 UK £45.00 US $70.00 CAN $90.99 Hardback 304 pages 350 colour illustrations 30.5 x 25 cm (12.25 x 9.75 in) ISBN: 978-1-8589-4646-7 | Luciano Giubbilei: The Art of Making Gardens Foreword by Sir Paul Smith Introduction by Fergus Garrett
Luciano Giubbilei is known for his award-winning gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and for his beautiful and serene garden designs for private houses across the world. Since 2012 he has been working on an experimental flower bed in the famous garden of Great Dixter in East Sussex, in close collaboration with the Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett. In this elegant new book, Giubbilei explains the development of his style over the last few years, and describes the philosophy by which he works. The first part of the book explores Giubbilei’s work at Great Dixter across the four seasons. The second part examines his love of craft and traditionally made objects, and – through visits to and discussion with craftsmen in the UK and beyond – considers the contribution such work makes to his garden design. The final part constitutes a wider investigation of Giubbilei’s influences under the broad themes of water, colour and texture, revealing exactly what it is about the world that inspires him and how that is manifested in his designs, with specific reference to his gardens for the Chelsea Flower Show in 2014 and the Venice Biennale in 2015. With new photography throughout and full plant lists, this book will appeal to garden lovers everywhere, as well as those seeking a deeper understanding of the creative process behind making a garden.
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Author Profile Luciano Giubbilei established his own garden design practice in London in 1997. He has won three gold medals and the Best in Show award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. His first book, The Gardens of Luciano Giubbilei, was published by Merrell in 2010. | ||
Reviews This book essentially describes a learning curve: a period when Luciano Giubbilei's work has been moving away from the clean-lined modernism of his Italian inheritance, and into the tangled web of English herbaceous-perennial design... This is a gentle book that reflects Giubbilei's genuine humility and willingness to learn, with Fergus Garrett of Great Dixter playing the role of his guru. It is part love letter to the English horticultural tradition and part meditation on what makes Giubbilei tick as a garden designer... The book, which is beautifully photographed and impeccably produced, with huge pictures of Dixter's plantings and portraits of Giubbilei, will be a must-have for fans of the designer and Dixter alike. | ||
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