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Known internationally as the epitome of the classic English country
garden, it is perhaps less well known that Hidcote's creator was an
enigmatic American. Lawrence Johnston, an expatriate and one of the
so-called "Henry James Americans," a pedigreed member of old New
York, left no diaries or significant correspondence. What he did
leave, however, is a garden that continues to inspire
horticulturists, gardening enthusiasts, and everyone who
appreciates the beauty of nature. First published in 1989, the book
was the first biography of Johnston; for this revised and enlarged
edition Clarke, the author of 15 books on landscape history and
gardening, has collected much new, original material that
illuminates the creation of the garden and presents Johnston's life
in the context of the period that set the seal on England's
preeminence in garden design and plantsmanship.
English expatriate Cecil Ross Pinsent was responsible for the
design and construction of new villas and gardens such as the
elegant rural estate La Foce, and the renovation of many
historically sensitive ones, including Villa I Tatti, Villa Le
Balze, and Villa Medici. Edith Wharton sought his advice; Vita
Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson admired and were influenced by
him. Geoffrey Scott, author of The Architecture of Humanism,
dedicated the book to him; and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, England's
premier landscape architect, regarded Pinsent as his "first maestro
on the placing of buildings in the landscape." This first book
dedicated to bringing to light Pinsent's contribution to garden
design is generously illustrated with photographs from his
previously unpublished albums and archive of architectural drawings
and sketches, and his letters to family friends and clients.
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