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Sissinghurst
The celebrated garden at Sissinghurst, created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson, has an unsurpassed romantic atmosphere. This book records the garden in all its seasons and moods, as well as the hosts of special plants and the inventive planting schemes.
The English Garden Through the 20th Century
Jane Brown describes the range of influences upon gardens and their design from the heyday of Gertrude Jekyll one hundred years ago to the innovative ideas of Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe.
Vita's Other World
Biografie van de Engelse schrijfster (1892-1962) en ontwerpster van de tuinen van Sissinghurst Castle in Engeland.
Forgotten Word
Zena McGrath is a detective working for an International Police Organization at their Dublin Office. A routine day is turned upside down when she receives a call from her boss in the New York office. A number of Catholic Priests have died in mysterious circumstances, the latest being an Irish Priest based at the Vatican. During the course of her investigations Zena uncovers a web of deceit at the heart of the Catholic Church. The investigation leads the young Irish detective from Rome to New York and finally to a climactic and shocking finale to this tale of good against evil in the Holy Land.
The Pursuit of Paradise
Full of fascinating characters and vignettes - from ancient Greeks to suffragettes, from eccentric military men to Catholics in hiding from persecution - this text looks into how society's changes have altered our views of gardening, who does it, and how we do it. What drives people to risk their lives in search of a rare Himalayan flower? Why are so many gardeners homosexual? How did gardening become a respectable career for women? When did looking at other people's gardens become a national British pastime?
Faces
The eyes are the window of the soul, and every face tells a story. One of the world's finest portrait photographers, working exclusively in black-and-white and using only natural light, has been the visual "biographer" of some of the late-20th century's most famous people. Jane Brown's unerring eye and talent for revealing the personalities of her sitters have won tremendous critical acclaim. Using some of her most compelling images, Brown reveals the secrets of her craft, with its technicalities and creative possibilities. Among the celebrities are a thoughtful looking Spike Lee; a smiling and wide-eyed Robin Williams; and singer Sinead O'Connor, her gaze lowered, her head leaning softly into her shoulder. This collection sheds a more personal light on some of the finest writers, actors, musicians, artists, and public figures around the globe.
The Modern Garden
With today's ecological concerns and green design, the lessons of the modern garden for the 21st century are eminently useful. This book weaves a tapestry of ideas and ideals, animated by the designers and people who dreamed them.
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. At home, it proved so pleasing that Brown's influence moved into the lowland landscape at large, and into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision, and fantasy, of rural England. In this vivid, lively biography, based on detailed research, Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man, his work, his happy domestic life, and his crowded world. She follows the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown from his childhood and apprenticeship in ...
Garden and Three Houses
This is the story of how Peter and Margaret Aldington built Turn End, its neighbours and how the garden was made. The author explores the processes of designing and building the houses and garden and portrays the various aspects of the area in photos.
