Martin Wood

Absorbing and readable ... a genuine classic. The Lady A must for understanding the woman, her work and her time. American Gardener [A] delicious volume by two leading experts ... explains the processes and the very human side of a garden designer whose legacy endures. Country Life Gertrude Jekyll, one of the most influential garden designers of the early twentieth...

What opportunities does Design to Value afford the built environment? Design to Value is a commitment to process above all else. Well understood and applied in the manufacturing industries, its potential is only now starting to be realised in architecture, engineering and construction. It challenges designers to lead the way in creating more innovative and stakeholder-centric analyses, workflows, construction techniques,...

First 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. Taking as...