Main entry:

Gibson, Trish, author.

Title & Author:

Brenda Colvin : a career in landscape / Trish Gibson.

Edition:

First Frances Lincoln edition.

Publication:

London : Frances Lincoln, 2011.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Foreword by Hal Moggridge -- Prologue -- Beginnings -- A good connection -- A self-sown seedling -- A small but satisfying livelihood -- An enthusiasm for plants -- Trees in town and country -- Working for splendour -- A landscape worth living in -- Industry in the landscape -- Modern private gardens -- The legacy.
Text in English.

Summary:

Brenda Colvin ranks with Sylvia Crowe and Geoffrey Jellicoe as a pioneer of 20th-century landscape design in Britain. This account of her life and work demonstrates her importance. Colvin championed the profession of landscape architect as a founder member and president of the Landscape Institute.

ISBN:

9780711231719 (hbk.)
0711231710 (hbk.)

Subject:

Colvin, Brenda, 1897-1981.
Women gardeners Great Britain Biography.
Gardeners Great Britain Biography.
Landscape design Great Britain History 20th century.
Jardinières Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Jardiniers Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Aménagement paysager Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Biography.
Gardeners
Landscape design
Women gardeners
Great Britain

Form/genre:

Biography.
Biographies.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274774
Call No.: BIB 208662
Status: Available