The Garden Makers

by George Plumtree (Author)

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  $3.31

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  Paperback
  1994

  $6.69

  This is a comprehensive study of the evolution of gardens and the men and women who shaped that evolution: the Tradescants; Charles Bridgeman, William Kent; Sir John Vanburgh; Sir Francis Dashwood; Sir Joseph Paxton; Sir Edwin Lutyens; and Gertrude Jekyll, through to figures of the 20th century such as Thomas Church, Beatrix Farrand and Fletcher Steele in America, and Vita Sackville-West, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and Penelope Hobhouse in Britain. There is also an account of the degree of co-operation between British and American gardeners.

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  Hardcover
  1993

  $7.87

  Presents the key designers and innovators who have shaped the development of gardens from 1600 to the present day. This book starts with the early professionals such as the Tradescants and Charles Bridgeman; architects whose brief extended beyond the house, notably William Kent and Sir John Vanbrugh; aristocratic virtuosos such as Sir Francis Dashwood; Victorian entrepreneurs such as Sir Joseph Paxton in Britain and Frederick Law Olmstead in America; and other notables like Vita Sackville-West, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and Penelope Hobhouse. The book also provides an account of the degree of influence and cooperation between British and American gardeners which has existed since the Tradescants first travelled to the new colonies in the mid-17th century. George Plumptre's other books include Royal Gardens , Collin's Book of British Gardens , The Latest Country Gardens and Garden Ornament .