{"product_id":"9781849945295","title":"100 20th-Century Gardens and Landscapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Twentieth Century Society, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages, Colour photography throughout,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Batsford Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Pavilion Books\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Gardens: descriptions\/history, Garden design \u0026amp; planning, Landscape gardening\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781849945295\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigners 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020374376601,"sku":"9781849945295","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781849945295.jpg?v=1602541843","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781849945295","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}