A showcase of Britain's most extraordinary gardens and landscapes from
the twentieth century to present day.
100 20th-Century Gardens and Landscapes highlights the evolution of
gardens and landscapes over the past century, tracing how these
distinctive creations complemented buildings of their period. Entries in
this book are grouped in chronological periods, documenting changing
styles and techniques in a visual timeline. The examples chosen take the
story from the Arts and Crafts garden and the garden city, through the
landscapes created for mid-century housing and the new towns, to the
low-maintenance gardens of the 1980s and contemporary trends for
community and wildlife gardens.
Designed landscapes were often integral to the conception of
twentieth-century developments; the inclusion of a handful of
particularly successful landscapes for memorial gardens, offices,
industry, transport and parks demonstrate a changing attitude to public
green space during the century and its increasing importance as private
gardens have become ever smaller. Designers and architects such as Piet
Oudolf, Charles Jencks, Frederick Gibberd, Geoffrey Jellicoe, Vita
Sackville-West and Gertrude Jekyll are all featured, alongside more
detailed essays on the history of gardens, planting styles, the
importance of modern landscapes, and the career of Geoffrey Jellicoe.
The text is written by architectural, landscape and garden historians
including Elain Harwood, Barbara Simms and Alan Powers. Beautifully
illustrated throughout with photography, illustrations and garden plans,
this book is ideal for gardeners and landscape lovers alike.
