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The Arts and Crafts Garden

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The Arts and Crafts Garden

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A brief illustrated history of the Arts and Crafts Garden.

Though most famous for its architecture, furniture and ornamental work, the Arts and Crafts movement's values of simplicity, craftsmanship and beauty also produced influential gardens all over Britain.

This classic Shire Library guide explores:

- A rich history: chart the rise of Arts and Crafts gardens as they became a worldwide phenomenon between the 1890s and the 1930s, in response to Victorian and Edwardian industrialisation
- Iconic designers: Examine the work of legendary figures like Gertrude Jekyll and Sir Edwin Lutyens, who skilfully blended manor-house formalism with the naive charm of the cottage garden.
- Masterful design: Uncover the secrets behind these romantic and engaging landscapes, from formally clipped topiary to rugged, wild borders where every detail was meticulously planned

This essential guide also contains a list of places to visit, directing you to the locations of these magnificent gardens across Britain to experience these beautiful works of art first hand.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Arts and Crafts Movement
Design and Designers
Defining the Garden: Boundaries and Materials
Garden Buildings
Ornaments
Plants and Planting
Popularising the Ideals: Books, Images and Education
The Legacy
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index

Product details

Published 10 Jul 2013
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 80
ISBN 9780747812982
Imprint Shire Publications
Illustrations 30 b/w; 40 col
Dimensions 210 x 149 mm
Series Shire Library
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Sarah Rutherford

Sarah Rutherford is a Kew-trained gardener who beg…

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