Norah Lindsay: The Life and Art of a Garden Designer

by Allyson Hayward

Book Overview

In the years between the wars Norah Lindsay (1873-1948) hugely influenced the course of garden design and planting. She developed her skills in her own garden at Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire, widely regarded as the most beautiful garden in England. Then, in 1924, facing financial ruin after the collapse of her marriage, she embarked on a career as a garden designer. Her commissions ranged from the gardens of quiet English manor houses to the grand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711225249
• ISBN13: 9780711225244
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.4" x 11.5"