Landscape of Dreams _ The Gardens of Isabel & Julian Bannerman illustrated DJ

Julian Bannerman, Isabel Bannerman

ISBN 10: 1910258601 / ISBN 13: 9781910258606

Published by Pimpernel Press, 2016

About this Item

Hardback with dust jacket, near fine condition, minimal shelf wear. Free from inscriptions. U5A42.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Landscape of Dreams _ The Gardens of Isabel & Julian Bannerman illustrated DJ
• Publisher: Pimpernel Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910258601
• ISBN 13: 9781910258606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good

About this title

Synopsis

Celebrates, in the Bannerman's inimitable, evocative, humorous and highly personal style, the imaginative and practical process of designing, making and planting their stunning gardens.

Isabel and Julian Bannerman have been described as 'mavericks in the grand manner, touched by genuis' (Min Hogg, World of Interiors) and 'the Bonnie and Clyde of garden design (Ruth Guilding, The Bible of British Taste). Their approach to design, while rooted in history and the classic tradition, is fresh, eclectic and surprising.

Designers to the highest in the land, they have made gardens for the Prince of Wales at Highgrove, Lord Rothschild at Waddesdon Manor, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk at Arundel Castle in Sussex, John Paul Getty II at Wormsley in Buckinghamshire, the great walled garden at Houghton, home of the Marquess of Cholmondeley, and they designed the British 9/11 Memorial Garden in New York.

'Their work of grand architectural gestures, of mock ruins and oaken temples has made them famous. But it is the houses and gardens they have made for themselves that ... eclipse any of these aristocratic delights' (Mary Keen, Daily Telegraph). Their garden at Hanham Court near Bath was acclaimed by Gardens Illustrated as the top garden of 2009, ahead of Sissinghurst. When they moved from Hanham it was to the fairytale castle of Trematon overlooking Plymouth Sound, where they have created yet another magical garden.

Landscape of Dreams celebrates, in the Bannerman's inimitable, evocative and highly personal style, the imaginative and practical process of designing, making and planting these gardens, and many more.

About the Author

Isabel and Julian Bannerman have been designing gardens and garden buildings together since 1983.  They have won many competitions including an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal.