After a foreword by John Brookes himself and a brief introduction,
"The Story of John Brookes" reveals all the influences that have
come to bear on John's work plotting the major stages of his
career. The chapter plots his growth as a garden designer, from his
apprenticeship with the Nottingham Corporation Parks Department in
1954, through his work with Brenda Colvin and Sylvia Crowe in the
late 1950s and early 1960s, and his setting up of his own garden
and landscape design practice. His first successes in London town
gardens in the 1960s are charted, as well as his key designs and
educational achievements around the globe throughout his career,
right up to his current position as the doyen of contemporary
garden designers. The second chapter provides a fascinating insight
into John Brookes' garden and landscape design work, by analysing
18 of his most significant designs and their execution. Written
after extensive research, Barbara Simms summarises the history of
each commission, the challenges John Brookes faced, and describes
his design approach in meeting the brief. Some of John's original
design sketches are reproduced and contemporary and recent
photographs capture the development of each garden.
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