Description: Brenda Colvin: A Career in Landscape by Trish Gibson Hardcover – 3 February 2011 Brenda Colvin (1897-1981) ranks with Sylvia Crowe and Geoffrey Jellicoe as a pioneer of twentieth-century landscape design in Britain. This first full account of her life and work demonstrates her importance. Early in her career Colvin visited the USA to see the new civic landscaping projects, especially the parkways. In England she transformed the landscapes of power stations, reservoirs, industrial sites, new towns and national parks and worked on private gardens. Her simple planting style and her ecological approach had enormous influence. Colvin championed the profession of landscape architect as a founder member and president of the Landscape Institute. Her books Land and Landscape and Trees for Town and Country remain standard works. Hal Moggridge, who became her partner; has written the foreword to this book. Trish Gibson has had full access to the archives of Colvin & Moggridge. She draws on Colvin's personal notebook and uses previously unpublished material. The offices of Covin & Moggridge continue to thrive at Little Peacocks, Filkins, Gloucestershire, where Colvin's garden is kept as it was in her day. About the AuthorTrish Gibson is a garden journalist with a regular gardening column. She is a recorder for the Cornwall Gardens Trust and editor of their journal. Her own garden is open under the National Gardens Scheme. Product detailsPublisher : Frances Lincoln (3 February 2011)Language : EnglishHardcover : 256 pagesISBN-10 : 0711231710ISBN-13 : 9780711231719Dimensions : 24.13 x 3.18 x 29.85 cmRRP $99
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Type: Picture Book
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Book Title: Brenda Colvin: a Career in Landscape
Item Height: 287mm
Item Width: 230mm
Author: Trish Gibson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Design, Gardens
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages: 256 Pages