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1911 – The landscape gardening book, wherein are set down the simple laws of beauty and utility which should guide the development of all grounds [12] 1911 – The garden primer; a practical handbook on the elements of gardening for beginners [13] 1912 – Making a garden to bloom this year [14] 1912 – Making the grounds attractive with ...
Garrett Eckbo (November 28, 1910 – May 14, 2000) was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book Landscape for Living. Garrett Eckbo by Imogen Cunningham , 1946 Eckbo, Dean, Royston, Williams
Landscaping an elementary school courtyard in the city of Kuching. Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the ...
Ian L. McHarg (20 November 1920 – 5 March 2001) was a Scottish landscape architect and writer on regional planning using natural systems. McHarg was one of the most influential persons in the environmental movement who brought environmental concerns into broad public awareness and ecological planning methods into the mainstream of landscape architecture, city planning and public policy. [1]
Autumn colours at Stourhead gardens. The landscape design phase consists of research, gathering ideas, and setting a plan. Design factors include objective qualities such as: climate and microclimates; topography and orientation, site drainage and groundwater recharge; municipal and resource building codes; soils and irrigation; human and vehicular access and circulation; recreational ...
Rosalind Creasy (born 1939) is an American horticulturalist, landscape designer, and author. She is known for her work on edible landscaping, particularly her 1982 book The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping, considered a landmark book in the subject. [1]
James C. Rose (1913–1991) was a prominent landscape architect and author of the twentieth century. Born in rural Pennsylvania he, his mother and older sister moved to New York after his father's death.
By the beginning of the 2020s, Benech had designed and carried out with his Parisian team more than 500 public and private park and garden projects. [5] His projects for individuals lead him to work in France and abroad [7] (in Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland, Egypt, Panama, Canada, United States, and New Zealand's Chatham Islands).