The Gardens of Russell Page - Softcover

Zuylen, Gabrielle Van

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556703988 ISBN 13: 9781556703980

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1995

Synopsis

More than two hundred full-color photographs capture the landscaping genius of horticulturalist and garden designer Russell Page and reveal his unique use of scale, proportion, water, botanical features, and themes in his gardens.

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Review:

The pictures show the gardens in the most beautiful light. (Museum of Garden History magazine)

Russell Page may belong to an earlier generation of designers, but his work and ideas remail fresh and relevant to gardeners and designers today. This book is a handsome reminder of his achievements and a valuable archive in its own right. (Professional Gardener)

A beautifully illustrated book. (Garden)

A welcome reissue. The gardens, many in continental Europe and the US, are/ were of powerful simplicity and sophisitication and are well served by the photography and text. (Ham & High)

Since many of Page's gardens gardens have perished, the book is not a complete catalogue, nor is it a biography, but it does provide a detailed account of Page's life and work, presenting where possible, the best and most representative of the hundreds of gardens he created. The brief chronology, extensive index and comprehensive acknowledgements page would make this a useful tool for scholars, though it's the photographs themselves that prove the greatest tribute to this great designer. (Katie Campbell Art Book)

About the Author:

Gabrielle van Zuylen was born in France and lived in Paris. She has written numerous other books on gardens and garden history. She died in 2010.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1556703988
• ISBN 13: 9781556703980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256