This book addresses the uses of trees in the larger landscape. It reflects Thomas's artist's eye in its emphasis on the composition of trees of visual harmony. His principles and perceptions are applicable everywhere.
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This work begins by tracing the influence of the 18th-century English landscape movement, in particular Humphry Repton's principles. It discusses such areas as the evaluation of trees, how to predict their future growth and shape, problems of drainage, and the compatibility of species.
Graham Stuart Thomas is one of the sixty-three holders of the Victoria Medal of Honour. He has been awarded the Veitch Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society as well as their Gold Medal for his paintings and drawings, and the Dean of Hole Medal by the National Rose Society. In 1975 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his three decades of work restoring gardens for the National Trust.
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