Brenda Colvin : a career in landscape / Trish Gibson.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Frances Lincoln, 2011Edition: First Frances Lincoln editionDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cmISBN:- 9780711231719
- 0711231710
- SB470.C65 G53 2011
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | SB470.C65 G53 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800175598 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Foreword by Hal Moggridge -- Prologue -- Beginnings -- A good connection -- A self-sown seedling -- A small but satisfying livelihood -- An enthusiasm for plants -- Trees in town and country -- Working for splendour -- A landscape worth living in -- Industry in the landscape -- Modern private gardens -- The legacy.
Brenda Colvin ranks with Sylvia Crowe and Geoffrey Jellicoe as a pioneer of 20th-century landscape design in Britain. This account of her life and work demonstrates her importance. Colvin championed the profession of landscape architect as a founder member and president of the Landscape Institute.
Text in English.