TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibson,Trish
TI  - Brenda Colvin: a career in landscape 
SN  - 9780711231719
AV  - SB470.C65 G53 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Frances Lincoln
KW  - Colvin, Brenda,
KW  - Women gardeners
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Gardeners
KW  - Landscape design
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -