Sissinghurst: The Making Of A Garden
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few gardens in the English-speaking world carry the weight of legend that surrounds Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, and Anne Scott-James's Sissinghurst: The Making of a Garden is the definitive chronicle of how that legend was born. With meticulous research and a passionate eye for horticultural detail, the book traces the transformation of a ruined Elizabethan manor into one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and influential gardens, masterminded by the poet and writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband, the diplomat and diarist Harold Nicolson. Scott-James reconstructs the creative partnership at the heart of the garden's design, revealing how Nicolson's architectural precision in layout was brought to brilliant life by Sackville-West's romantic, exuberant planting schemes. Written with the authority of a seasoned journalist and horticulturalist, the narrative illuminates broader themes of artistic collaboration, the relationship between landscape and identity, and the enduring English obsession with the garden as a space of personal expression. Scott-James draws on Sackville-West's own writings, letters, and garden notebooks to present an intimate and vivid portrait of a creative vision that continues to inspire gardeners worldwide. For anyone captivated by the intersection of art, history, and nature, this account of Sissinghurst raises a tantalising question: can a garden truly be considered a work of art — and if so, what becomes of it when its creator is gone?
Author: Anne Scott-James
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Michael Joseph
Genre: Lifestyle
Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few gardens in the English-speaking world carry the weight of legend that surrounds Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, and Anne Scott-James's Sissinghurst: The Making of a Garden is the definitive chronicle of how that legend was born. With meticulous research and a passionate eye for horticultural detail, the book traces the transformation of a ruined Elizabethan manor into one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and influential gardens, masterminded by the poet and writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband, the diplomat and diarist Harold Nicolson. Scott-James reconstructs the creative partnership at the heart of the garden's design, revealing how Nicolson's architectural precision in layout was brought to brilliant life by Sackville-West's romantic, exuberant planting schemes. Written with the authority of a seasoned journalist and horticulturalist, the narrative illuminates broader themes of artistic collaboration, the relationship between landscape and identity, and the enduring English obsession with the garden as a space of personal expression. Scott-James draws on Sackville-West's own writings, letters, and garden notebooks to present an intimate and vivid portrait of a creative vision that continues to inspire gardeners worldwide. For anyone captivated by the intersection of art, history, and nature, this account of Sissinghurst raises a tantalising question: can a garden truly be considered a work of art — and if so, what becomes of it when its creator is gone?