Wilson, Andrew, 1959-

Influential gardeners : the designers who shaped 20th-century garden style / Andrew Wilson.

1st American ed.

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, ©2002.

192 pages : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Influential Gardeners is a unique guide to the most innovative and important designers who have shaped -- and continue to form -- today's taste in garden design.
From early stars such as Vita Sackville-West, Gertrude Jekyll, and Nancy Lancaster through contemporary leading practitioners, including Martha Schwarz, Dan Pearson, Oehme van Sweden, and Arabella Lennox-Boyd, Influential Gardeners encompasses the entire spectrum of garden design and puts its elements and influences into a coherent perspective. Biographical details, photographs, quotations, personal anecdotes, and explanations of important projects and key motifs of each designer are showcased.
This is an essential reference for anyone -- whether a practicing garden designer or an enthusiast -- who wishes to know more about the greats in garden design.

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9781400048113

Landscape architects Biography.
Landscape gardening History 20th century.
Gardens Design.
Landscape design.
Landscape gardening.
Architectes paysagistes Biographies.
Jardins Architecture.
Aménagement paysager.
landscape gardening.
Landscape architects.
landscape architects.
Landscape architecture.
Gardens.

Biographies.
collective biographies.
History.

Location: Library main 229594
Call No.: SB469.9 .W5 2002
Status: Available