London : The Harvill Press, 1995. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Edges all neat and clean, faintly browned Card cover has a crease on front bottom corner and card cover corners are bumped This is a classic memoir by one of the most famous landscape gardeners of the 20th century which describes the author’s training and the development of his many celebrated gardens.

Russell Page was born in 1906 and studied art at the Slade School in London before a love of plants drew him to garden design. In his career he designed gardens all over the world, from Leeds Castle in Kent to the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at the Pepsi Cola Headquarters in New York, as well as in France, his home for many years.

The Education of a Gardener is a fascinating portrait of a master of his craft and has proved an inspirational book for many gardeners since its first publication in 1962. Written in clear and elegant prose, it is illustrated with a substantial number of photographs, including, in this edition, hitherto unpublished pictures from Page’s files. B & W photos

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Russell Page (1906–1985) became a professional garden designer in 1928 after studying painting at the Slade School of Art in London and in Paris. In 1935 he entered into a brief partnership with the landscapist and architect Geoffrey Jellicoe. He designed a great variety of gardens throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America, ranging from windowboxes and small cottage gardens to those meant for large estates, public parks, and housing developments for industrial workers. Among his best-known projects are the gardens at the PepsiCo headquarters, the courtyard of the Frick Collection, and the Festival Gardens at Battersea Park. Page was one of only three Englishmen to have received a medal from the French Academy of Architecture and was an Officer of the British Empire. Robin Lane Fox is a fellow at New College, Oxford, and the gardening correspondent for the Financial Times .

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Bookseller: Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 56335
Title: The Education of a Gardener
Author: Page, Russell
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1860460429
ISBN 13: 9781860460425
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1995
Pages: 381
Size: Octavo
Keywords: Gardeners gardens, gardeners, landscape design
X weight: 600 kg

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