1970 Australian Natural History Medallion
In addition to poetry Jean Galbraith also wrote the lyrics for hymns, such as "O christ our Lord whose beauty" "She held a deep Christian (Christadelphian) faith which sustained her at all times".
A field guide to the wild flowers of south-east Australia? 1977
A gardener's year? 1987
A garden lover's journal (1943-1946) 1989
Wildflower diary. Winifred Waddell, Jean Galbraith, Elizabeth Cochrane 1976
Fruits. Jean Galbraith?, John Truscott. 1966
Books for children:
Grandma Honeypot? 1963
The wonderful butterfly; the magic of growth in nature 1968
From flower to fruit?. Jean Galbraith, Moira Pye. 1965
Autobiography:
Garden in a valley?, Jean Galbraith - Biography & Autobiography 1985
Doongalla restored: the story of a garden? 1991 123pp (First published in the The Australian Garden Lover' between 1939 and 1941 under the title 'Two and a Garden')
Kindred spirits: a botanical correspondence. Anne Latreille, Jean Galbraith, Australian Garden History Society 1999