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100 20th-Century Gardens & Landscapes (Hardcover)
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100 20th-Century Gardens & Landscapes (Hardcover)
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A showcase of Britain's most extraordinary gardens and landscapes
from the twentieth century to present day. 100 20th-Century Gardens
and Landscapes highlights the evolution of gardens and landscapes
over the past century, tracing how these distinctive creations
complemented buildings of their period. Entries in this book are
grouped in chronological periods, documenting changing styles and
techniques in a visual timeline. The examples chosen take the story
from the Arts and Crafts garden and the garden city, through the
landscapes created for mid-century housing and the new towns, to
the low-maintenance gardens of the 1980s and contemporary trends
for community and wildlife gardens. Designed landscapes were often
integral to the conception of twentieth-century developments; the
inclusion of a handful of particularly successful landscapes for
memorial gardens, offices, industry, transport and parks
demonstrate a changing attitude to public green space during the
century and its increasing importance as private gardens have
become ever smaller. Designers and architects such as Piet Oudolf,
Charles Jencks, Frederick Gibberd, Geoffrey Jellicoe, Vita
Sackville-West and Gertrude Jekyll are all featured, alongside more
detailed essays on the history of gardens, planting styles, the
importance of modern landscapes, and the career of Geoffrey
Jellicoe. The text is written by architectural, landscape and
garden historians including Elain Harwood, Barbara Simms and Alan
Powers. Beautifully illustrated throughout with photography,
illustrations and garden plans, this book is ideal for gardeners
and landscape lovers alike.
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