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Landscape of Dreams

The Gardens of Isabel and Julian Bannerman
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Landscape of Dreams is a beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview that reveals the passion and vision behind the work of famed UK garden designers Isabel and Julian Bannerman. The book shares a personal account of their grand scale garden projects, blending monumentality with humour and commitment. It is richly adorned with photographs and vivid writing, celebrating both their unique designs and the spirit of England itself.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of garden design, lovers of British heritage and landscapes, and anyone inspired by creative artistry in outdoor spaces. It appeals to readers who enjoy richly illustrated coffee-table books and those interested in the personal journeys behind iconic garden creations.

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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

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A beautifully illustrated and endearing part-biography, part-overview of the thinking behind their work... - Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year

Character oozes through every pore of the book. - Tim Richardson, Country Life

Gloriously illustrated...displays their touches of genius everywhere. The book is ostensibly about gardens, or garden designs, but it is so much more than that. It's about passion, vision, commitment and entertainment, and it's also a glorious celebration of England. - Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler

The Bannermans' designs combine monumentality with carefully balanced humour and it's a pleasure to learn how they come to fruition. - The Garden

A record of the grand scale gardens made by these two offbeat visionaries... a compelling read. - Mary Keen, Telegraph

Lushly illustrated, beautifully-penned and instructive account of the work of this well-known UK garden design duo. - Irish Times

Inspiring reading. - Evening Standard

I just gorged myself on this magnificent book. Utterly transporting. It's the first gardening book I couldn't put down. - Dominic West

Isabel and Julian Bannerman have turned dreams to ethereal reality time and again. This is a glorious scrapbook-style story of some of their most notable works. - The English Garden

An absolutely magical book. Such brilliant writing, vivid, engaged... this is a most potent record of true brilliance. - Anna Pavord

Weavers of garden fairy tales... - Homes and Gardens

This book, a personal account of the couple's key design projects, builds up a picture, both in words and images, of what this special touch involves. - Gardens Illustrated

Full of wonderful photographs - but do read the writing from the beginning: it's romantic, thoughtful and inspiring. - The Lady

This glorious book is not only beautiful to look at, it is written in wonderfully descriptive language. I found my head filled with ideas as well as thoughts about what gardening is all about. - Reckless Gardener

Packed with sumptuous images of their quirky, stately and inventive British gardens which although largely grand are nonetheless really inspiring. - A Little Bird

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Reviews praise the book for its lush illustrations, thoughtful and inspiring prose, and insight into the creative process of large-scale garden design. Critics highlight it as a magical, transportive read that combines humour and brilliance, with glowing endorsements from sources such as The Garden, Irish Times, Sunday Times, and Evening Standard. The book is regarded as one of the best gardening titles of the year, offering readers both a feast for the eyes and mind.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910258262

Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pimpernel Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 296

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. Isabel Bannerman is, in the words of Richard E. Grant, 'one of the world's foremost garden designers'. With her husband, Julian, she has designed gardens for King Charles III, for Lord Rothschild, for John Paul Getty . . . and for any number of other grandees and celebrities. But their favourite gardens are those they have made for themselves, notably at Hanham Court near Bristol, Trematon Castle overlooking Plymouth Sound and Ashington Manor in Somerset. Min Hogg, in World of Interiors, describes Isabel and Julian as 'mavericks in the grand manner, touched by genius'. Isabel's first book, Landscape of Dreams, in which her writing was described by Anna Pavord as 'brilliant . . . vivid, engaged' was The Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year 2016, Scent Magic, ('a dream of a book') was The Sunday Times Garden Book of the Year 2019.

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