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Lives of the Great Gardeners Stephen Anderton

Lives of the Great Gardeners By Stephen Anderton

Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton


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Summary

Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. What they all have in common is the ability to take an idea and develop it in a new manner relevant to their times. The book moves from the politically allusive gardens of 18th-century England, to Charles Jencks' Scottish garden inspired by 21st-century cosmography.

Lives of the Great Gardeners Summary

Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton

Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; some have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common, no matter where or when they were born, is the ability to take an idea and develop it in a new manner relevant to their times.
The book contains four sections. `Gardens of Ideas' moves from the politically allusive gardens of 18th-century England made by men such as William Kent, to Charles Jencks's Scottish garden inspired by 21st-century cosmography. `Gardens of Straight Lines' explores the lives of the great formalist gardeners, from Le Notre at Versailles to the rational English minimalism of contemporary designer Christopher Bradley-Hole. `Gardens of Curves' begins with that great exponent of the English landscape garden, `Capability' Brown, and leads to the extraordinary Brazilian designer Roberto Burle Marx. Finally, `Gardens of Plantsmanship' moves from the father of naturalistic planting, William Robinson, to the sweeping prairies of New York's favourite Dutch designer, Piet Oudolf. With an outstanding text by the award-winning gardens writer Stephen Anderton, this book will appeal to garden lovers everywhere.

Lives of the Great Gardeners Reviews

'Engaging ... a surprising and enlightening survey of what gardens can be' - Literary Review
'Fascinating and gorgeous to look at' - Woman & Home
'A pleasurable, informative, thought-provoking and visually stimulating read' - The Garden
'A concise and elegant text, excellently supported by illustrations' - Historic Gardens Review
'Excellent' - This England

About Stephen Anderton

Stephen Anderton is a journalist, author, lecturer and broadcaster. Best known as The Times's long-standing writer on gardens and gardening (for which he has three times won first prize in the Garden Writers' Guild awards), he worked for many years on the care and restoration of historic gardens, latterly as National Gardens Manager for English Heritage. His books include Discovering Welsh Gardens and Christopher Lloyd: His Life at Great Dixter.

Additional information

GOR008139739
9780500518564
0500518564
Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
20161020
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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