{"title":"Judith B. Tankard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith B. Tankard\u003c\/strong\u003e offers richly detailed works that explore the artistry and legacy of notable garden designers. Her books delve into the harmonious blend of landscape and architecture, bringing to life the personalities behind renowned gardens such as those by Gertrude Jekyll and Beatrix Farrand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect eloquent biographies and evocative garden histories that capture the inspiration and craftsmanship of iconic garden creators. These titles appeal to enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eHome \u0026amp; Garden\u003c\/em\u003e as well as lovers of \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, providing insightful perspectives on the cultural significance of garden design.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gertrude-jekyll-at-munstead-wood-by-martin-wood-9781910258057","title":"Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the UK in 1996, this Pimpernel Classic edition has been redesigned and includes new photography. Gertrude Jekyll was probably the most influential garden designer of the early twentieth century. In this book, Judith Tankard and Martin Wood explore her life and work at the home she created for herself at Munstead Wood in Surrey, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking as a basis her own photograph albums, scrapbooks, and notebooks, and the recollections of contemporaries from Edith Wharton and Vita Sackville-West to William Robinson and Henry Francis du Pont, they describe not only the building and development of the house and garden but also her skills both in the arts and as a businesswoman and her collaborations with architects—pre-eminently Edwin Lutyens, but also Oliver Hill and M.H. 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In this classic work, Judith Tankard and Martin Wood explore Jekyll's life and work at Munstead Wood, the Arts and Crafts style house in Surrey, designed for her by Edwin Lutyens, where she lived and gardened from 1897 until her death in 1932.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Jekyll's own photographs, scrapbooks and notebooks, and the recollections of contemporaries from Edith Wharton and Vita Sackville-West to William Robinson and Henry Francis Du Pont, the authors' carefully researched volume, beautifully illustrated throughout, provides an unparalleled portrait of the doyenne of garden design through the study of her greatest inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46843784691948,"sku":"9781914902192","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21690413482869.jpg?v=1758812323"},{"product_id":"beatrix-farrand-by-judith-b-tankard-9781580935937","title":"Beatrix Farrand","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only monograph to chronicle the life and work of one of the most important figures in American landscape architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeatrix Farrand\u003c\/em\u003e, the only female founder of the American Society of Landscape Architects, is one of the most important landscape architects of the early twentieth century. Today the scope of her work and her influence on the profession are widely acknowledged, and her gardens are being studied, restored, and opened to the public. A long-awaited updated edition of the 2009 definitive monograph, \u003cem\u003eBeatrix Farrand - Garden Artist, Landscape Architect\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the life and work of one of the most important figures in American landscape architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn into a prominent New York family (she was Edith Wharton's niece), Farrand designed lavish gardens for the leaders of society, including the Harknesses, the Rockefellers, and the Blisses. Ultimately, her portfolio extended to college and university campuses, including Princeton, Yale, and the University of Chicago, and public gardens, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and the Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden among them. Her best-known design is the landscape at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., originally a private residence with extensive grounds and now a research center for Harvard University surrounded by a naturalistic park restored and maintained by the National Park Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply influenced by the English garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, Farrand was known for broad expanses of lawn with deep swaths of borders planted in a subtle palette of foliage and flowers. In her public work, she adapted this design strategy to create paths and plantings that define the character of the space and the circulation through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeavily illustrated with archival images and photographs of her gardens at their peak—many taken especially for this book, \u003cem\u003eBeatrix Farrand - Garden Artist, Landscape Architect\u003c\/em\u003e also displays beautiful watercolour wash renderings of her designs, now preserved at the College of Environmental Design of the University of California at Berkeley. The new edition includes updated images that reflect the current state of gardens including the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, the International House Courtyard at the University of Chicago, Garland Farm (Farrand's last home and garden, which has recently been restored), Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton Oaks Park (which was not included in the first edition), among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with a comprehensive list of Farrand's commissions and the gardens open to the public, providing direction for further study and exploration. It also features a new preface outlining the milestones in research since the first edition's publication, updated details about ownership and renovations of many properties, and a revised bibliography including articles and books published over the past ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Farrand's birth and written by landscape historian and preservation consultant Judith B. Tankard, \u003cem\u003eBeatrix Farrand - Garden Artist, Landscape Architect\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a tour of Farrand's finest works, celebrating her influence on succeeding generations of women landscape architects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423831802092,"sku":"9781580935937","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781580935937.jpg?v=1774769846"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/judith-b-tankard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}